Starred in the Sydney Theatre Company 2003 production of The Breath of Life, by David Hare, directed by Max Stafford-Clark and also starring Robyn Nevin.
In the mid-late 1990s, she was well-known in Australia for co-hosting the
Home and Lifestyle TV program, Better Homes and Gardens (1995), with her then-husband, John Jarratt, from their home. During the show's run, the high-profile couple divorced and John left the show, with Noni staying on as a host until 2004.
[Following Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's comments that Australians should not get 'misty eyed' over Manus Island refugees]I was disturbed ... that a misty eyed response to a particularly frightful human story in the news was deemed inappropriate.