Amanda Douge

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Amanda Douge
BornDecember 1976 (age 47)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Amanda Douge (born December 1976) is an Australian actress, best known from a range of television and feature film roles.

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Douge studied law at Melbourne University (1993) [1] and has been with the Melbourne Theatre Company.

She has played Becky Gallagher, the mentally ill twin sister of Dr. Jack Gallagher on the FOX drama Mental .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Hammers Over the Anvil Nellie Bolster
1993 Body Melt Elloise Noble
1994 That Eye, the Sky Tegwyn Flack
2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us Katherine
2003 Horseplay Grace
2006IrresistibleDress Shop Assistant
2006Five Moments of InfidelityVicki
2009 Nine Miles Down Kat
2009Another ThingBlonde womanShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The Flying Doctors Kath"A Place for the Night"
1990 Neighbours Annabelle DeaconRecurring role
1991 A Country Practice Belinda Mason"Simply the Best: Parts 1 & 2"
1993–94 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Dovis (voice)Regular voice
1994–1996 The Man from Snowy River Victoria BlackwoodRecurring role
1995 Halifax f.p. Lauren Hayward"My Lovely Girl"
1995 Breaking News Cammy"A Man of His Convictions"
1995–96 Space: Above and Beyond Kylen Celina"Pilot", "Choice or Chance", "... Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best"
1997 State Coroner Lee Turkel"Dance 'Till You Drop"
1997–98 Raw FM Gerry SanoRegular role
1999 Water Rats Carly Middleton"Shark Bait"
1999Close ContactLiz PriceTV film
1999 The Lost World Talibo"Paradise Found"
2002 MDA Lucy Carlton"Love You to Death"
2002–03 The Secret Life of Us JenniferRecurring role
2003 Stingers Lucy Manella"Cold War"
2003 Blue Heelers Shaylee Simms"The New Perfect"
2003 CrashBurn Gina"One Free Ticket to the Seychelles"
2004Love BytesClareTV series
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot Lynn Marchmont"Taken at the Flood"
2006 Sugar Rush Dr. Candida"2.6", "2.7"
2006 Sinchronicity Dr. Reeves"1.3"
2007 New Tricks Sian Elton"Nine Lives"
2007 Talk to Me Cassie CoxTV series
2007EmpathySarahTV film
2009Breaking the MouldEthel FloreyTV film
2009 Mental Becky Gallagher"Do Over", "Lines in the Sand", "Life and Limb"
2010 Vexed Charlotte"1.2"
2021 Unforgotten JanetSeries 4
2022KaosAndromache"1.3, 1.4","1.5" "1.8"
2023KingdomNews Anchor"1.5", "1.6"

Awards

Wins

1995
Australian Film Institute Award, for That Eye, the Sky [2]

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References

  1. "Cast Biographies". Five Moments of Infidelity. Baby Banksia. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards