Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film ''
Animal Kingdom.''
Career
Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in ''Animal Kingdom'', a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry, and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the
2010 AFI Awards for the role. She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film. She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
docudrama ''
Underground: The Julian Assange Story'' for which she received an AACTA nomination for
Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013
Tropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film film festival, festival. It has also become known as the world's first global film festival.
Founded by actor/director John Polson, Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people at the 'Tropic ...
short film festival for her part in the winning film ''We've All Been There''. She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series ''
Wolf Creek''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
21st-century Australian actresses
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