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Ash Ricardo | |
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| Born | Ashley Vivienne Ricardo Sydney, Australia |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Ash Ricardo is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Kerry Green in Network Ten's Offspring and Detective Zoe Rawlings in the Channel Nine crime thriller Bite Club. [1]
Ricardo was born in Sydney. She studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. [2]
Ricardos first big role of her career was when she played Kerry Green in Offspring. [3] Ricardo then appeared in a minor role in Thor: Ragnarok. [4] Ricardo landed one of the lead roles in the crime thriller Bite Club starring alongside Todd Lasance. [5] [6] [7] Ricardos most recent role was playing Jennifer Falk in Force of Nature: The Dry 2. [8] Ricardo has also appeared in many theatre productions for the Sydney Theatre Company such as Noises Off and Les Liaisons Dangereuses alongside Hugo Weaving. [9]
Ricardo revealed she has suffered miscarriages. Since she was 16, she has been battling excruciating period pain. When she was 26, she had three ovarian cysts that exploded. At the age of 32. she and her partner decided they wanted kids. She then underwent surgery to find out if she had endometriosis, which she had long expected. When the results showed she had it, she got it cleared out. Soon afterwards, she had a son named Jameson. [10] Ricardo gave birth to a second son named Holden Ricardo Meadows on September 28th 2023. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pretentious | KC | |
| 2004 | Coffee, Tea, or Me? | Ebony | Short |
| 2005 | The Rules | Brie | Short |
| 2006 | Convictions | Mel Johnson | |
| 2011 | Snobs | Amber | |
| 2012 | Grace | Grace | Short |
| 2012 | Ravage | Annabelle | Short |
| 2013 | Around the Block | TV journalist | |
| 2013 | Caught on Camera | Ana | Short |
| 2013 | Between Us | Juliet | Short |
| 2015 | Now Add Honey | Mindi | |
| 2015 | Observance | Receptionist | |
| 2015 | Mary: The Making of a Princess | Patricia Donaldson | |
| 2017 | Event Zero | Leyla Nassar | |
| 2022 | Thor: Ragnarok | Odins assistant | |
| 2023 | Contagion of Fear | Leyla Nassar | |
| 2024 | Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Jennifer Falk |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Tarsha McNeil | Episode: Look into my Eyes |
| 2009 | Rescue: Special Ops | Abigal | Episode: Building Site |
| 2012 | Tricky Business | Natasha Campbell | Episode: Opportunity Knocks |
| 2014 | Old School | Diane Cavendish | Episode: Tiny Dancer |
| 2014 | Party Tricks | Charlotte Wynn | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Molly | Joy | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Home and Away | Danika Kulevski | 7 episodes |
| 2016 | The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill | Claude | 2 episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Offspring | Kerry Green | 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Bite Club | Zoe Rawlings | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Colour Blind | Alisha | Miniseries |
| 2020-2021 | Space Nova | Aubrina Eridani | 11 episodes |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Dakota King | Episode: The Reporter |
| 2021-2023 | RFDS | Mira Ortiz | 16 episodes |