Georgina Naidu
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–present |
Georgina Naidu is an Australian actress, stage writer and university lecturer. From Melbourne, she began acting from an early age and completed her professional training with the Victorian College of the Arts in 1994. She began her film career taking small roles, such as Mary in the 1998 film Dead Letter Office. Her television career has also been formed of many guest roles in Australian drama series. Her role as Phrani Gupta in the 1998 Australian Broadcasting Corporation drama SeaChange heightened her profile. The actress continued to play numerous roles in film and television over the two decades that followed. She also studied law and became a university lecturer.
Naidu has often concentrated on theatre work and has starred in many theatrical productions. She also writes plays and in 2005 she opened her
Early life
Naidu is from
Career
Naidu has taken part in various theatre productions over her career in-between securing roles in television and film.[3] Her television career began with small roles in the children's shows The Gift and Lift Off. Then came a guest role in the Australian drama series G.P.[2][3] She soon gained a supporting role in the 1998 film Dead Letter Office as the office worker Mary.[7][8] The actress also secured other guest roles in the late 1990s in the films Road to Nhill, Mallboy and the television series Blue Heelers.[2]
In 1998, Naidu secured one of her most prominent television roles, playing Phrani Gupta in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation drama SeaChange. The role made her a favourite with viewers.[9][10] Naidu liked the role because Phrani is not a clichéd Indian woman, adding that "[Phrani] is industrious, has good business sense and can turn her hand to anything."[2] At the time Australian actors organised a strike over pay disputes. Her SeaChange co-star Kevin Harrington claimed that Naidu had been underpaid by those in charge of the programme.[11]
Following SeaChange Naidu secured guest roles in
Naidu also writes theatre productions. On 20 September 2005, her autobiographical play Yellowfeather opened at the Sydney Opera House.[13] It was delivered as a one-woman show and featured Naidu documenting her life with a comedic tone.[14][1] The full stage production toured around Australia and then internationally.[14] The following year she appeared in Gorkem Acaroglu's live stage documentary The Habib Show.[15]
In the ten years that followed, Naidu continued to secure guest roles on various Australian television series including
In 2016, Naidu guest starred in
In 2019, Naidu reprised her role as Phrani Gupta for a new series of SeaChange.[27] 2021 saw Naidu play several roles on Australian television. She played Alison Chen in ABC's drama series Harrow, Alice Pike in ABC's comedy Fisk and Prisha Kapoor in the Netflix mini-series Clickbait.[27] She then took on the role of school teacher Mrs Allen in Paramount+ comedy drama Spreadsheet.[27] In 2022, she took on the role of Aunty Barb in SBS drama, A Beginner's Guide to Grief.[27]
Naidu is a member of the Main Stage Green Room Panel which helps recognise talent in theatre productions and a member of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Equity Diversity Committee.[14] She also works as a university lecturer and legal researcher.[14]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Golden Braid | Diner | Film extra |
1995 | G.P. | Henrietta | Guest role |
God I Missed You Baby | Lina | Short film | |
1997 | Road to Nhill | Dr. Ewing | Film |
1998 | Dead Letter Office | Mary | Film |
1998–2000, 2019 | SeaChange | Phrani Gupta | Supporting role |
1999 | Blue Heelers | Bronywn Salter | Guest role |
2000 | Mallboy | Lipstick Woman | Film |
Cheek to Cheek | Katherine Davenport | Short film | |
2002 | Stingers | Dr. Baragwanath | Guest role |
Something in the Air | Ms. Gibbs | Guest role | |
Guinevere Jones | Marion Haynes | Guest role | |
2003 | MDA | Siobhan Ray | Guest role |
2004 | Tackle | Susan | Short film |
2005 | Blue Heelers | Rosallie Parker | Guest role |
2006 | Tripping Over | Dr. Ngabo | Guest role |
2009 | Dirt Game | Doctor | Guest role |
The Boys Are Back | Paula | Film | |
2010 | Satisfaction | Angela Bangrove | Guest role |
2011 | City Homicide | Nazia Durrani | Guest role |
2011 | At Home With Julia
|
Georgina | Main role |
2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Janine | Guest role |
Vessel | Devon | Guest role | |
The Time of Our Lives | Marla | Guest role | |
2013–2014 | Winners & Losers | Dr. Naveena Malik | Guest role |
2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Joni | Guest role |
2016 | Wentworth | Dr. Chappell | Guest role |
Offspring | Linda Mason | Guest role | |
Please Like Me | Nurse | Guest role | |
2017 | How to Life | Dr. Kathleen | Guest role |
Newton's Law | Helena Chatterjee | Main role | |
Ali's Wedding | University Lecturer | Film | |
2017, 2020 | Rosehaven | Jocelyn | Guest role |
2018 | Playing for Keeps | Toni Chadha | Guest role |
How to Stay Married | Principal Vencat | Guest role | |
2021 | Harrow | Alison Chen | Guest role |
Fisk | Alice Pike | Guest role | |
Clickbait | Prisha Kapoor | Guest role | |
Spreadsheet | Mrs Allen | Guest role | |
2022 | A Beginner's Guide to Grief | Aunty Barb | Guest role |
Run Rabbit Run | Andrea | Movie | |
2023 | Love Me | Sonia | Guest role |
Warnie | Tribunal Lawyer | Guest role | |
In Limbo | Shenali | Regular role | |
2024 | Troppo |
References
- ^ a b Ross, Kay. "Media details". caap.org.au. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "SeaChange – Georgina Naidu". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2000. Archived from the original on 18 October 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Georgina Naidu" (PDF). Lisa Mann Creative Management. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Kary, David (8 April 2006). "Monthly Archives: April 2006". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "The 24 Hour Experience by Em Andersenn". Pozible. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Menon, Aneeta (25 May 2017). "Over the fence: What do our Neighbours look like in 2017?". Indian Link Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Dead Letter Office (1998)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Dead Letter Office". Variety. 17 August 1998. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "SeaChange – Phrani Gupta". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 October 2000. Archived from the original on 13 October 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Law court drama series starring Indian Australian to debut in Feb". The Indian Sun. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne actors go on strike". The Age. (Fairfax Media). 17 July 2003.
- ^ a b c "Run Rabbit Run program" (PDF). Belvoir. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Georgina Naidu". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 September 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Meet the Team – Cybec Electric 2017". Melbourne Theatre Company. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Perrett, Bill (10 September 2006). "The Habib Show". The Age. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Meet the Team – Minnie & Liraz". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "The Boys Are Back (2010)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Piening, Simon (25 September 2009). "Attract/Repel – The Melbourne Town Players". Australian Stage. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Australian television ensembles honoured by their peers". Equity Ensemble Awards. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Ganesh Versus The Third Reich". Festival TransAmériques. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Season 2017 Casting Update". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- If Magazine. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Carroll Harris, Lauren (9 February 2017). "Newton's Law: it's light and sweet – but maybe that's what we need right now". The Guardian. (Guardian Media Group).
- ^ McManus, Bridget (1 December 2017). "Picks of television viewing on Wednesday, December 13". The Sydney Morning Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Tenplay. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Tenplay. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Georgina Naidu" (PDF). Creativerep.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
External links
- Georgina Naidu at IMDb