Deni Gordon is an American-born Australian actress and performer. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Gordon is the daughter of African-American parents and moved to Australia in 1969 to star in the musical Hair with longtime friend and fellow cast member Marcia Hines. She appeared as a singer and dancer in the ABC sketch comedy series The Dingo Principle and had a guest role in the soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1987. She had a regular role in the fourth and fifth season of Heartbreak High, as teacher Ronnie Brooks,[1] and has appeared as a Priestess in both the film The Matrix[2] and the Farscape episode "Jeremiah Crichton" in 1999.
Gordon is the voice behind the "r-r-r-r-rage!" scream heard in the opening titles and breakers of the long-running ABC music video program Rage.[3][4]
Gordon was interviewed by ABC Radio National in 2017 about her career.[5]
Filmography
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Type |
| 1969 |
ABC News |
Herself (with Hair cast) |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 |
Flashez |
Herself (with Renee Geyer and band) |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986–1987 |
Sons and Daughters |
Recurring role: Billie Fletcher |
TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1987- |
Rage |
Title voiceover |
TV series |
| 1987 |
The Dingo Principle |
Guest |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 |
G.P. |
Guest role: Renata |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994–1996 |
Heartbreak High |
Regular role: Ronnie Brooks |
TV series, 64 episodes |
| 1997 |
The Fury Within |
Miss Tish |
TV movie |
| 1999 |
Noah's Ark |
Ruth's Mother |
TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1999 |
Farscape |
Guest role: Priestain Neera |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 |
Water Rats |
Guest role: Cynthia Rody |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 |
All Saints |
Guest role: Sophie Yew |
TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 |
Rage: Stories From the Red Couch |
Herself |
TV special |
Video game
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Type |
|---|
| 2005 |
The Matrix: Path of Neo |
Priestess |
Video game |
References
- ↑ Character biography: Ronnie Brooks Archived 1 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Heartbreak High (ABC).
- ↑ Review: The Matrix, Sight & Sound, British Film Institute, 1999.
- ↑ McClintock, Alex; Williams, Mike (28 April 2017). "Meet the woman who did the iconic Rage intro scream". ABC News. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Gee, Narelle (2011). Real Wild Child: An insider's tales from the rage couch. Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0730494553.
- ↑ ABC podcast mp3, Radio National, ABC Radio, 2017.