Marianne Howard

Marianne Howard
Born~1966[1]
OccupationActress
Notable work
PartnerDrew Anthony[2]
ChildrenBenson Jack Anthony[3]

Marianne Howard is an Australian actress and TV presenter. She featured in the TV Series E Street and Secret Valley.

Howard's career started at age seven doing television commercials.[4] In 1977 she appeared in the Potkoorok costume for The Nargun and the Stars[1] although the series did not air until the 1981.[5] From beginning of the ABC TV's Earthwatch series in the late beginning 1970s[6] through to the final episode[7] she appeared as a reporter and presenter.[8][9] In 1981 she finished the last of her 26-episode run on Secret Valley[4] which first aired in 1984.[10][11] She played Alice on the soap opera E Street[12][3] appearing in 240 episodes.[13]

Howard went on to run Brent Street Studios with husband Drew Anthony and her sisters Jacqui and Karen.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Monster and child", The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October 1977
  2. ^ Fineran, Leah (4 December 2005), "Dancing king", The Gold Coast Bulletin
  3. ^ a b Dunk, Tiffany (27 September 2015), "Mother of 800 Words unknown actor Benson Jack Anthony is E Street star Marianne Howard", news.com.au
  4. ^ a b Orr, Susan (25 October 1982), "Kids on the box", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Flynn, Greg (23 September 1981). "The Dreamtime comes to life". The Australian Women's Weekly. p. 145. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ Morris, Jill (11 September 1980), "'Earth Watch' team visits Ayer's Rock", The Age
  7. ^ "Wednesday tv", The Age, 17 October 1985
  8. ^ Orr, Susan (2 May 1983), "A teenager tells kids about the Franklin River issue", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ^ Small, Shan (15 May 1983), "Adventure and fun on television show", The Sydney Morning Herald
  10. ^ Morris, Jill (5 July 1984), "Secret resolved, after five years", The Age
  11. ^ Lamont, Leonie (10 June 1984), "... and scores in a first with the ABC", The Sydney Morning Herald
  12. ^ Squires, Tony (7 January 1991), "E Street", The Sydney Morning Herald
  13. ^ Gracie, Elizabeth (6 July 2023), "Where are the cast of E Street now?", Now To Love
  14. ^ Tome, Sasha (4 December 2005), "Hot property shuffle", The Sydney Morning Herald