Anita Hegh

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Anita Hegh
Born
Australia
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Known for Stingers , Janet King

Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring in the television series Stingers, Janet King, and the ABC drama Total Control (TV series).

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Life and career

Born on 11 May 1972 in Perth, Australia, her father was Norwegian and her mother is Estonian.[ citation needed ] Hegh has one brother, Arnold Hegh.[ citation needed ]

Hegh studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society. [1] After auditioning for and being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1994, [2] and has rarely been out of work since.

After minor roles in Così (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter , Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers .

Hegh received an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her work in MDA.[ citation needed ] Other television credits include Last Man Standing , Valentine's Day, The Informant, Carlotta , Deep Water, My Place, McLeod's Daughters , Rescue Special Ops and Time of our Lives. She played a major role in two series of Janet King as Janet's colleague and lesbian lover, Bianca Grieve.

Her film credits include Stuffed, Maiden and Last Ride with Hugo Weaving.

Hegh works extensively in theatre. She won both a Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award for The Wild Duck at Belvoir Street Theatre. She also won a Sydney theatre award for The City at the Sydney Theatre Company.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, after completing the second season of Janet King for the ABC, Hegh worked for the Sydney Theatre Company in Cloud Nine and also The Father (touring Melbourne Theatre Company) in 2017.[ citation needed ]

She won the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui . [3]

In 2019 Hegh was announced as part of the cast for ABC political drama Total Control (TV series) . Hegh would reprise the role for the third and final season in 2024. [4] [5] Hegh in 2022 appeared in ABC movie Here Out West. [6]

Personal life

Married to Peter Evans (2001, Divorced 2007) Current partner: Jay McEvoy. Daughter: Edie Anne-Maret McEvoy (Born September, 2019)

Filmography

Film

YearTItleRoleNote
1996 Cosi WaitressFeature film
1997 Paradise Road BettFeature film
2003 The Forest AshleyTV movie
2004LootCynthia AllenTV movie
2008The InformantChristine ButtonTV movie
Scorched LindaTV movie
Valentine's Day Sarah HayesTV movie
2009 Last Ride MaryanneFeature film
2009The DiplomatAnnabelleTV movie
2012My Mind's Own MelodyJudeShort film
2013MaidenKateShort film
2014StuffedEllenShort film
The Killing Field [7] Diedre HughesTV movie
2015LegacyJocelynShort film
2018DotsBarbaraShort film
2020 I Met a Girl PatriciaFeature film
2021We Have MeMumShort film
2022 Here Out West Sharon

Television

YearTItleRoleNote
1997 State Coroner Jody ZelcoTV series, 1 episode
Return to Jupiter SamantherTV series, 13 episodes
1998 Wildside Jane GilhamTV series, 2 episodes
Water Rats Sally BatesTV series, 1 episode
1998-02 Stingers [8] Ellen 'Mac' MackenzieTV series, 110 episodes
2005 MDA Julia DelvecchioTV series, 4 episodes
Last Man Standing Marly LoganTV series, 6 episodes
Holly's Heroes DanaTV series, 1 episode
2008 McLeod's Daughters Sharon BuckinghamTV series, 2 episodes
2009Rogue NationYoung Elizabeth MacarthurTV series, 1 episode
Darwin's Brave New World Caroline DarwinTV miniseries, 3 episodes
My PlaceEmmaTV series, 1 episode
2010 Rescue: Special Ops Melissa GardnerTV series, 1 episode
2014Carlotta [9] Evelyn ByronTV miniseries
The Moodys HazelTV series, 2 episodes
The Doctor Blake Mysteries Susan WoutonTV series, 1 episode
2013-14 The Time of our Lives [10] MaryanneTV series, 13 episodes
2015 Catching Milat Alison SmallTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2016 Home and Away Claire LewisTV series, 6 episodes
VR Noir [11] Veronica ColtraneVideo Game
Deep Water Cheryl HamptonTV series, 3 episodes
2016-17 Janet King [12] Bianca GrieveTV series, 16 episodes
2017High LifeMaggie TurnerTV series, 6 episodes
2014-20 Black Comedy [13] Guest CastTV series, 5 episodes
2022 Pieces of Her Cable HostTV series, 1 episode
Joe vs. Carole TV miniseries, 1 episode
Irreverent CharmaineTV miniseries, 3 episodes
Upright ChrysantheTV series. 2 episodes
Pieces of Her Cable HostTV series, 1 episode
2021-22, 23 Bump Edith ChalmersTV series, 15 episodes
2023In LimboDetective BlytheTV series, 1 episode
In Our BloodClara JonesTV series, 1 episode
2021, 2024 Total Control Helena RossiTV series, 10 episodes

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