Catherine McClements
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| Catherine McClements | |
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| Born | 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Jacek Koman (c. 1989 - present) |
Catherine McClements (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress.
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[edit] Biography
McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Australian police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999. McClements had a recurring guest role on The Secret Life of Us in 2001, for which she won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama. She later starred as Rosie in the 2003 drama series CrashBurn and appeared in the Network Ten telemovie Mary Bryant in 2005. In 1993 she had a role in The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End.
Her latest television roles include Inspector Kerry Vincent, in the Australian police drama, Rush, and psychologist Christine Williams in the Showcase drama, Tangle. A second and third season of Tangle and Rush respectively have both been announced.
Catherine is also an accomplished stage actress, who has appeared in stage productions for many theatre companies, including Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company and The Playhouse in Melbourne. In the late 1980's, Catherine worked in Adelaide with the South Australia Theatre Company.
She successfully auditioned for the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art when she was 17. She graduated from NIDA in 1985, alongside Baz Luhrmann and Sonia Todd.
Her partner is actor Jacek Koman who also guest starred in The Secret Life of Us as Dominic. They have a daughter named Coco (born July 2001) and a son named Quincy (born May 2007).
[edit] Filmography
- Just Us (1986) - Jessica
- My Brother Tom (TV, 1986) - Peggy McGibbon
- The Right Hand Man (1987) - Sarah Redbridge
- Struck By Lightning (1990) - Jill McHugh
- Weekend With Kate (1990) - Kate Muir
- Redheads (1992) aka Desperate Prey - Diana Ferraro
- The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End (TV, 1993) - Lorien
- GP (TV, 1993, 1 episode) - Heather Ryan
- Water Rats (TV, 1996-1999) - Rachel Goldstein
- Doing Time (TV, 1999) - Narrated
- Waiting at the Royal (TV, 2000) - Dinny
- Better Than Sex (2000) - Sam
- The Secret Life of Us (TV, 2001, 10 episodes) - Carmen
- After the Deluge (TV, 2003) - Nikki Kirby
- Floodhouse (TV, 2003) - Ava
- CrashBurn (TV, 2003) - Rosie Harfield
- Mary Bryant (TV, 2005) - Marleen
- Call Me Mum (TV, 2006) - Kate
- Sexy Thing (2006) - Mum
- Real Stories (TV, 2006, 1 episode) - Jillian
- Emerald Falls (TV, 2008) - Rosalie Bailey
- Rush (TV, 2008 - present) - Kerry Vincent
- Whale Patrol (TV, 2009) - Narrated
- Tangle (TV, 2009 - present) - Christine Williams
[edit] Theatre Work
- Shepherd on the Rocks (1987, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide) - Several characters
- The Imaginary Invalid (c. 1989, Anthill Theatre, Melbourne) - Angelique
- Angels in America (1994, The Playhouse, Melbourne) - Harper
- The Blind Giant Is Dancing (1995, Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) - Louise
- Suddenly Last Summer (2000, Belvoir St Theatre) - Catharine
- Emma Celebrazione! (2000, Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne) - Directed
- Macbeth (2003, Belvoir St Theatre) - Lady Macbeth
- Cruel and Tender (2005, Melbourne Theatre Company) - Amelia
- It Just Stopped (2006, Belvoir St Theatre and Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne) - Beth
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (2007, Belvoir St Theatre) - Martha
- Appetite (2008, Fairfax Studio, The Arts Centre, Melbourne) - Louise
[edit] Awards
[edit] Won
- 2001 AFI Award: Best Actress in a guest role in a Television Series for The Secret Life of Us.
- 1998 Logie Award: Most Outstanding Actress in a series for Water Rats.
- 1990 AFI Award: Best Actress in a lead role for Weekend With Kate.
[edit] Nominated
- 2008 Helpmann Award: Best Female Actor in a Play for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
- 2007 AFI Award: Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama for Call Me Mum.
- 2000 Logie Award: Most Outstanding Actress in a series for Water Rats.
- 1999 AFI Award: Best Actress in a lead role for Water Rats (for episode "I'm Home").
- 1998 Logie Award: Most Popular Actress for Water Rats.
- 1994 Green Room Award: For the production Angels in America.
[edit] External links
- Catherine McClements at the Internet Movie Database
- Catherine McClements fan site
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