Hayley McElhinney

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Hayley McElhinney
Born (1974-09-12) 12 September 1974 (age 48)
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1996−present
Notable work The Babadook (2014)
Television Doctor Doctor (2016−2021)

Hayley McElhinney (born 12 September 1974) is an Australian stage, film and television actress. [1]

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Graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1999, McElhinney has performed around Australia and in the United States with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Black Swan Theatre Company, Perth Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company. [2] She was nominated for a Helpmann Award in 2007 [3] and was a core member of Sydney Theatre Company's Actor's Company [4] ensemble from 2006 – 2008. She played Sonya in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Uncle Vanya which met with excellent reviews when it played in Sydney (2010), Washington, D.C. (2011) [5] and Manhattan (2012). [6]

She is the sister of Mandy McElhinney.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996SweatJade1 episode
1998Good Guys Bad GuysLoyola Maginnis-McLeod1 episode
1999 My Mother Frank Francine
2000 Water Rats (TV series) Sherrilyn Kelly1 episode
2000 City Loop Katie
2009 Sea Princesses "Voice"52 episodes
2012Redd Inc.Sheena O'Leary
2013 Rizzoli & Isles Jennifer Humphrey1 episode
2014 The Babadook Claire
2016-21 Doctor Doctor Penny48 episodes
2019 Hearts and Bones Josie Avril
2020RamsMay
2022How to Please a WomanHayley
2022 Mystery Road: Origin Max6 episodes
2022 Upright (TV series) Linda/Willow6 episodes

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References

  1. "Hayley McElhinney - Claire". The Babadook. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "Ready to tackle great unknown". The West Australian . 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "Full list of nominees for Helpmann awards - Arts - Entertainment". Smh.com.au. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. Entertainment (7 April 2010). "The Actors Company's short, fraught life". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. Marks, Peter (7 August 2011). "Theater review: A recharged 'Uncle Vanya' at Kennedy Center". The Washington Post . Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. Ben Brantley (28 July 2012). "'Uncle Vanya' With Cate Blanchett at City Center". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 November 2016.