Ursula Mills
Ursula Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Ursula Mills is an Australian actress[1]
Education
Mills trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Career
From 2009–2010, Mills was a member of the Resident acting ensemble at Sydney Theatre Company,[2] selected by then Co-Artistic Directors, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton.
Mills was critically acclaimed in her lead role as Lian in Sue Smith's Kryptonite,[3] a 2014 co-production between Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia.
In 2017 Ursula toured Australia playing Julia in Headlong, Almeida Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse's production of Duncan MacMillan and Robert Icke's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 for GWB Entertainment, Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific and State Theatre Company of South Australia.
Filmography and Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Mermaid | Director PJ Hogan |
| 2013 | Vessel | Hannah | Won – Best Science Fiction Feature NYC's The Philip K Dick Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection Made in Melbourne Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection Fantasia International Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection London Sci-Fi Film Festival |
| 2014 | Bunker | Ellen | Official Selection – Cineglobe Festival International de Filmsau Cern |
| 2015 | The Tail Job | Siobhan | Official Selection - Slamdance Film Festival 2016 [4]
Winner Grand Jury Prize CATE Film Festival 2016 |
| 2015 | The California No | Allison | In post-production |
| 2017 | Teleios | Lulu | 2016 Official Selection Sci-Fi-London [5]
2016 U.S Premiere Official Selection 16th Annual Shriekfest [6] 2016 Australian Premier Official Selection Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival[7] |
| Year | Production | Theatre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Accidental Death of An Anarchist | Sydney Theatre Company | Maria Feletti | |
| 2009 | The Mysteries Genesis | Sydney Theatre Company | by Lally Katz | |
| 2010 | Leviathan | Sydney Theatre Company | ||
| 2010 | Comedy of Errors | Sydney Theatre Company | Angelo/Duke | |
| 2010 | Oresteia | Sydney Theatre Company | Choryphaeus | |
| 2010 | Vs. Macbeth | Sydney Theatre Company | Witch | 2010 Official Selection Adelaide Festival |
| 2014 | Kryptonite | Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia | Lian | Nominated – 2014 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Mainstage Production |
| 2015 | Elektra/Orestes | Belvoir St Theatre | Chrysothemis | |
| 2016 | Betrayal | Ensemble Theatre | Emma | |
| 2017 | John | Melbourne Theatre Company | Jenny | |
| 2017 | 1984 | GWB Entertainment, Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific and State Theatre Company of South Australia | Julia |
Awards
Mills was nominated for a 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Mainstream Production for Kryptonite.[8]
Other
Mills was a brand ambassador for Skins 2009–2012.
References
- ^ "Hollywood Fringe".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Lalak, Alex (8 June 2009). "Rising Sydney Theatre Company Stars". The Daily Telegraph.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Blake, Jason (14 September 2014). "Globe-Trotting Play Anchored by Stellar Performances". The Sydney Morning Herald.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ McNary, Dave (30 November 2015). "Slamdance Festival Competition Lineup Unveiled". Variety.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Sci-Fi London".
- ^ "Shriekfest".
- ^ Guillermo, Troncoso (28 September 2016). "First Ten Films Announced for 2016 Sydney Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festivals". The Reel World.
- ^ "Sydney Theatre Awards".
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External links
- Ursula Mills at IMDb