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Gender
Female
Pronoun
She/Her
Age Range
45 - 55
Ethnicity
Caucasian, European
Height
170cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
Adelaide, Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Cairns, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gold Coast, International, Melbourne, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, Perth, Queenstown, Sydney, Tasmania, Wellington
Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Corporate, Presenter, Voice Artist, Writer
Hair
Red(Strawberry)Blonde, Red
Eye
Green
Memberships
M.E.A.A, ACTRA
Agent
Acting Agent
Williams Management
Phone
Email
Feature Photo
Feature Clip
Credits
Theatre
2023
Eloise
At The Threshold by Bridgette Burton
PlaySix (annual event)
Carl Whiteside
2023
First Witch
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Meat Market Arts Space
Bruce Langdon
2022
May/Mrs Malmsbury/Margaret
The Measure of A Moment
La Mama
Robert Johnson
2021
Monologue: Dorothy
Madwomen Monologues
Baggage Productions: The Butterfly Club
Bruce Langdon
2020
Monologue: Diana Logan
Madwomen Monologues, The Butterfly Club
Baggage Productions: The Butterfly Club
Nadia Andary
2019
Mum
PLAYlist 2019 - 'Seers'
Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Katrina Cromwell
2018
Monologue: Beverley
Madwomen Monologues, The Butterfly Club
Baggage Productions
Bruce Langdon
2017
Lead: Teresa
The Memory Of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Chapel off Chapel
Richard Sarell
2017
Monologue: Ilana
Love Kills
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Noel Anderson
2017
Lead: Anna
Old Times by Harold Pinter
VCA Master of Directors in Performance
Shaun Wykes
2016
Emilia: Othello
Soiree at The Phoenix
Private Event
Suzanne Heywood
2016
Featured: Anna Petrovna
Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood (UK dialect)
2016
Lead: Olivia Lago
Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood (US dialect)
2016
Featured: Julle Tesman
Hedda Gabler scenes by Henrik Ibsen
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood (UK dialect)
2016
Featured: Elizabeth
Laundry & Bourbon scenes by James McLure
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood (Southern dialect)
2015
Featured: Lorna
Big Mistake by Theresa Rebeck, selected scenes
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood
2015
Featured: Gayle
Sunday On The Rocks, Theresa Rebeck (selected scenes)
Q44 Theatre Company
Suzanne Heywood (US dialect)
Feature Film
2019
Jennifer Hurley (featured)
New Dawn
Pandora Productions
Glenn Ellis
Television
2021
Charlie (featured)
Finding Dan (TV Pilot)
To Be Loved Network
Dion Williams
2019
Officer Jeffers, with comedian Greg Fleet
Monkey Man (2019)
Bamyasi Media
Joe Eidelson
2018
Emma/Kelly/KA
TV series scenes
VCA Directors' Program
David Cameron
2016
Jesse's Mum
Nowhere Boys, ABC
Matchbox Pictures
Rowan Woods
2013
Di Blackwell
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, ABC
Southern Star Productions
Daina Reid
2012
Mum
Woodley, ABC
Frank Woodley Production
Trent O'Donnell
2012
Mum/Dance Teacher
Conspiracy 365, Foxtel FMC
Circa Entertainment
Pino Amenta
2012
Tanya Parcell
Neighbours
Fremantle Media
Fiona Banks for Network Ten
2012
Mum
Underground (telemovie)
Helen Bowden Productions
Robert Connolly
2011
Tanya Parcell (2 x episodes)
Neighbours
Fremantle Media
Network Ten
Short Film
2023
Lead: Gabby
Raising the Bar
Victorian Bar
Abi Richardson
2023
Claudia (Mum)
Between These Walls
VCA
William Forsyth
2019
Lead: Mrs Ahern
There's Always One
VCA Masters
Cielo Ciero
2019
Featured: Nicole
Tommy
Kitsune Productions
Scott Dale
2019
Lead: Janette
A Piece of Us
VCA Masters
Justin Rhyse Grant
2014
Featured: Janet
The Best Way to Kill Your Mother - VCA Masters Directors' Program
VCA
Sandra Sciberras & Ruby Railey
2012
Lead: Evie
Evie Wants A Baby (ref notes)
Lollapolooza Films
Jemma van Loenen
2011
Lead: Camille
View of a Woman
Le Noble Productions
Bruce Alexander
Corporate Work
2022
Presenter
Vidico
Various clients/projects
Nathaniel Rochester
2020
Woman in Cafe
Sunbury Dental
Loud Mouth Films
Sean Smith
2020
Patient simulation
MSPACE
Melbourne University
Patrick Jennings
2019
Manager: Fiona
Melbourne University - Training Module Video
MSPACE
David Withers
Commercial
2020
Woman in Cafe (online only)
Sunbury Dental Clinic
Loudmouth Films
Sean Windsor
2016
Wife (featured)
RACV
Rapid Films
Damien Toogood
2014
Mum & voiceover
Coles
Flinders Lane Productions
Chris Bardsley
2012
Featured (Mum)
FOXTEL
Exit Films
Paul Goldman
2012
Bank Manager & voiceover
CUA
Resolution Media
Stuart van Eysden
2011
Featured
Metlink
Marmalade Productions
2009
Featured
Olay Definity Zoot Review
Buchanan Group
2009
Featured
Brand Power N.Z.
