Hollie Andrew

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Hollie Andrew
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OccupationActress
Years active2003-present
Known for Fat Tony and Co

Hollie Andrew is an Australian film, television and stage actress.

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Early life and education

Andrew was born and raised in Adelaide. [1]

She graduated from Flinders University (SA) in 1999 with an Honours Degree in Drama. She then attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre in 2002. [2]

Career

Andrew's first major role was in the 2004 film Somersault , where she appeared alongside Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington; she was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Bianca. [3] She then appeared in the satirical ABC comedy series Double the Fist [4] and featured in two series of BBC/UKTV comedy series Supernova as Dr Jude Wardlaw. In June 2009 she starred in a production of Metro Street in Korea with Debra Byrne, adding to her catalogue of musical theatre work.

She was a cast member of the short-lived 2009 sketch comedy TV series Double Take . [5] [2]

She appeared in the 2014 Nine Network miniseries Fat Tony & Co.

Other television credits include CNNNN , Life Support , Home and Away , and All Saints .

In 2014 she was in talks to co-direct and costar in a film entitled Ebonny. [6]

Stage

Stage credits are The Adventure Of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie , directed by Neil Armfield (Company B); Wrong Turn at Lungfish [7] & Ruby Sunrise [8] (Ensemble Theatre), Hair! (Production Company), Jumping The Q and 5th At Randwick (Naked Theatre Company), The Last Five Years (Echelon Productions), and the Music by Moonlight Concert Series conducted by George Ellis at Sydney Olympic Park. Andrew performed alongside Casey Donovan and Christine Anu in the Company B and the Black Swan Theatre production of The Sapphires . [9] In 2014 she toured Australia with a new stage version of Wogboys .

Short film

Andrew's short film credits include Love and Contempt (Jo Mitchell Productions), Second Draft (Housebound Productions), and Anniversary (Michael Neild).

Awards and honours

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Irreverent Angel1 episode
2022 Upright (TV series) Bec1 episode
2022More Than ThisSamantha4 episodes
2020 Informer 3838 Roberta Williams1 episode
2017 House Husbands Libby1 episode
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Roberta Williams9 episodes
2013Tallest PoppiesLorraine Q2 episodes
2012The Next Big ThingKerryShort
2012 Underbelly (TV series) Tracy Shepard3 episodes
2009Double TakeVarious11 episodes
2008Double the FistTara8 episodes
2005-06SupernovaJude Wardlaw12 episodes
2004 All Saints (TV series) Maggie West1 episode
2004SomersaultBianca
2003Lifesupport1 episode
2003 Home and Away: Hearts Divided Mira

Personal life

Andrew lived from 2011 to 2013 in Los Angeles. She returned to Australia in 2013 after being cast in Fat Tony & Co., [10] and was living on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2014. [6]

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References

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  10. "Hollie is revelling in role as Roberta Williams". news.com.au. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.