Emma Booth is an Australian model and actress from

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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

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, many talent agencies solicited Booth for roles in upcoming films. Booth appeared in the 2009 horror film ''

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'', directed by

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. She worked on the unreleased 2007 production ''

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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 ''

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'' as the partner of a serial killer. In July 2017, Booth joined the hit ABC series ''

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'' in a recurring role for its rebooted season seven. She played the main antagonist,

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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 ''

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,'' and at fourteen became a finalist in ''

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'' magazine's cover girl competition. By fifteen, Booth had modelled in

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and

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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

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Emma 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