Kim Trengove

Kim Trengove
Born	1958 or 1959 (age 66–67) Australia
Education	RMIT University (1980–1983) Victorian College of the Arts (1984–1986) Swinburne University of Technology (1992)
Occupation(s)	Actress, journalist
Years active	1978–2001

Kim Trengove (born 1958 or 1959) is an Australian actress and journalist.

Early life and education

After beginning a cadetship in journalism in 1978, Trengove simultaneously studied a Diploma in Journalism at RMIT University from 1980 to 1983. She then studied a Bachelor of Performing Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) from 1984, graduating in 1986.

Career

Film, television and stage

Trengove's first role was in an episode of Cop Shop in 1979. She then appeared as Belle in the 1980 miniseries The Last Outlaw.

Trengove remains best known for her recurring role as Rachel Milsom in cult television drama series Prisoner for 21 episodes in 1984. That same year she starred as Kristal in two seasons of the short-lived ABC science education series Infinity Limited for 19 episodes. She later appeared in two recurring guest roles in long-running soap opera Neighbours in 1995 and 2000, respectively. She also wrote a 1996 episode of Neighbours.

Trengove's other television credits include The Sullivans, Sons and Daughters, Carson's Law, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, Col'n Carpenter, Janus, Wedlocked, Blue Heelers and Stingers.

She also appeared in the 1977 Bruce Beresford film The Getting of Wisdom based on the 1910 novel of the same name, 1982 thriller Desolation Angels and 1983 drover film Dusty.

Trengove appeared in numerous stage productions in Melbourne, with theatre companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, Theatre Works, and La Mama. She also toured with the cabaret act, The Globos, who supported Cliff Richard in his Gold Tour of Australia in the 1980s.

Furthering her skills in film, Trengove studied scriptwriting at Swinburne University of Technology in 1992. More recently, in 2019, Trengove was studying film-making, renewing her passion for the industry.

Trengove also wrote a book, "Out of Character: Conversations with Australian Actors", published by Penguin Books in 1990, based on interviews with prominent Australian actors about their life and work in the industry.

Journalism

A trained newspaper journalist, Trengove began working as a cadet journalist at Herald and Weekly Times (Melbourne Sun) in 1978. She remained there until 1983. From 1978 to 2000, she worked as a regular feature writer editor Fairfax Media, for publications including Australian Tennis Magazine and New Idea. She covered tennis for the Davis Cup and managed Pat Rafter's official website. Trengove worked for Tennis Australia for 17 years, including as Senior Manager of the Digital and Publishing for nearly nine years. In 2019, she started working as a social media content producer for the Laver Cup and a Digital Content Manager for Australian Men's Health Forum.

Trengove has also been a lecturer, teaching short courses in magazine and freelance journalism at RMIT University and Box Hill Institute, from 1996 to 2001.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Desolation Angels	Jilly
1983	Dusty	Barmaid

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Cop Shop	Debbie	1 episode
1980	The Last Outlaw	Belle	Miniseries, 4 episodes
1981	The Sullivans	Judy	1 episode
1982	Sons and Daughters	Receptionist	1 episode
1983	Carson's Law	Mavis Phipps / Lily Patterson	2 episodes
1984	Prisoner	Rachel Milsom	21 episodes
1984	Infinity Limited	Kristal	19 episodes
1986	A Country Practice	Rosanne Kay	2 episodes
1988	The Flying Doctors	Gina Collins	1 episode
1990	Col'n Carpenter	Antenatal Instructor	1 episode
1994	Janus	Jules	1 episode
1994	Wedlocked	Beth	1 episode
1995; 2000	Neighbours	Sandy Morris / Rachel Jones	7 episodes
1998; 2000	Blue Heelers	Irene Johnstone / Natalie Finch	2 episodes
2001	Stingers	Margaret Whittle	1 episode

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	When Lips Collide	Lucille Ball	Playbox Theatre, Melbourne
1986	Compulsive Viewing	Executive / Sandy / Dorianna Falacci / Joan Wentworth	Studio 1, Theatre Building, Melbourne with Victorian College of the Arts
1987	Shimada	Jan / Geisha	Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1987	A Chorus of Disapproval	Linda Washbrook	Playhouse, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC
1988	After Dinner	Dympie	La Mama, Melbourne, Theatre Works, Melbourne, Universal Theatre, Melbourne with Hocking & Woods
	Even Cows Get the Blues		Murray River Performing Group
1989	The Recruiting Officer	Lucy	Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC
1989; 1990	Our Country's Good	Lt George Johnson / Dabby	Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Adelaide with MTC
1990	Nana		Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1992	Fix it, Alice!		St Martins Theatre, Melbourne, Victorian regional tour with Arena Theatre Company
1992	Fossils		Arena Theatre, Melbourne
1992	Bring Down the House	Rita	Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Arena Theatre Company
1993	The Stiff		La Mama, Melbourne

External links

• Kim Trengove at IMDb