Kirrily White is an Australian actress.

Early life

Born and raised in Sydney, White was involved in school plays and concerts at a young age, while also studying ballet, piano and drama. White aspired to have an acting career and, when she was 14, along with 70 other teenagers, she wrote and performed a play called ''Winds of the Solstice'' at the

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...

. After completing high school, White began an arts degree at

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

, studying English, Linguistics, Philosophy and Australian Literature, but focusing on drama. In 1994, White moved to Perth to focus on her acting career.

Acting career

Television

White began her television acting career with a guest role on ''

Murder Call ''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...

'' in 1997 and had another small role in '' Children's Hospital'' in the same year. She also had a one episode role in ''

''. In 1998 she joined the cast of Australian hospital drama All Saints playing nurse Stephanie Markham. After 106 episodes she left the series in 2000. White had a one episode role in '' White Collar Blue''. In 2003, White had a guest role in the third season of '' The Secret Life of Us'' in the episode, "Playing With Fire".

Theatre

In 1997, White appeared in a

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

of ''Mongrels''. She also appeared in another STC production in the same year, ''Private Lives''. White appeared in the theatre production ''A Moment on the Lips'' in 2003 that played at the Old Fitzroy Hotel Theatre. In 2005 she appeared in ''The Department Store''.

Filmography

Behavioural therapy

White formerly worked as a behavioural therapist for The L.E.A.R.N. Foundation, an organisation that works with children with autism.

References

Australian television actresses Living people 1973 births {{Australia-tv-actor-stub