Marta Dusseldorp (born 1 February 1973) is an Australian stage, film and theatre actress. Her television credits include ''

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'' (and its spin-off '' Janet King''), ''

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'' and '' A Place to Call Home''.

Early life and education

Dusseldorp is the granddaughter of Dutch-born engineer

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, the founder of

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. Her maternal grandfather was Sandy Robertson, a Sydney paediatrician. She attended

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and then

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, graduating in 1990, and the

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, where she majored in theatre and film for two years. She then went on to study at the

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in Melbourne.

Career

Dusseldorp played the character of Janet King in the 2011

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drama series ''

'', a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off '' Janet King''. She is also known for the telemovie series ''

'' (2003–2007) as Sam Lawson and the 2012 ''

'' telemovie series as Linda Hillier. She has appeared in guest roles on television series such as '' All Saints''. She had a starring role in the series '' A Place to Call Home'', which ran from 2013 until 2018. She won the award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play in the 2009 Helpmann Awards for her performance as Queen Margaret in

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' ''

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'' with the

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. Dusseldorp returned to the stage in 2016 in the premiere of Benedict Andrews' play ''Gloria'' with the

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. In November 2017, Dusseldorp and her husband Ben Winspear played the couple in

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's stage adaptation of ''

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'' for the

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. In 2020 she played the role of Erica Bowden in the romantic comedy ''

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''.

Personal life

Dusseldorp is married to fellow actor Ben Winspear, and they have two children. She is an ambassador for

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and Australia for UNHCR. Dusseldorp was the subject of an episode of the television genealogical documentary series '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' that first screened on SBS on 14 May 2019.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dusseldorp, Marta Living people 1973 births AACTA Award winners Australian film actresses Australian people of Dutch descent Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Helpmann Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) University of New South Wales alumni Victorian College of the Arts alumni 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses