Catherine McClements

Catherine McClements
Born	30 November 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Known for	Rachel Goldstein in Water Rats Kerry Vincent in Rush Christine Williams in Tangle
Spouse	Jacek Koman (c.1990–)
Children	Clementine Coco Koman (2001) Quincy Koman (2007)

Catherine McClements (born 30 November 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress.

Early life

Catherine is the third of four children, and after acting with the St Martin's Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne for a couple of years, she successfully auditioned for the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art when she was 17. She graduated from NIDA in 1985, alongside Baz Luhrmann, Sonia Todd and Justin Monjo. In 1988, Catherine, along with a number of other people including Baz Luhrmann, set up an experimental theatre ensemble called 'Six Years Old', and they worked on expanding the play Strictly Ballroom, which was first produced in their second year of NIDA in 1984.

Career

Catherine McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Australian police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999. She 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/Superintendent 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 were announced in 2009, and both aired in 2010. Tangle and Rush have been commissioned for new seasons, both to start filming in mid 2011. In 2010, Catherine won an AFI award for her role in Tangle. She also won an ASTRA award for her role in Tangle in 2011.

Catherine is also an accomplished stage actress, who has appeared in stage productions for many theatre companies, including Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Malthouse Theatre. In 1987, Catherine worked in Adelaide with the South Australia Theatre Company.

In 2011, Catherine guest starred in a YouTube and Facebook only show called Queer as F**k, playing Mel – a friend of main character Aaron (Gary Abrahams).

Personal life

Catherine's partner is actor Jacek Koman who also guest starred in The Secret Life of Us as Dominic, though they were not on the show at the same time. They met at the Anthill Theatre in Melbourne in the late 1980s, and have a daughter named Coco (born July 2001) and a son named Quincy (born May 2007). Her sister is Georgina McClements, a producer, who has credits in shows such as Summer Heights High and Real Stories. Her brother is Brendan McClements, who is the current CEO of Victorian Major Events Company. Catherine is good friends with fellow actress Claudia Karvan, who she met at the AFI awards in 1990 and starred with in the film Redheads in 1992.

Filmography

• Just Us (1986) – Jessica Taylor
• My Brother Tom (TV, 1986) – Margaret '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
• Waiting at the Royal (TV, 2000) – Dinny
• Better Than Sex (2000) – Sam
• The Secret Life of Us (TV, 2001–2002, 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
• Fast Lane (2007) – Louise
• Emerald Falls (TV, 2008) – Rosalie Bailey
• Rush (TV, 2008–present) – Kerry Vincent
• Tangle (TV, 2009–present) – Christine Williams
• The Pacific (TV, 2010, 1 episode) – Catherine Leckie

Self

• Doing Time (TV series, 1999) – Narrated
• Good Morning Australia (2000)
• Good Morning Australia (2003)
• Rove Live (2003)
• The Fat (2003)
• Whale Patrol (TV documentary, 2009) – Narrated
• The Circle (2010)
• AFI Awards (2010) – Presenter
• Things on Sunday: Sex. Malthouse Theatre (February 2011) – Panel member
• Logie Awards (2011) – Presenter
• IF Awards (2011) – Presenter

Theatre Work

• Holiday Makers (1984, NIDA, Sydney)
• All's Well that Ends Well (1984, NIDA, Sydney)
• Strictly Ballroom (1984, NIDA, Sydney; and 1986, Bratislava)
• The Greeks (Trilogy, 1985, NIDA, Sydney) – Iphigenia
• A Dream Play (1985, NIDA, Sydney)
• And a Nightingale Sang (1986, Sydney Opera House) – Joyce
• Shepherd on the Rocks (1987, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide) – Rhonda Moffat; News team member; Female whale saver
• Away (1987, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide) – Meg
• Much Ado About Nothing (1987, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide) – Hero
• The Winter's Tale (1987, The Playhouse, State Theatre Company of South Australia Adelaide) – Perdita; Servant
• Moliere aka The Cabal of Hypocrites (1988, Key Studios, Melbourne)
• The Imaginary Invalid (1989, Anthill Theatre, Melbourne) – Angelique
• Crystal Clear (1990, Universal Theatre, Melbourne) - Thomasina
• The Crucible (1991, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Sydney) - Abigail
• 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
• The Cybec Readings, Happy Ending (2011, Melbourne Theatre Company) – Louise

Awards

Won

• 2011 Astra Award: Most outstanding performance by a female actor for Tangle.
• 2010 AFI Award: Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama for Tangle.
• 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.
• 1993 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award: Best Supporting Actress for Redheads.
• 1990 AFI Award: Best Actress in a lead role for Weekend With Kate.

Nominated

• 2011 Logie Award: Most Outstanding Actress in a series for Rush.
• 2010 ASTRA Award: Most outstanding performance by a female actor for Tangle.
• 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 People's Choice Award: Favourite Actress in a Drama or Serial for Water Rats.
• 1998 Logie Award: Most Popular Actress for Water Rats.
• 1994 Green Room Award: For the production Angels in America.

External links

• Catherine McClements at the Internet Movie Database
• Catherine McClements fan site