Buchanan Group
Voice Over
2022
Voiceover Artist
DEXCOM
Big Ears Audio
Tony Lazzaro
2019
Radio announcer
Before I Go (film)
Final Sound
Paul Ruske
2018
Voiceover artist
BASF Invigor Canola (radio advert)
Big Ears Audio
Tony Lazarro
2018
Voiceover artist
Telstra Super - Little Messages On Hold
Big Ears Audio
Tony Lazarro
2018
Voiceover artist
Odyssey House TVC
Big Ears Audio
Tony Lazzaro
Training
2020
Schott Acting Studio, Berlin (participant)
with Mike Alfreds, Director, on The Seagull, Anton Chekhov
Acting - Anton Chekhov
2019
Ian Rickson Masterclass (audit)
Royal Court Retrospective, plays commissioned by Ian Rickson, Director
Acting - UK Royal Court
2018 - 2019
Iain Sinclair Match Fit
professional scene study with Iain Sinclair, Director, 16th St Actors' Studio
Acting
2109
Larry Moss Masterclass (participant) - The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? by Edward Albee
with Larry Moss, Director, at Chapel off Chapel
Acting
2019
Patsy Rodenburg Workshop (participant) - Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth
with Patsy Rodenburg, international voice coach
Voice & Acting (Shakespeare)
2019 - pres
Iain Sinclair Classical Actor
Shakespeare with Iain Sinclair, Director, 16th St Actors' Studio
Acting - Shakespeare
2015 - pres
Voice coaching
Vocal/dialect study with Suzanne Heywood
Voice
2018
Voiceover coaching with Abbe Holmes
Professional voiceover course & private coaching
Voiceover
2018
Larry Moss Masterclass (audit)
with Larry Moss, international Director/Coach, 16th St Actors' Studio
Acting
2014 - pres
The Rehearsal Room
Masterclass with Richard Sarell (Director)
Acting
2017
Elizabeth Kemp Masterclass (audit)
with Elizabeth Kemp, Tennessee Williams scenes, 16th St Actors' Studio
Acting - Teneesee Williams
2017
Ian Rickson Masterclass (audit)
with Ian Rickson, Director; a study of Edward Albee plays
Acting - Edward Albee
2014 - 2016
Q44 Theatre Company
Scene study & sensory work (part-time), Lee Strasberg techniques
Lee Strasburg Sensory/Acting
2013 - 2016
Larry Moss Masterclass (audit)
with Larry Moss, international Director/Coach
Acting
2016
Ian Rickson Masterclass (audit)
with Ian Rickson, Director; a study of Harold Pinter plays
Acting - Harold Pinter
2014
16th Street
Scene study (6 months), with Kerry Armstrong, AFI award-winning actress
Acting
2013
16th Street
Scene Study (8 weeks), with Nadia Tass, Director
Acting
2013
16th Street
Scene Study (8 weeks), with David Cameron, Director
Acting
2013
16th Street
Scene Study (8 weeks), with Kim Krejus, Artistic Director
Acting - Uta Hagen
2011 - 2013
The Rehearsal Room
Masterclass with Richard Sarell, Director
Acting
2008
TAFTA
National Acting Intensive
Scene study with various professional directors
Swinburne University of Technology
Successfully completed BA, Psychology & Human Resources
Psychology & Human Behaviour
Skills & Attributes
Shoe Size
8
Clothing Size
Female - 12
Waist
94cm
Chest
100cm
Hip
104cm
Natural Accent
Australian
Accents
American Standard, Australian, Cockney, English, French, German, Southern, Brooklyn, East Coast American, West Coast American, Irish
Hair Length
Shoulder Length
Hair Style
Straight, Wavy
Singing
Pop, Folk
Singing Range
Alto
Sport
Cycling, Pilates, Snow Skiing, Tennis, Yoga
Drivers Licences
Car
Model Work Types
Commercial, Runway
Professional Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Corporate, Presenter, Voice Artist, Writer
Media
Public Media
3:38
Public Media
0:41
Public Media
0:59
Public Media
0:25
Public Media
1:56
Photos
Notes
Awards: 2022 multi-award winner for Best Ensemble & Best Film in short film, Tommy, in numerous national & international festivals; 2021 nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the LA International Film Festival for Jeanette in 'A Piece of Us'; 'Best Actress' as Evie, in 'Evie Wants a Baby', 13th Melbourne Underground Film Festival; Nominated for Best Actress in as Evie, Southampton UK International Film Festival; 'Evie' was selected to feature at Palm Beach International Film Festival (top 25 independent film festivals); Media reviews for Carissa: http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/the-memory-of-water/ 5 stars (Teresa, lead) http://www.theatrepeople.com.au/SEX-WITH-STRANGERS/ 5 stars (Olivia, lead) imdb.me/carissamcallen; AACTA Member: 80986
