Bessie Holland

Bessie Holland is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Stella Radic on the prison drama series Wentworth . ^[1] Holland also plays Tessa in the ABC series Wakefield . ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Holland appeared in ABC series The Exhibitionists alongside Bridie Carter, Mandy McElhinney and Veronica Milsom. ^[5]

On 8 December 2024, Holland was named in the cast for season three of Foxtel legal drama The Twelve. ^[6]

Filmography

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
	The Dry	Sally
2021,2022	Fisk	Peggy	2 episodes
2022	The Tourist	Andrea	1 episode
	Irreverent	Renee	2 episodes
2025	The Twelve		TV series; season 3

Theatre

Holland has appeared in numerous theatre productions. Holland appeared in Sydney Theatre Company's Blithe Spirit in 2022. ^[7]

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref
2022	Blithe Spirit		Sydney Theatre Co	[7]
2019	Cosi	Cherry	Melbourne Theatre Co	[8]
2018	The House of Bernarda Alba	Magda	Melbourne Theatre Co	[9]
2018	Accidental Death of an Anachist		Sydney Theatre Co	[10]
2016	Blaque Showgirls	Ginny	Malthouse Theatre	[11]

External links

Bessie Holland on IMDb

References

1. Janice Somosot (19 April 2017). "'Wentworth' Season 5 episode 3 recap: Kaz tries to stop the drug trade in jail". International Business Times. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. "Jungle Entertainment drama 'Wakefield' underway for ABC". If Magazine. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. "Indigenous voice heightens tale of tyranny in MTC's House of Bernarda Alba". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. "Wyatt, Sebbens and Althouse honoured at Sydney Theatre Awards". SBS. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
5. Staff Writer (8 March 2022). "The Exhibitionists explores the unsung talent of Australian art - InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
6. Knox, David (8 December 2024). "The Twelve season 3 cast unveiled | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
7. Review, Arts (16 February 2022). "Courtney Act to star in STC's revamped production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit". Australian Arts Review. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
8. Staff Writer (7 May 2019). "Review: Così, MTC". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
9. Croggon, Alison (6 June 2018). "The silence of atrocity: The House of Bernarda Alba". witnessperformance.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
10. "Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Sydney Theatre Company - Australian Stage Online". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
11. Gow, Keith (20 November 2016). "Blaque Showgirls – Malthouse Theatre". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.