Anita Hegh
| Anita Hegh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994– |
Anita Hegh (born 11 May 1972) is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.
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[edit] Life
Her father is Norwegian, who came to Australia at the age of 14, and her mother is a Swedish–Estonian.[1] Hegh has one brother.
Hegh studied drama when she was younger to overcome shyness. She originally studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society.[2] After auditioning for the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney and being accepted, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at NIDA, graduating in 1994,[3] and has rarely been out of work since.
[edit] Career
After minor roles in Cosi (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter, Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers, which she starred on from 1998 to 2002.
Hegh's most recent roles were starring alongside Jason Donovan in the ABC miniseries Loot, a four episode guest role on MDA in 2005, for which she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and a recurring role on Last Man Standing. She also guest starred as an American Coach in an episode of Holly's Heroes.
In 2005, Hegh performed in a psychodrama entitled The Yellow Wallpaper which was an adaptation from a novella of the same title by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This play was adapted by Hegh and Evans, and directed by Evans. Hegh was a nominated for best female actor in the 2005 Green Room Awards for the role in the fringe/independent theatre category.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Zuk, Tim. "Stingers: profiles". Australian Television Information Archive. http://www.australiantelevision.net/stingers/profiles.html. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Zuk, Tim "Stingers: Actor Profiles-AnitaTim Hegh ", Australian Television Information Archive, Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Alumni" , National Institute of Dramatic Art, Retrieved 28 March 2010
- ^ "2005 Nominations". Green Room Awards Association. Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20060819010726/http://www.greenroom.org.au/2005noms.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
[edit] External links
- Anita Hegh at the Internet Movie Database
- The Yellow Whitepaper page at Malthouse Theatre.
- A short overview of Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie character (Archived 2009-10-25) in Stingers, Stingers Undercover.
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