Mandy McElhinney

Known for

Acting

Born

September 1, 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Mandy McElhinney (born 1 September 1970) is an Australian actress best known for playing Rhonda in AAMI insurance advertisements. She appeared on the sketch comedy television series, Comedy Inc., from 2003 to 2006. She appeared as Gina Rinehart in the telemovie The House of Hancock, alongside Sam Neill in 2015. McElhinney played Jackie Walters, federal agent and team leader of the Australian Federal Police Counter-Terrorism Unit in the television drama thriller series Hyde & Seek that premiered on the Nine Network in October 2016.

Best known work

Home and Away

1988

Wakefield

2021

The Bank

2001

Kath & Kim

2002

Blue Heelers

1993

Love Child

2014

A Moody Christmas

2012

Bad Mothers

2019

Water Rats

1996

Halifax: Retribution

2020

Filmography

2025
Ghosts AustraliaTV
as Eileen (8 episodes)
2024
Nugget Is Dead?: A Christmas Story
2022
The Exhibitionists
2021
WakefieldTV
as Linda Crowley (8 episodes)
2020
Halifax: RetributionTV
as Minister Nolan (2 episodes)
2020
Not a Wallflower
as Mrs. Thorne
2019
Bad MothersTV
as Maddie (8 episodes)
2018
Sherbert Rozencrantz, You're Beautiful
as Mum
2018
SquintersTV
as Bridget (12 episodes)
2016
Hyde & SeekTV
as Jackie Walters (8 episodes)
2015
House of HancockTV
as Gina Rinehart (2 episodes)
2014
Love ChildTV
as Matron Frances Bolton (36 episodes)
2013
Julia Zemiro's Home DeliveryTV
as Self (1 episode)
2013
Paper Giants: Magazine WarsTV
as Nene King (2 episodes)
2012
A Moody ChristmasTV
as Linda (1 episode)
2012
Howzat! Kerry Packer's WarTV
as Rose Mitchell (2 episodes)
2005
The AliceTV
2003
Comedy Inc.TV
2002
Kath & KimTV
as Novelty Shop Owner (1 episode)
2001
The Bank
as Diane Davis
1996
Water RatsTV
as Lisa Bell (1 episode)
1995
Cody: Wrong Stuff
as Sarah
1993
Blue HeelersTV
1988
Home and AwayTV
as Esther Jamison (2 episodes), as Margot Dafoe (6 episodes)