Freya Stafford
Freya Stafford | |
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Born | Freya Stafford 21 January 1977 |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Darren McAngus |
Freya Stafford (born 21 January 1977) is an Australian actress who has appeared in the television programs Head Start and White Collar Blue as central characters.
Early life
Stafford was born in Sydney, New South Wales. In 1982 her family moved to Tasmania. She decided to join a drama group as she enjoyed acting and when she was eleven, she landed a role in a local production of Annie.[1] Stafford attended the Tasmanian School of Art, before she moved to Sydney and joined the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[1][2] Stafford appeared in a video for Silverchair and various NIDA productions including There Is No Need To Wake Up, Twelfth Night and Three Sisters.[1]
Career
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After graduating from NIDA, Stafford joined the cast of Head Start as bisexual film-maker Basia Lem.[1] Stafford revealed that she chose Head Start as her first television role because it was a great launching pad for her career.[1]
She also made a guest appearance on Network Ten's
After a forty-episode season of Head Start, Freya won a role on Network Ten's White Collar Blue, an Australian cop drama, as Detective Senior Constable Harriet Walker. White Collar Blue screened for two seasons on Australian television, before being axed by the network whilst the cast and crew were on holiday after wrapping production on the second season. Stafford did not work for three months after then re-commenced her acting career.
Stafford appeared in
In 2003, she was a presenter at the 45th Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards. She also appeared in the ABC's adaptation of Richard Beasley's novel Hell Has Harbour Views as lawyer Jill Bishop. In late 2006, she starred in Bell Shakespeare's production of The Tempest, as Miranda. She also guest starred in the 2006 episode Mind Games of All Saints.
She starred in a 2007 American pilot Them, which was subsequently not picked up as a series. In 2009, she appeared as lead in a six-part drama series premiered on Sunday, 19 April, on ABC1, 'Dirt Game'. Dirt Game is a co-production between Harvey Taft Production, ABC TV and Screen Australia and developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria. She stars also in the horror film The Clinic who was directed by James Rabbitts.[3]
In July 2011, it was announced that Stafford had joined the cast of
Personal life
Stafford was engaged to Nigel Joseph, before she married fellow actor Darren McAngus.[2][6]
In August 2010, Stafford was forced to put her career on hold after she suffered major facial injuries after a road accident.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Gettin' Square | Annie Flynn | |
2010 | The Clinic | Veronica | |
Summer Coda | Rachel | ||
2014 | Predestination | Alice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Head Start | Basia Lem | Main role |
2002 | The Lost World | Una | Episode: "The Imposters" |
2002–03 | White Collar Blue | Harriet Walker | Main role |
2004 | Small Claims
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Melinda Fehlers | TV film |
2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views | Jill Bishop | TV film |
2006 | All Saints | Annie / Felicity | Episode: "Mind Games" |
2007 | Them | Tara Spader | Unsold TV pilot |
2008 | Valentine's Day | Mel | TV film |
2009 | Dirt Game | Megan Kerr | Main role |
2010 | Sea Patrol | Caroline Taylor | Episode: "Night of the Long Knives" |
Rush | Lily Kronin | Episode: "3.13" | |
2011 | Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away | Andrea Pascoe | TV film |
2011–12 | Neighbours | Emilia Jovanovic | Recurring role |
2012 | Mrs Biggs | Julie Flower | TV miniseries |
2012–13, 2016 | Offspring | Jodie Ellis | Episodes: "Chaos", "The Bond Between Sisters", "A Present from the Past" |
2013 | Better Man | Nicole Cleary | Episode: "Twin Dragons" |
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Genevieve Lamaire | Episode: " Murder à la Mode" | |
2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Kim D | TV miniseries |
The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Sarah Alexander | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" | |
2016 | Please Like Me | Kyah | Episodes: "Burrito Bowl", "Souvlaki" |
2017 | Newton's Law | Rose Newton | Episodes: "External Forces", "Terminal Velocity", "Equal and Opposite Forces" |
Seven Types of Ambiguity | Greta | Episode: "Mitch" | |
Sunshine | Freya Messina | TV miniseries | |
2019 | Glitch | Amy | Episode: "Quintessence" |
2021 | Five Bedrooms | Midwife Shauna | 2 episodes |
2021 | New Gold Mountain | Rosie | 2 episodes |
2023 | Scrublands | Monica Piccini | 2 episodes |
2024 | Fake |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Credits - Cast and Crew". Head Start. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b Janson, Helena (13 July 2003). "My First Home". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 74. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ AFM '09: Little Film Company Selling 'The Clinic', bloody-disgusting.com; accessed 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Freya Stafford joins Neighbours after bike accident". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- If Magazine. The Intermedia Group. 25 September 2012. Archived from the originalon 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Byrne, Fiona (21 February 2011). "Underbelly star's crash nightmare". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- "Tassie's A list". Mercury – The voice of Tasmania. Davies Brothers Pty Limited. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- "White Collar Blue – Cast". Knapman Wyld Television. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
External links
- Freya Stafford at IMDb