Emma Booth is an Australian model and actress from
Perth, Western Australia
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.
The former teen model and TV actress played a significant role in the 2007 film ''
Clubland''.
TV and film career
After ''
Clubland''
was screened at the
Sundance Film Festival
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, many talent agencies solicited Booth for roles in upcoming films.
Booth appeared in the 2009 horror film ''
Blood Creek
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'', directed by
Joel Schumacher
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. She worked on the unreleased 2007 production ''
Hippie Hippie Shake
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'',
an account of the
Schoolkids OZ obscenity trials in the United Kingdom.
Since 2009, Booth has appeared in ''
Underbelly: The Golden Mile'' and had a supporting role in the 2013 ''
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''.
In 2017, she appeared in
Ben Young's critically acclaimed debut ''
Hounds of Love
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'' as the partner of a serial killer.
In July 2017, Booth joined the hit ABC series ''
Once Upon A Time
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'' in a recurring role for its rebooted
season seven. She played the main antagonist,
Mother Gothel
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, also known as
Mother Nature, a powerful witch who is the leader of the Coven of the Eight.
Modelling career
At thirteen, Booth was cast in ''
The Adventures of the Bush Patrol
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Plot
The series follows the adventures of Tracey, her brother Ben and t ...
,'' and at fourteen became a finalist in ''
Girlfriend
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In a romantic context, this normally signifies a committed relationship where the indi ...
'' magazine's cover girl competition.
By fifteen, Booth had modelled in
Tokyo
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,
Milan
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,
Paris
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and
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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.
She later held the title of Western Australia's Model of the Year and Face of Fashion Week, for Sydney and Melbourne.
Personal life
In March 2015, Booth stated on Instagram that she had married musician Dominick Joseph Luna in 2013 in
Las Vegas, Nevada
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
Living people
Female models from Western Australia
Models from Perth, Western Australia
1982 births
People from Denmark, Western Australia
Best Actress AACTA Award winners
Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners
21st-century Australian actresses