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Angie Milliken is an Australian actress. [1]
Milliken was born and raised in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to a musical family. She played the French horn and competed in athletic sprinting events from the age of 7 through 17. [2]
She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Sociology at the University of Queensland, before turning to acting. She was part of an alternative arts and theatre group called The Fluba Troupe. [3]
Milliken subsequently moved to Sydney to study at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where she completed a three year Diploma of Acting. [2]
Milliken first became noticed when she starred in the 1991 made-for-TV movie Act of Necessity for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award.[ citation needed ]
Throughout the 1990s, Milliken starred as Jo Moody in a series of telemovies with Robert Taylor, called The Feds , and in 1999 starred in Paperback Hero , as well as guest starring on Farscape and Stingers . In 1992 she was in the film Eight Ball and in 1996 she memorably featured in Dead Heart .[ citation needed ]
She regularly performed on stage for Sydney Theatre Company and became a well known face in the Australian film and television industry. In 2001, she won an AFI award for her role in My Brother Jack and then starred in the acclaimed The Shark Net (2003).[ citation needed ]
From 2003 to 2005 Milliken starred as Amanda McKay, a lawyer, on MDA , winning an AFI Award in 2003. [1]
Milliken starred in The Condemned in 2007 and has also appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami . Milliken played Jamie Thompson's mother in This Isn't Funny in 2015.[ citation needed ]
In 2012 Milliken returned to stage acting in Benedict Andrews' Every Breath for Belvoir Street Theatre and The Effect, a joint project of the Sydney Theatre Company and the Queensland Theatre Company. [1] [4]
Millken has appeared in the following films:[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1990 | Harbour Beat | Simone | Film |
1991 | Act of Necessity | Louise Coleman | TV movie |
1991 | Mimi Goes to the Analyst | TV movie | |
1992 | Eight Ball | Julie | Feature film |
1992 | The Last Man Hanged | Dorothy Ryan | TV movie |
1994 | Talk | Stephanie Ness | Feature film |
1995 | Rough Diamonds | Christie Bright | Feature film |
1996 | What Have I Written | Sorel Atherton / Gillian | Feature film |
1996 | Dead Heart | Kate / Les's wife | Feature film |
1999 | Paradise | Short film | |
1999 | Paperback Hero | Ziggy Keane | Feature film |
2006 | Solo | Kate | Feature film |
2007 | The Condemned | Donna Sereno | Feature film |
2009 | Passengers | Melony | Feature film |
2014 | I Can See You | Marnie's Mother | Short film |
2015 | This Isn't Funny | Barbara Thompson | Feature film |
2017 | Jungle | Stela Ghinsberg | Feature film |
2019 | Strangers | Adrienne | Short film |
2022 | Spiderhead | Sarah | Feature film |
2022 | Elvis | Madam Z | Feature film |
Millken has appeared in the following television programs:[ citation needed ]
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1989 | E Street | Leanne Hanson | TV series, 4 episodes |
1990 | The Paper Man | Joanna Morgan | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1992 | A Country Practice | Jillian Carter | TV series, 2 episodes |
1992 | Six Pack | Mimi | TV series, 1 episode |
1994-96 | The Feds | Jo Moody | TV miniseries, 9 episodes |
1996 | The Beast | Elizabeth Griffin | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1999 | Beastmaster | High Priestess | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Stingers | Der Sgt Susan Abbott | TV series, 2 episodes |
1999-2000 | Farscape | Yoz / Volmae | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | My Brother Jack | Minnie Meredith | TV miniseries |
2002 | The Lost World | Diana | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
2003 | The Shark Net | Dorothy Drewe | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
2004 | Through My Eyes | Joe Kuhl | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
2003-05 | MDA | Amanda McKay | TV series, 34 episodes |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Audrey Van Der Mere | TV series, 1 episode |
2012 | Rake | Therese Faulkner | TV series, 2 episodes |
2022 | Troppo | Ingrid | TV series, 1 episode |
2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Crystal | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
2022 | Young Rock | The Fabulous Moolah | TV series, 1 episode |
2022 | Darby and Joan | Felicity Ann Kemp | TV series, 1 episode |
Millken has appeared in the following theatre producions:[ citation needed ]
Millken has received the following awards and nominations:[ citation needed ]
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
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1991 | Act of Necessity | Australian Film Institute Awards | Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1991 | Master Builder | Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Award | Best Performance | Nominated |
2001 | My Brother Jack | Australian Film Institute Awards | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series | Won |
2001 | Angie Milliken | Centenary Medal | Achievement in the Arts | Won |
2001 | A Month in the Country | Mo Awards | Best Female Actor in a Play | Nominated |
2001 | My Brother Jack | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Actress in a Tele-feature or Mini-series | Won |
2003 | MDA | Australian Film Institute Awards | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy | Won |
2004 | The Shark Net | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2005 | Through My Eyes | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Supporting Actress in Television | Nominated |
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