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Bessie Holland is an Aboriginal Australian [1] actress, best known for her role as Stella Radic on the prison drama series Wentworth . [2] Holland also joined an ensemble cast in the upcoming series Wakefield . [3] [4] [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–18 | Wentworth | Stella Radic | 30 episodes |
| 2015 | The Beautiful Lie | Bride | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2018 | The True History of Billie The Kid | Mel | Short film |
| 2019 | Get Krack!n | Astrid | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Wakefield | Tessa | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | The Dry | Sally | |
| 2021,2022 | Fisk | Peggy | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Tourist | Andrea | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Irreverent | Renee | 2 episodes |
Bessie Holland on IMDb
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