Angie Milliken

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Angie Milliken
Born
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
  • Actress

Angie Milliken is an Australian actress. [1]

Early life

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]

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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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

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YearFilmRoleType
1990 Harbour Beat SimoneFilm
1991 Act of Necessity Louise ColemanTV movie
1991Mimi Goes to the AnalystTV movie
1992 Eight Ball JulieFeature film
1992 Last Man Hanged Dorothy RyanTV movie
1994 Talk Stephanie NessFeature film
1995 Rough Diamonds Christie BrightFeature film
1996 What Have I Written Sorel Atherton / GillianFeature film
1996 Dead Heart Kate / Les's wifeFeature film
1999ParadiseShort film
1999 Paperback Hero Ziggy KeaneFeature film
2006 Solo KateFeature film
2007 The Condemned Donna SerenoFeature film
2009 Passengers MelonyFeature film
2014I Can See YouMarnie's MotherShort film
2015 This Isn't Funny Barbara ThompsonFeature film
2017 Jungle Stela GhinsbergFeature film
2019StrangersAdrienneShort film
2022 Spiderhead SarahFeature film
2022 Elvis Madam ZFeature film

Television

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YearFilmRoleType
1989 E Street Leanne HansonTV series, 4 episodes
1990 The Paper Man Joanna MorganTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 A Country Practice Jillian CarterTV series, 2 episodes
1992 Six Pack MimiTV series, 1 episode
1994–96 The Feds Detective Sergeant Jo MoodyTV miniseries, 9 episodes
1996 The Beast Elizabeth GriffinTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1999 Beastmaster High PriestessTV series, 1 episode
1999 Stingers Detective Sergeant Susan AbbottTV series, 2 episodes
1999–2000 Farscape Yoz / VolmaeTV series, 2 episodes
2001 My Brother Jack Minnie MeredithTV miniseries
2002 The Lost World DianaTV miniseries, 1 episode
2003 The Shark Net Dorothy DreweTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2004 Through My Eyes Joe KuhlTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2003–05 MDA Amanda McKayTV series, 34 episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Audrey Van Der MereTV series, 1 episode
2012 Rake Therese FaulknerTV series, 2 episodes
2022 Troppo IngridTV series, 1 episode
2022 Joe vs. Carole CrystalTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2022 Young Rock The Fabulous MoolahTV series, 1 episode
2022 Darby and Joan Felicity Ann KempTV series, 1 episode

Theatre

YearFilmRoleType
1987Undiscovered Country NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1988Veneer 3 NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1989The Conquest of the South Pole Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1990 The Tempest Miranda Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1990 Three Sisters Irina Sydney Opera House with STC
1991 The Master Builder Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1992 Much Ado About Nothing Sydney Opera House with STC
1992 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1992 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1993The IdiotCrossroads Theatre, Sydney
1993 A Christmas Carol Concert Hall, Brisbane
1994 Dead Heart Eveleigh Railway Yards with Belvoir Street Theatre, Old Boans Warehouse with Black Swan State Theatre Company for Perth Festival
1996Decadence Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Forum Theatre, Melbourne
1996The Four Seasons ConcertsNarrator Sydney Opera House
1997 The Herbal Bed Wharf Theatre with STC
1997RedemptionEdie Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
1997 Closer Wharf Theatre with STC
1999 Betrayal Wharf Theatre with STC
2000 A Month in the Country Sydney Opera House with STC
2000 The White Devil Vittoria Theatre Royal, Sydney with STC for Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival & NYC tour with Brooklyn Academy of Music
2001 Three Days of Rain Wharf Theatre with STC
2001Don Juan Sydney Opera House
2002 My Zinc Bed Elsa Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2003 The Real Thing Wharf Theatre with STC
2012Every BreathLydia Belvoir Street Theatre
2014The EffectDr Lorna James Wharf Theatre with STC & Queensland Theatre, Southbank Theatre with MTC
2016 Romeo and Juliet Lady Capulet Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre Centre, Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Bell Shakespeare
2019 E-baby Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2019 Death of a Salesman Linda Loman Playhouse, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
2020 Phaedra Phaedra Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
2022Bernhardt / Hamlet Sarah Bernhardt Queensland Theatre

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Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
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 AwardBest PerformanceNominated
2001 My Brother Jack Australian Film Institute Awards AFI Award for Best Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series Won
2001Angie MillikenCentenary MedalAchievement in the ArtsWon
2001 A Month in the Country Mo Awards Best Female Actor in a PlayNominated
2001 My Brother Jack Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actress in a Tele-feature or Mini-seriesWon
2003 MDA Australian Film Institute Awards AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy Won
2004The Shark Net Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated
2005 Through My Eyes Australian Film Institute Awards Best Supporting Actress in Television Nominated

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Street, Andrew P. (8 July 2014). "Angie Milliken's odyssey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "About.... Angie Milliken". angiemilliken.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. "Beautiful Brains | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. "Archive: Angie Milliken". Sydney Theatre Company. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "AusStage".
  6. "Beautiful Brains | Stage Whispers".
  7. "Resume". Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.