Simone McAullay (born 14 April 1976) is an Australian actress.

Study and early career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, McAullay moved to the East Coast as a late teenager, living in Byron Bay, and in the late 1990s, she auditioned to study a
The Actors Centre
in

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. After several years of study there, she graduated in 2000. In 2001, she was selected for the role of Angie McIntyre in the series ''

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''. Also in 2001, she played the role of Mrs Harrison in the feature film, '' Invincible.''

''Blue Heelers''

In a breakthrough role, from 2003 until 2006, she played the role of Senior Constable

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on popular Australian drama series '' Blue Heelers''.

''Home and Away, The Strip''

In 2007, McAullay appeared in a recurring role as Vivian Anderson on ''

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'' for 15 episodes. She returned to ''Home and Away'' in April 2008 for five episodes. In 2008, she portrayed forensic policewoman Jessica Mackay in the TV drama series, ''

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'', a police crime drama set on the Gold Coast in Queensland, for the

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UK career and ''Broadchurch''

From 2013 to 2015, she auditioned from Australia for a role of hotelier Becca Fisher in the high-profile

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drama series '' Broadchurch''. After being selected for the role, she relocated to the UK to begin work on the series, which became a critically acclaimed drama. Whilst in the UK she had guest roles as Janine in '' The Smoke'' on

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, in the finale of ''

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,'' and as Ruth Culver on ''

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.'' She also enjoyed a guest role on live recorded sitcom '' Count Arthur Strong'', and played Lyra in indie feature film ''Access All Areas''. In 2016, she played the role of Jess Philips in the BBC Birmingham series, ''

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''.

Return to Australia

After arriving back home in Australia in 2018, Simone joined the cast of '' The Commons'' as Francesca Boulay for streaming service

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in 2019. In 2020, Simone played Alisa Black in three episodes of '' Cowboy Bebop'', for Netflix US, filmed in New Zealand. In 2022 she joined the cast of '' La Brea'' season 2 as Kiera, for NBC.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Actresses from Perth, Western Australia Australian television actresses 21st-century Australian actresses {{Australia-actor-stub