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Sigrid Thornton: From Snowy River, to Seachange, to household name

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Actress Sigrid Thornton sits in a directors chair in a low-lit studio smiling.
She never talks about 'the one that got away', but Sigrid Thornton says there's one role that would have been lifechanging.(ABC 90)

She burst onto the big screen with a lead role in The Man From Snowy River, and then helmed the hit TV show Seachange.

Sigrid Thornton boasts a rich and impactful career at home in Australia.

But she told Virginia Trioli that a significant fork in the road nearly saw her chase the bright lights of Hollywood.

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Melbourne, Brisbane, Television, People, Film Industry, Film (Arts and Entertainment), Theatre
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