Susie Porter
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| Birth name | Susie Porter |
| Born | 1971 (age 41–42) Newcastle, Australia |
| Medium | Film and television actress |
| Spouse | Christopher Mordue (m.2010) |
| Notable works and roles | Little Fish (2005); RAN Remote Area Nurse (2006); East West 101 (2007 - 2011) |
Susie Porter (born in 1972, in Newcastle, Australia) is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.
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Acting career [edit]
Television [edit]
Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky, Wildside and Water Rats. In 1997 she starred as Angie in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop.
2006 was successful year for her with a leading role in RAN, an Australian mini-series, which won her a Best Leading Actress in a Television Drama at the AFI Awards.
In late 2007, Porter appeared in East West 101, a six-part drama series that aired on SBS. In 2008, Porter appeared in East of Everything (a six-part drama series that aired on the ABC) and in the mini-series Make Or Break (an English and Australian production that aired on Foxtel's UKTV).
In 2009, she appeared on the second seasons of both East of Everything and East West 101, and first run The Jesters and My Place.
In 2010, Porter appeared on the telemovie Sisters of War as Kay Parker. In 2011, she appeared in the third, and final season, of East West 101.
In 2012, she appeared on Channel Ten's mini-series, Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms.
Film [edit]
In 2000, she starred in the film Bootmen and in the crime drama film The Monkey's Mask, which she plays a lesbian private detective who falls in love with a suspect. In 2001 she appeared in the Australian movie Mullet and had a small role in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
In 2005, Porter had a supporting role in the Australian film Little Fish. In 2006, she had a role in the film The Caterpillar Wish which won her Best Supporting Actress in the AFI Awards.
Theatre [edit]
In 2011, she starred as Olive in the play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at the Belvoir Theatre, Sydney.[1]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Idiot Box | Betty | |
| 1996 | Mr. Reliable | Fay | |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Oggi | |
| 1997 | Welcome to Woop Woop | Angie | |
| 1998 | Amy | Anny Buchanan | |
| 1999 | Two Hands | Deirdre | |
| 1999 | Feeling Sexy | Vicki | |
| 2000 | Better Than Sex | Cin | |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Jill Fitzpatrick | |
| 2000 | Bootmen | Sara | |
| 2001 | Mullet | Tully | |
| 2002 | Sway | Emma | |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Hermione Bagwa / WA-7 | |
| 2002 | Teesh and Trude | Letitia (Teesh) | |
| 2005 | Cool | Lucy | Short film |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Jenny | |
| 2006 | Caterpillar Wish | Susan Woodbridge | |
| 2006 | No Mail | Antonia Short | Short film |
| 2007 | The Manual | Mai | Short film |
| 2007 | Flipsical | Sue | Short film |
| 2009 | Lonely | Mum | Short film |
| 2010 | Summer Coda | Angela |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | House Gang | Bottle Shop Girl | Episode: "Truth or Dare" |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Tracy | Episode: "Duke of Yarragul" |
| 1998 | Wildside | Debbie | Episode: "1.6" Episode: "1.7" |
| 1998 | Children's Hospital | Frances Clarke | Episode: "Tears Before Bedtime" |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Julie Drummond | Episode: "Heads or Tales" |
| 1998 | Aftershocks | Marg Turnbull | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Pandora | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |
| 2003 | State of Play | Susan Sagattchean | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Silent Witness | Maxine Croft | Episode: "Answering Fire: Part 1" Episode: "Answering Fire: Part 2" |
| 2006 | RAN Remote Area Nurse | Helen Tremaine | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Love My Way | Christine | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Sally Blair Kinnell | Episode: "The Road Virus Heads North" |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Sam | Episode: "Delivery Man" |
| 2007-2011 | East West 101 | Patricia Wright | 20 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | East of Everything | Eve Pritchard | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | My Place | Miss Muller | 7 episodes |
| 2009-2011 | The Jesters | Julia Wilson | 16 episodes |
| 2010 | Sisters of War | Kay Parker | TV movie |
| 2012 | Puberty Blues | Pam | TV miniseries |
| 2012 | Dance Academy | Anne Black | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | Vanessa Ross | TV miniseries |
| 2012 | Dangerous Remedy | Peggy | TV movie |
| 2012 | Problems" | Mrs Moth | 4 Episodes |
Awards [edit]
- 2009 – Best Lead Actress in Television Drama for East West 101 at the AFI Awards
- 2007 – Most Outstanding Actress for RAN at the Logies
- 2006 – Best Lead Actress in Television Drama for RAN at the AFI Awards
- 2006 – Best Supporting Actress for The Caterpillar Wish at the AFI Awards
Also been nominated at the AFI Awards in:
- 2003 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Teesh and Trude
- 2000 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Better Than Sex
- 1999 – Best Supporting Actress for Two Hands
References [edit]
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- http://www.starwars.com/bio/susieporter.html[dead link]
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/porter-changes-tack/2006/06/01/1148956460076.html?page=4
- http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/art_profiles/article_783.asp?s=1[dead link]
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