Abby Earl | |
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 Abby Earl in 2013 | |
| Born | 15 February 1989 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | A Place To Call Home |
| Television | Underbelly Love My Way |
Abby Earl (born 15 February 1989) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Anna Bligh in the television drama A Place to Call Home . [2]
Earl was born and raised in Broulee, New South Wales. [3] At age 15, she auditioned for Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. She was accepted and subsequently relocated to Sydney to attend the school. [4]
She graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University in Perth. [5]
Earl's first role was a guest part in Fox8 drama series Love My Way in 2007. In 2012 she had another guest role on an episode of the fifth season of the Underbelly franchise, Underbelly: Badness . The same year, she featured as Diana in the made for television crime film The Great Mint Swindle , alongside Grant Bowler and Todd Lasance.
In 2013, Earl started playing Anna Bligh in post-war drama series A Place to Call Home , a part she starred in from seasons 1 through 6. She was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2014 Logie Awards for the role.
She has also featured in several short films, the most recent being Sweet Tooth in 2019, which was narrated by Cate Blanchett.
| Name | Year | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Love My Way | Chloe | Season 3, episode 3: "Say What You Mean" |
| 2012 | Underbelly: Badness | Karina | Episode: "Thy Will Be Done" [6] |
| 2013–2018 | A Place to Call Home | Miss Anna Bligh (Seasons 1–2) Mrs Anna Poletti (Season 2 finale – Series finale) | Seasons 1–6, 67 episodes Nominated for Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 2014 |
| Name | Year | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bella the Ballerina | Cinderella | Short film |
| 2012 | Carnations | Waitress | Short film [7] |
| 2011 | Bonsai | Short film | |
| 2012 | The Great Mint Swindle | Diana | TV movie |
| 2017 | Kill Off | Emma | Short film |
| 2019 | Sweet Tooth | The Mother | Short film |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | A Place to Call Home | Logie Award | Most Popular New Talent | Nominated |
| 2014 | A Place to Call Home | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
Earl is mother to twins that she shares with the British writer and musician, Christopher Unwin. [8]
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