Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953) is an Australian stage and film actress.

Punch McGregor fell in love with theatre, while acting in school plays from the age of 13. Her first role was as the 'Spoon' inThe Owl and the Pussy-Cat.^[1]

Punch McGregor studied at Sydney'sNational Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) in 1973.^[2]

Punch McGregor has starred in numerous television series including a regular role as Jane Potter inClass of '75 (1975). She playedRos Parrish (mother of series regularsShane andNick Parrish) in soap operaHome and Away from 1994 to 1995. Other roles included guest appearances inRafferty's Rules (1988), crime seriesHalifax f.p. (1994),Fire (1995), medical dramaAll Saints (1998), police procedural seriesWhite Collar Blue (2002), dramaLove My Way (2004–2005) and miniseriesThe Principal (2015).

Her film credits includeThe Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith (1978) andNewsfront (1978), both of which won herAFI Awards. She also receivedAFI nominations for her roles inWe of the Never Never (1982) andAnnie's Coming Out (1984). She appeared inThe Delinquents (1989) withKylie Minogue,Spotswood (1991) oppositeAnthony Hopkins,Ben Mendelsohn andRussell Crowe,Tom White (2004) alongsideColin Friels andSavages Crossing (2010) withJohn Jarratt. She also appeared in the TV biopicMary: The Making of a Princess (2015), about the courtship of AustralianMary Donaldson andFrederik X of Denmark (who at the time was Crown Prince).

Punch McGregor has also worked for most of Australia's major theatre companies, in plays includingThe Importance of Being Earnest (1975/1993),Othello (1976),A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1985),Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1987–1988),A Streetcar Named Desire (1988),Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1991),Dial M For Murder (1991–1992),Long Day's Journey into Night (2004),Festen (2005) andEquus.

She playedJuliet toMel Gibson’sRomeo in a 1979 production ofRomeo and Juliet, fresh off the heels of Gibson's success inMad Max. In 2002, she playedMiss Havisham in an adaptation ofCharles Dickens’Great Expectations.^[1]

In 1995, she was appearing inNick Enright’s playBlackrock, when she fell ill. Her illness, combined with insecurity and burnout lead her to take a hiatus from acting, during which time she studied a four-year course in natural medicine. For a year, she practisedOrthomolecular medicine full-time and she still runs a clinic part-time from her home.^[1]

Punch McGregor was Lecturer in Acting at theWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts from 2006 to 2014. She also taught young people getting into the theatrical business at The HubStudio in Sydney. One of her classes was titledAngela Punch McGregor Master Class – Series 1.^[3][4]

Punch McGregor is married to director and screenwriter Ross McGregor, who is also her former drama teacher. Together, they have a son.^[1]

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