Susie Porter
Susie Porter | |
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Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 52–53) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | |
Spouse |
Christopher Mordue (m. 2010) |
Susie Porter (born 1970 or 1971)[1] is an Australian television, film and theatre actress. She made her debut in the 1996 film Idiot Box, before rising to prominence in films including Paradise Road (1997), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997), Two Hands (1999), Better Than Sex (2000), The Monkey's Mask (2000), Mullet (2001), Teesh and Trude (2002), and The Caterpillar Wish (2006). Porter is also highly recognised for her roles in television series, most notably, as Patricia Wright in East West 101, Eve Pritchard in East of Everything, as Kay Parker in Sisters of War, and as Marie Winter in the prison drama, Wentworth.
Early life
Porter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Bill, a doctor, and Jenny, a nurse. She has two older sisters, Cathy and Jackie, and a younger sister, Louise.[1][2] Porter attended Newcastle Grammar School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle.[1][3] She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1995.[4] Porter revealed in 2024 in an interview with 9honey that she was originally going to audition at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts but ended up with food poisoning and couldn't attend that audition.[5]
Personal life
Porter is married to Christopher Mordue, the two married in 2010.[6]
Porter in 2022 penned a letter to the NSW Government urging the Agriculture Minister Murray Watt to end all puppy farms across the state.[7]
Acting career
Television
Porter began her acting career in an episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky, Wildside and Water Rats.
In 2006, Porter had a leading role in
In 2009, Porter appeared on the second seasons of both East of Everything and East West 101, and first run
In 2017, Porter was cast in the
In 2024, Porter was named in the cast for ABC drama Plum.[11]
Film
In 1996, Porter made her film debut in Idiot Box.[12] In 1997, she starred as Angie in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop.[13] In 1999, she had a major role in Two Hands. In 2000, she starred in the film Bootmen and in the crime drama film The Monkey's Mask, which she plays a lesbian private detective who falls in love with a suspect, for which she won the award for 'Best Actress' at the Dallas OUT TAKES festival in 2001.[14] In 2001, she appeared in the Australian movie Mullet and had a small role in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[15]
In 2005, Porter had a supporting role in the Australian film
In 2015, Porter starred in Is This the Real World.
Porter appeared in 2022 film Gold[16] which was filmed in South Australia.
In 2023, Porter appeared in the short film Waves at Bondi's Flickerfest.[17]
In 2024, Porter was announced as part of the cast for Dirty Boy.[18]
Theatre
Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Sweet Phoebe | Stables Theatre | |
2001 | The Vagina Monologues | Valhalla Cinema | |
2005 | Broken Valley | Belvoir Theatre | |
2006 | The Emperor of Sydney | Stables Theatre | |
2007 | Riflemind | Sydney Theatre Company | |
2010 | That Face | Belvoir Theatre | |
2011 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Olive | Belvoir Theatre[19] |
2015 | Death and the Maiden | Paulina | Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Idiot Box | Betty | Feature film |
Mr. Reliable | Fay | Feature film | |
1997 | Paradise Road | Oggi | Feature film |
Welcome to Woop Woop | Angie | Feature film | |
1998 | Amy | Anny Buchanan | Feature film |
Aftershocks | Marg Turnbull | TV movie | |
1999 | Two Hands | Deirdre | Feature film |
Feeling Sexy | Vicki | Feature film | |
2000 | Better Than Sex | Cin | Feature film |
The Monkey's Mask | Jill Fitzpatrick | Feature film | |
Bootmen | Sara | Feature film | |
2001 | Mullet | Tully | Feature film |
2002 | Sway | Emma | Feature film |
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Hermione Bagwa / WA-7 | Feature film | |
Teesh and Trude | Letitia (Teesh) | Feature film | |
2005 | Cool | Lucy | Short film |
Little Fish | Jenny Moss | Feature film | |
2006 | The Caterpillar Wish | Susan Woodbridge | Feature film |
No Mail | Antonia Short | Short film | |
2007 | The Manual | Mai | Short film |
Flipsical | Sue | Short film | |
2009 | Lonely | Mum | Short film |
2010 | Summer Coda | Angela | Feature film |
Sisters of War | Kay Parker | TV movie | |
2012 | Dangerous Remedy | Peggy Berman | TV movie |
2016 | Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches | Herself | Feature film documentary |
2017 | Don't Tell | Sue | Feature film |
Hounds of Love | Maggie Maloney | Feature film | |
Cargo | Kay Caine | Feature film | |
2018 | Ladies in Black | Mrs. Miles | Feature film |
The Second | The Muse | Feature film | |
2022 | Gold | The Stranger, The Stranger's Sister | Feature film |
2023 | Transfusion | Magistrate | Feature film |
Waves | Sam | Short film | |
Mercy Road | |||
TBA | Dirty Boy | Verity Wentworth | Feature film |
TBA | Closing Night | Mum | |
TBA | An Ordinary Day | Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1996 | House Gang | Bottle Shop Girl | TV series, episode: "Truth or Dare" | |
1997 | Big Sky | Tracy | TV series, episode: "Duke of Yarragul" | |
1998 | Wildside | Debbie | TV series, episodes: "1.6", "1.7" | |
Children's Hospital | Frances Clarke | TV series, episode: "Tears Before Bedtime" | ||
Water Rats | Julie Drummond | TV series, episode: "Heads or Tales" | ||
2000 | The Movie Show | Herself | TV series, 1 episode | |
2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Pandora | TV series, episode: "Secrets and Lies" | |
Rove Live | Herself | TV series, 1 episode | ||
2002 | Cleo Bachelor 2002: Real Men Revealed | Herself | TV special | |
2003 | State of Play | Susan Sagattchean | TV miniseries | |
