Rebecca Frith is an Australian actress.

Biography

Since graduating from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

in 1987, Frith has appeared in a diversity of TV shows (

Water Rats (TV series) ''Water Rats'' is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based on the work of the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime around Sydney Harbour and surrounding local ...

, G.P.,

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...

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). Firth gained international acclaim as the older of two sisters vying for the attentions of a lecherous DJ in

Shirley Barrett Shirley Barrett (1961 – 3 August 2022) was an Australian film director, screenwriter, and novelist. Her first film '' Love Serenade'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. She wrote and directed two other feature films '' Wal ...

Caméra d'Or The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or International Critics' Week The International ...

winning debut, '' Love Serenade'', screening in

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

at the

1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The Palme d'Or went to '' Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with ''Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with '' Flirting with Disaster'', directed by ...

. For the role she was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci prize for Best Actress, Debut Performance by the Beaux Arts Society in New York. In 2002 she received an

Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsib ...

award nomination ' Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama' for her role in ''

Secret Bridesmaids' Business ''Secret Bridesmaids' Business'' is a 2019 six-part Australian television miniseries, produced by Seven Studios for the Seven Network. Synopsis Olivia's perfect wedding turns deadly after one of her bridesmaids unknowingly invites a malevole ...

''. Frith's extensive stage credits include The

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 ...

's The Crucible, Midsummer Night's Dream, title role in Romeo & Juliet, and The Rain Dancers.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (4 episodes, 2011) .... Rebecca * ''

Corroboree A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony, a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the l ...

'' (2007) .... Dr. Elsja * ''

Human Touch ''Human Touch'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. The album was released on March 31, 1992, the same day as '' Lucky Town''. It was the more popular of the two, peaking at number two on the US ''Billboar ...

'' (2004) .... Desiree * '' Through My Eyes'' (2004) (TV) .... Robertson * '' A Man's Gotta Do'' (2004) .... Yvonne * '' Violet Lives Upstairs'' (2003) .... Violet *

.... Fran Griffin (3 episodes, 2003) *

(2002) .... Angela * ''

Russian Doll Matryoshka dolls ( ; rus, матрёшка, p=mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə, a=Ru-матрёшка.ogg), also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside ano ...

'' (2001) .... Miriam * '' A Wreck, a Tangle'' (2000) .... Rita * '' The Missing'' (1999) .... Susan * ''

Strange Planet ''Strange Planet'' is a 1999 Australian comedy directed by Emma-Kate Croghan and starring Claudia Karvan. It was Croghan's follow up to '' Love and Other Catastrophes'' and used many of the same cast and crew. Plot The film explores the lives ...

'' (1999) .... Amanda * Water Rats .... Rebecca Solomon (1 episode, 1999) * ''

Me Myself I ''Me Myself I'' is the sixth studio album by British recording artist Joan Armatrading. Released in May 1980, the album was Armatrading's highest ever chart placing both in the UK (number 5) and in the US (number 28). In Australia, the album ...

'' (1999) .... Terri * ''

Fetch Fetch may refer to: Books * ''Fetch'', a 2012 book by Alan MacDonald and David Roberts * ''The Fetch'', a 2006 book by Chris Humphreys * ''The Fetch'', a 2009 book by Laura Whitcomb * ''The Fetch'', a 1991 book by Robert Holdstock * ''Fazbear ...

'' (1998) * '' Love Serenade'' (1996) .... Vicki-Ann Hurley * G.P. .... Ruth Taylor (2 episodes, 1995) *

.... Denise Scott / ... (4 episodes, 1991–1993) *

Law of the Land The phrase ''law of the land'' is a legal term, equivalent to the Latin ''lex terrae'', or ''legem terrae'' in the accusative case. It refers to all of the laws in force within a country or region, including statute law and case-made law. Use in ...

(1993) TV series .... Alex Lentini (unknown episodes)

References

External links

* Living people Australian film actresses Australian television actresses National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-actor-stub