{{Short description|Australian actress}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Margot Knight | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = Sale, Victoria, Australia | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1976-present }} '''Margot Knight''' is an Australian actress and screenwriter. She had numerous guest roles in TV series and telemovies, but is best known for her stints playing two roles in the highly popular cult series ''Prisoner'' (known internationally as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H''); she played inmate Sharon Gilmour in 1980 and junior prison officer Terri Malone in 1985.<ref name= "NewDays">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/new-days-for-knight/10856 |title=New Days for Knight|magazine=Star Observer|date=2008-04-20|accessdate=2020-05-11}}</ref>
==TV roles: ''Neighbours'' and ''Prisoner''== Knight appeared in ''Neighbours'', playing two different roles Jean Richards in 1986 and Tracey Cox in 1997. Her ''Prisoner'' appearances are notable because in addition to being one of the few cast members to play both a prisoner and a prison warder in the series, both of her roles were as the lesbian love interest to the show's main lesbian character at the time.
Sharon Gilmour was the scheming drug pushing girlfriend of long-term inmate Judy Bryant (Betty Bobbitt) (Judy's long stay in prison actually began because she deliberately had herself imprisoned to be with Sharon), and Terri Malone was a young prison officer who moved in with warder Joan Ferguson (Maggie Kirkpatrick).
In 2021, Knight gave an extensive interview about her time on ''Prisoner (TV series)'' with podcast series ''Talking Prisoner'' where she discussed at length her time on the show and how she got into screenwriting.<ref>{{Citation |title=Talking Prisoner EP 15 Interview with Margot Knight (Sharon Gilmore/Terri Malone) | date=22 October 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8GcIE3S4PQ |access-date=2023-05-16 |language=en}}</ref>
==Screenwriting== Knight is also a writer, and between 1990 and 1993, wrote several episodes of ''Neighbours'', including episode 1721 which saw the death of the popular character Todd Landers played by Kristian Schmid. This episode is included on the DVD, ''Neighbours: Defining Moments''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighboursepisodes.com/index.php?special=writer&writer=Margot%20Knight|title=Margot Knight|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
==Stage roles== Knight has also worked on stage plays since 1976. Her live work includes “Underground”, “The World Without Birds”, “Controlled Crying”, and “Richard II”.<ref name="Stage">{{cite web|url= https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3814#|title=Margot Knight|publisher=AusStage|accessdate=2020-05-11}}</ref> In November 2011, Knight reunited with other ''Prisoner'' cast members for a fundraiser for Audacious Dreaming, to support HIV awareness.<ref name="TVTonight">{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2011-09-04 |title=Prisoner stars to reunite for a good cause |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2011/09/prisoner-stars-to-reunite-for-a-good-cause.html |accessdate=2020-05-11 |work=tvtonight.com.au}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! Role !Notes |- | 1977 | ''The Sullivans'' (TV series) || Prostitute |TV series; 1 episode |- | 1979/1981 | ''Cop Shop'' (TV series) || Girl 1 / Julie Wallace |TV series; 3 episodes |- | 1985 | ''The Fast Lane'' || Faye |TV series; 1 episode |- | 1980–1985 | ''Prisoner'' || Sharon Gilmore / Terri Malone |TV series; 52 episodes |- |1986 |''Handle with Care'' |Annette |TV movie |- | 1986 | ''Studio 86'' || |TV series |- | 1987 | ''In Between'' || Social Worker |TV mini-series |- | 1989 | ''The Flying Doctors'' (TV series) || Elaine |TV series; 1 episode |- |1991 |''Chances'' |Jennifer Parsons |TV series; 6 episodes |- | 1997 | ''The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' || Mitchell's Sister |TV series; 1 episode |- | 1998 | ''Good Guys, Bad Guys'' || Dr. Lisa Boudine |TV series; 1 episode |- | 1986–1998 | ''Neighbours'' || Jean Richards/Tracey Cox |TV soap; 23 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 | ''Halifax f.p.'' || Sue Bailey |TV series; 1 episode |- | ''State Coroner'' || Trish Randall |TV series; 1 episode |- | 2000 | ''Something in the Air'' || Pauline Middlemass |TV series; 2 episodes |- | 2002 | ''The Angel Files'' || Julia Davis |TV series; 1 episode |- | 2005 | ''Scooter: Secret Agent'' || Maggie |TV series; 1 episode |- | 1996–2005 | ''Blue Heelers'' || Mrs Matthews/Stephanie Roberts/Meredith Foster/Ailsa Sutcliff |TV series; 4 episodes |- | 2008 | ''Menzies and Churchill at War'' || Dame Pattie Menzies |TV movie |- | 2010 | ''Charles Bean's Great War'' || Effie Bean ||TV movie |- | 2014 | ''Winners & Losers'' || Principal King |TV series; 1 episode |- | 2020 | ''My Wife Died and I'm Starving'' || Mandy/Margo |TV series; 5 episodes |- |2021 |''Talking Prisoner'' |Self |Podcast series; 1 episode |- | 2022 | ''Bluey'' || Old Pug (voice) |TV series; 1 episode |}
=== Film appearances === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2023 |''Insufferable'' | |Short |- |2018 |''The Couple Enjoy a Bath'' | |Short |- |2016 |''Copycat from Ballarat'' |Joan |Short |- |2015 |''The Dressmaker'' |Mrs. Wood | |- |2002 |''Till Human Voices Wake Us'' |Dorothy Lewis | |- |2000 |''Charm'' | |Short |- |1982 |''The Pirate Movie'' |Sister | |}
==Screenwriter== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! TItle !Role ! Episodes |- | 1990–1993 | ''Neighbours'' |Writer|| 15 episodes |}
== Theatre == In 2022, Knight appeared in the theatre production of ''Death of a Salesman.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Guy |date=2022-02-08 |title='Death of a Salesman': Transplanting the American Dream |url=https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/arts-update/101-arts-update/8850-death-of-a-salesman-transplanting-the-american-dream |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Australian Book Review |language=en-gb}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref |- |2024 | rowspan="2" |''Death of a Saleman'' | rowspan="2" |Linda Loman | rowspan="2" |Hearth Theatre | |- |2022 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=jimjin |date=2022-01-27 |title=Williamstown home to a stage and screen legend |url=https://maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au/news/williamstown-home-to-a-stage-and-screen-legend/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2019 |''Underground'' |Nancy Wake |Gasworks Theatre |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |first=Arts |date=2019-03-09 |title=Underground |url=https://artsreview.com.au/underground-2/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Australian Arts Review |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2015 |''Wicked Widows'' | |Frankstown Arts Centre |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tatman |first=Christian |date=13 October 2015 |title=Wicked Widows hits Frankstown arts centre stage |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/hit-show-wicked-widows-at-frankston-arts-centre/news-story/a91f2087d30792c18db4ddcc091fbc31 |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=heraldsun.com.au}}</ref> |- |2008 |''Controlled Crying'' |Libby |Seymour Theatre Centre |<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writers |date=2008-04-20 |title=New days for Knight |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/new-days-for-knight/10856 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Star Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0461006|name=Margot Knight}}
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