Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in ''

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'' and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the

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'' Parallax''. Brazier has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series.

Personal life

Brazier was married to fellow Australian actor Geoff Morrell. Originally from

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Brazier graduated from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

(NIDA) in 1998. In between acting engagements, Brazier often heads home to spend time with her parents in Perth.

Career

Brazier has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Antony and Cleopatra'' for the

Bell Shakespeare Company Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney. The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all walk ...

, ''Whale Music'' at

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, and ''

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'' for

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. In 2012 she won Best Actress in a Leading Role in an Independent Production for ''I Want To Sleep With Tom Stoppard'' (Sydney Theatre Awards). She also played the Superintendent in ''

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'' (2018) at Sydney Theatre and appeared in the music video for

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's 1999 song " Emotion Sickness".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brazier, Caroline Living people Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Actresses from Perth, Western Australia National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian actresses