Biographies

Best known for her starring role as the beloved Tess McLeod on the long-running Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters, Bridie Carter has been on Australian stage and screen since the mid 1990s when she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2007 Bridie was the winner in the Seven Network's popularly voted Dancing with the Stars. Her extensive list of television drama credits includes roles in telemovie My Husband My Killer, and drama series All Saints, Home and Away, Murder Call, Simone de Beauvoir's Babies and Going Home. Prior to I Love You Too, Bridie has appeared on the silver screen in films Envy and Fresh Air.

Character: Marie

Jim's elder sister, Marie is aged in her late 30s. After the car accident that killed their parents when she was 16 and Jim was 11, Marie took responsibility for raising Jim and devoted much of her own youth to the role. She still behaves like Jim's mother. Marie has been living with her partner Owen for several years and is expecting their first child. She works as a nurse at the same nursing home as Owen. She is practical and down-to-earth. Much of her innate wisdom comes from having experienced adversity at a young age.