Peta Brady

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Peta Brady
Born1972 (age 5152)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress. She is best known for being the second actress to play Cody Willis, a role instituted by Amelia Frid in the TV soap opera Neighbours . Since she left the show, Brady has appeared in the film Mullet , the TV sitcom Kath & Kim and the SBS series RAN (Remote Area Nurse) . In a 2005 theatre role, Brady played 'Annie' in Love by Patricia Cornelius. [1] At the 2005 Green Room Awards, Brady won the Gerda Nicholson Award for an Actress with an Emerging Career.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1991 Street Angels ChrissieTV movie
1994Only the BraveTammyShort film
1997PepperAliceShort film
2000 Dogwoman: A Girl’s Best Friend ParsleyTV movie
2001 Mullet RobbieFeature film
2003The ForestEmilyTV movie
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code KeelyTV movie
2009 Four of a Kind Young GinaTV film
2012 Beaconsfield Jacqui KnightTV movie
2013The TurningMrs LarwoodShort film
2015 Pawno KylieFeature film
2018IncubatorMumShort film
2021Some Happy DayTinaAlso producer
2023ShitSamShort film
2023Cold WaterPolice OfficerShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1993 Phoenix MandyTV series, 1 episode
1993-96 Neighbours Cody WillisTV series, 292 episodes
1997 Good Guys Bad Guys Susie CrakeTV series, 2 episodes
1997 Raw FM JemmaTV series, 1 episode
1997 Simone de Beauvoir’s Babies Diane, age 17Miniseries, 4 episodes
1997-2003 Blue Heelers Anise Lightfoot, Margaret ToddTV series, 6 episodes
1999 Big Sky Rosie DayTV series, 12 episodes
1999 Pig's Breakfast NancyTV series
2002-04 Kath & Kim KellyTV series, 4 episodes
2003Fat Cow MotelDianeMiniseries, 2 episodes
2003 MDA Melissa MorriceTV series, 2 episodes
2006 RAN (Remote Area Nurse) Lindy GaibuiMiniseries, 6 episodes
2008-09 City Homicide Kim CharltonTV series, 2 episodes
2009Whatever Happened to That GuyLouiseTV series, 1 episode
2009-10 The Librarians Marzena StovicTV series, 2 episodes
2010 Rush LindaTV series, 1 episode
2011 The Slap ShamiraMiniseries, 2 episodes
2014It’s a DateMaxTV series, 1 episode
2015 House Husbands TaniaTV series, 1 episode
2016-2021 Jack Irish Janine BallichTV series, 4 episodes
2023 Safe Home HilaTV series, 3 episodes

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References

  1. Woodhead, Cameron (21 November 2005). "Love – Eternal Triangle with a Difference". The Age. Retrieved 6 January 2007.