Genevieve Morris

Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc[1] and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for ANZ.[2]

She has also had recurring roles in Seven Network police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.[3] She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show Spontaneous Broadway as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside Ross Daniels, Julia Zemiro and Geoff Paine.[3][4]

In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".[5] In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star.[6] In 2013, she was a cast member of Wednesday Night Fever[7]

More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series No Activity as dispatch officer Carol.[8] She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl competition.

In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series Sando[9] with her role re-cast while she sought treatment.[10] Morris is in remission after chemotherapy, and continued guest roles in The Family Law and True Story with Hamish & Andy as well as stage work.[9]

In 2019, Morris will join the second season of comedy Squinters.[11]