Thanks DickO.

Who is this young lady?

It is too easy Ted, and she is a well known Australian (currently), but I am waiting for someone else to have a go over the next week.

What about Nicole Kidman?

Yes, correct. Your turn Ineedabiggerboat.

Bio:

Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and Americanactress and producer. Known for her work in blockbusters and independent films across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Volpi Cup.

Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films Bush Christmasand BMX Bandits.^[2] In 1989, her breakthrough came with lead roles in Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton. She rose to international prominence with a supporting role in Days of Thunder(1990) followed by leading roles in Far and Away (1992), To Die For(1995), Batman Forever (1995), Practical Magic (1998), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Kidman earned Academy Award nominations for her performances in Moulin Rouge!(2001), Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion(2016), and Being the Ricardos(2021). For her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002), she received the Academy Award for Best Actress and a shared Silver Bear for Best Actress. She also starred in acclaimed films such as Cold Mountain (2003), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), Bombshell (2019), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl(2024). She achieved commercial success with the films The Others (2001), The Golden Compass (2007), Australia (2008), Paddington (2014), and Aquaman(2018).

On television, she produced and starred in the HBO series Big Little Lies (20172019), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She also starred in the television movie Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), as well as television series Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), Nine Perfect Strangers (2021present), Special Ops: Lioness (2023present), Expats (2024), The Perfect Couple (2024), and Scarpetta (2026-present). 

Kidman has served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and UNWomen since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006. Divorced from actor Tom Cruise and country musician Keith Urban, she has two children from each marriage. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films. In 2004 and 2018, Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. She was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2024, became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award.^[3][4

Ted, it looks like it's up to you to post again!

Ok, I can post another one to this thread.

Who is this bloke?

-- Edited by watsea on Thursday 23rd of July 2026 09:26:04 AM

-- Edited by watsea on Thursday 23rd of July 2026 09:28:05 AM

I want to see Boatie guess it so you can have another go.

A good choice on this one though.

Yes, Ineedabiggerboat, it is Francis Forde.  That was a relatively quick ID to what we have experienced lately. Can you post another pic?

I have not made a study of our past Prime Ministers so I had no knowledge of him until I went to find a candidate.  He was the Prime Minister who served in that role for the shortest time.

Bio for Francis Forde:

Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890  28 January 1983) was an Australian politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Australiafrom 6 to 13 July 1945, in a caretaker capacity following the death of John Curtin. He was deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1932 to 1946 and is the shortest-serving prime minister in Australia's history.

Forde was born in Mitchell, Queensland, to Irish immigrant parents. He eventually settled in Rockhampton, and was a schoolteacher and telegraphist before entering politics. Having joined the ALP at a young age, Forde was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1917, aged 26. He transferred to the House of Representatives at the 1922 federal election, winning the Division of Capricornia. Forde was an assistant minister and minister in the Scullin government from 1929 to 1932, and was largely responsible for the government's policy of tariff increases during the Great Depression. He entered the cabinet in 1931 as Minister for Trade and Customs.

After Labor's landslide defeat at the 1931 election, Forde was elected deputy leader in place of Ted Theodore. He was expected to become party leader after Scullin's retirement in 1935 but lost to John Curtin by one vote. He returned to cabinet in 1941 as Minister for the Army in the Curtin government, and as the de facto deputy prime ministerwas one of the government's most prominent figures. When John Curtin died in office in 1945, Forde was appointed prime minister to serve while the Labor Party elected a new leader. He contested the leadership ballot against Ben Chifley and Norman Makin, but Chifley emerged victorious.

Forde continued on as deputy leader and army minister in the Chifley government, but lost his seat at the 1946 election. He then was High Commissioner to Canada from 1947 to 1953. Forde attempted to re-enter federal parliament in 1954, but was unsuccessful. He won a state by-election in Queensland the following year the only former prime minister to enter state parliament but served only a single term before again being defeated. Forde died at the age of 92, and was accorded a state funeral. At the time of his death, he was the longest-lived Australian prime minister, a record surpassed by Gough Whitlam.

That was a good one Ted.

Looks like your stuck in the Loop!

Looking forward to your next post.

Here is one to save you from Boatie's Loop.

Who is this?

Well done Boatie, it is her.

Over to you.

Who is this 

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) recipient (2023)

Dick0 wrote:

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Here is one to save you from Boatie's Loop.

Who is this?

 

 

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 Whew. I am really glad the loop was broken.  And Boatie managed to post a pic as well.  Bonus

Is it Betty Cuthbet 

watsea wrote:

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There are many female names on the AM list for 2023.
Maybe it is time for a clue?

I, for one, and I suspect others, could not have the inclination to go through the list and investigate further.

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Absolutely Ted! 

Boatie, I would be inclined to turnover these posts at least every fortnight to retain continued interest. A suitable clue always helps to achieve this.

Ineedabiggerboat wrote:

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There is a clue in the where is this post.

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 Where is "Where is this" Post?

Ok to be more specific, Pick this place. Sorry, thought you would have worked that out...............