Silent Witness | Maxine Croft | TV series, 2 episodes: "Answering Fire": Part 1 & Part 2 | ||
2006 | RAN Remote Area Nurse
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Helen Tremaine | TV series, 6 episodes | |
Love My Way | Christine | TV series, 4 episodes | ||
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Sally Blair Kinnell | TV series, episode: "The Road Virus Heads North" | ||
Two Twisted | Sam | TV series, episode: "Delivery Man" | ||
2007–11 | East West 101 | Patricia Wright | TV series, 20 episodes | |
2008–09 | East of Everything | Eve Pritchard | TV series, 13 episodes | |
2009 | My Place | Miss Muller | TV series, 7 episodes | |
2009–11 | The Jesters | Julia Wilson | TV series, 16 episodes | |
2010 | The 52nd TV Week Logie Awards
|
Herself / Patricia Wright | TV special | |
The Morning Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode | ||
2011 | Inside Film Awards | Herself | TV special | |
2012–14 | Puberty Blues | Pam Knight | TV series | |
2012 | Dance Academy | Anne Black | TV series, 3 episodes | |
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | Vanessa Ross | TV miniseries | ||
Problems | Mrs Moth | TV series, 4 episodes | ||
2013 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | TV series, episode: "Susie Porter" | |
2014 | The Living Room | Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
2018–21 | Wentworth | Marie Winter | TV series, season 6−8, 38 episodes | |
2018 | Today | Guest (with Rachael Blake) | TV series, 1 episode | |
Today Extra | Guest (with Rachael Blake) | TV series, 1 episode | ||
2019 | Screen | Herself | TV series, 1 episode | |
The 61st Annual TV Week Logie Awards
|
Herself | TV special | ||
Wentworth: Behind the Bars | Self | TV Special | ||
2020 | The Morning Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
Wentworth: Behind the Bars 2 | Self | TV Special | [21] | |
2021 | Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
The Unusual Suspects | Rae | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
11th AACTA Awards | Herself | TV special | ||
Wentworth Unlocked | Self | TV Special | [22] | |
2022 | Irreverent | Agnes | TV miniseries, 5 episodes | |
Grey Nomads | Barb | TV series, 6 episodes | ||
2023 | No Escape | Sarah Craven | TV series, 7 episodes | [23][24] |
The Artful Dodger | Lady Jane Fox | 7 episodes | ||
2025 | Plum | Filming | [25] |
Awards
- 2009 – Best Lead Actress in Television Drama for AFI Awards
- 2007 – Most Outstanding Actress for Logies
- 2006 – Best Lead Actress in Television Drama for RAN at the AFI Awards
- 2006 – Best Supporting Actress for AFI Awards
Also been nominated at the
- 2011 – Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama
- 2003 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Teesh and Trude
- 2000 – Best Actress in a Leading Role for Better Than Sex
- 1999 – Best Supporting Actress for Two Hands
References
- ^ a b c Dow, Steve (18 October 2009). "Susie Porter: almost famous". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nyx3Nkb_4&t=2m5s Who Do You Think You Are? Susie Porter
- ^ Fitzhenry, Maureen (25 November 2000). "Susie Porter exposed". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Golightly, Suni (13 October 2012). "If you knew Susie Porter". The Northern Star. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Mahoney, Catherine (5 February 2024). "'I was the worst': Aussie actress' crushed childhood dream". 9 honey. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Pual (15 November 2010). "Susie Porter on men and fate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Nilsson, Anton (31 March 2022). "Aussie movie star's emotional appeal". news. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Kellar, Jim (9 October 2012). "Fresh drama based on fact". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Wentworth season 6: date and new cast members Susie Porter, Leah Purcell and Rarriwuy Hick revealed". Foxtel.com.au. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Winter Is Here". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Knox, David (17 January 2024). "Production underway on new ABC drama Plum | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Maddox, Garry (3 June 2006). "Porter changes tack". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Keenan, Catherine (26 November 2009). "Between the lines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The Monkey's Mask". arenafilm.com.au. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Barnier, Linda; Doherty, Ben (30 August 2002). "Susie's hoping for UK success story". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ ""Zac Efron had to go through so much!": Susie Porter reveals the harsh reality of filming Gold". Who. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Flickerfest returns to Bondi Beach". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (6 February 2024). "Graham McTavish, Stan Steinbichler, Susie Porter & Honor Gillies To Topline Thriller 'Dirty Boy'". Deadline. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Blake, Jason (30 September 2011). "Characters caught unawares by the speed of life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "AusStage".
- ^ Knox, David (23 July 2020). "Wentworth: Behind the bars promo | TV Tonight". TV Tonight.
- ^ Knox, David (4 August 2021). "Airdate: Wentworth Unlocked | TV Tonight". TV Tonight.
- ^ Warner, Sam (13 April 2023). "Tin Star and Honour stars in first-look trailer of new thriller No Escape". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (7 March 2022). "Paramount+ Greenlights Fourth UK Original 'The Blue'; Filming To Commence In Thailand Later This Year". Deadline. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Slatter, Sean (16 January 2024). "ABC to serve up 'Plum' with Brendan Cowell, Asher Keddie leading the cast". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
- Susie Porter at IMDb
- Susie Porter on Instagram