Camille Keenan is an actress from New Zealand best known for her roles in Australian TV programmes.
Career
Keenan has appeared in numerous films including
Blackspot' (as Ellen) and ''
30 Days of Night
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'' (as Kirsten). Her New Zealand television roles include appearances in such series as ''
City Homicide
''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main characte ...
'', ''
The Insider's Guide To Love
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Plot
The series explores the lives of a group of seven previously unconnected people. Each is implicated in a biz ...
'', ''
Sensing Murder
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'' and ''
Burying Brian''.
She played a small part in the movie ''
Avatar'' which was partially shot in Wellington, but her scene was cut from the final release.
Keenan moved to
Melbourne,
Australia
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in 2009 when she landed a core cast role as Amy in the TV series ''
Satisfaction''. And as Dolly Grey in Underbelly Squizzy.
In 2010 Keenan joined the cast of Ten's critically acclaimed police drama ''
Rush
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United States
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'' as intelligence officer Audrey Khoo.
For her work in ''
Satisfaction'' Keenan was shortlisted for 'Most Popular New Female Talent' and nominated for 'Most Outstanding New Talent' at the Australian
Logie Awards of 2010.
Keenan won Best New Talent at the 2010
ASTRA Awards
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.
In 2011 Keenan joined
Packed to the Rafters as guest cast, playing Bree Jennings for twelve episodes.
In 2012 Keenan and Australian actor
Dustin Clare
Dustin Clare is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', and as Riley Ward on the series '' McLe ...
together with director Michelle Joy Lloyd and cinematographer Ryan Alexander Lloyd wrote and produced the film Sunday which Keenan and Clare also starred in. Sunday premiered in New Zealand in December 2014 and went on to feature in a range of film festivals around the world throughout 2015. Camille Keenan won Best Actress for her performance in the film at the 2015 New York City Independent Film Festival.
Personal life
Keenan was born and educated in Wellington, New Zealand and has seven siblings. She married Australian actor Dustin Clare in 2002.
References
External links
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Showtime: Satisfaction cast - AmyChannel Seven: Packed to the RaftersSunday: about the film
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Living people
New Zealand film actresses
New Zealand television actresses
Australian television actresses
New Zealand expatriates in Australia
New Zealand people of Irish descent
1985 births