Sacha Horler is an Australian actress. She was born on 12 February 1971. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s.

Early life and education

Sacha Horler graduated from

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's National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1993.

Career

Horler made her film debut in 1995 with a role in the music-themed comedy '' Billy's Holiday''. Among her Sydney stage credits were featured roles in the one-act play collection ''

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'' (1996) and

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's theatre classic '' The Birthday Party'' (1997). In 1997, Horler was featured in the Australian-produced drama ''

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'', and the following year she appeared in the international hit '' Babe: Pig in the City''. Horler's breakthrough role was in the 1998 gritty drama ''

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'', which featured a significant amount of nudity and sex scenes. In 1999, her follow-up supporting role in ''

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'' required her to gain weight for the part. That same year she had a supporting role in the drama ''

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''. Over the next ten years, Horler appeared in various roles in a number of Australian TV series. The more significant of these were the

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comedy TV series ''

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'' in 2000 and 2003, the

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'' in 2001, TV series drama ''

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'' in 2003, and drama series ''

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'' and the critically acclaimed ''

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'' in 2006. In 2009, Horler starred in the AFI-nominated Australian drama '' My Year Without Sex''. Since then she has had recurring roles in a number of Australian drama series including ''

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'' in 2010, '' Small Time Gangster'', legal drama ''

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'' in 2011, and the

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'' in 2012.

Awards

Horler won two

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acting awards in 1999, winning Best Actress as a sexual obsessive in ''

'', and Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''

''. Horler also won Best Supporting Actress in 2003 for her role in '' Travelling Light''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horler, Sacha Living people Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Actresses from Sydney National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Best Actress AACTA Award winners Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners 1971 births 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses