Kathryn Beck

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Kathryn Beck
Born (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986 (age 38)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
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Kathryn Beck (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian television and theatre actress. In 2007, she played Lily Nelson in the soap opera Home and Away and the following year, she appeared in East of Everything . In 2013, Beck began appearing in Neighbours as Gemma Reeves. She joined the cast of Wentworth in 2014.

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Biography

She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and raised in Wellington Point, a suburb of Redland City. She attended Alexandra Hills State High School, and studied drama at Queensland University of Technology. She appeared in an advertising campaign for KFC's "Twister", before moving to Sydney and landing the role in Home and Away. In 2008, she played Lizzy Dellora in the ABC1 drama series East of Everything . [1] In 2010 she was cast in the lead role of the successful feature-length film The Little Things directed by Nell McGregor.

She has performed in theatre work for the Griffin Theatre Company, including King Tide by Katherine Thomson in 2007. [2] Beck joined the cast of Neighbours as Gemma Reeves in 2013. [3] She began appearing in the second season of prison drama Wentworth in 2014. [4] Beck plays a doctor in the comedy film Cooped Up. [5]

Personal life

Beck is married and has one child, a daughter. [6] In November 2018, Beck was forced to leave her house in Malibu due to the Woolsey Fire. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005MosaicYoung Candice
2009 Subdivision Dale Kelly
2010 The Little Things Dee O'Keefe
2011 Burning Man Marti
2012 Not Suitable for Children Becky Kincaid
2012The Adventures of Scooter the PenguinDarling Starling ShawntelleDirect-to-video film; voice role
2013 These Final Hours Vicki
2013Aim High on CreationKathryn Beck
2014Locks of LoveSallySegment: "CapItal L"
2015Super Awesome! Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes
2016 Madly WomanSegment: "Afterbirth"

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Home and Away Lily Nelson4 episodes (season 20)
2007 Chandon Pictures SherbertEpisode: "Cousins"
2008–09 East of Everything Lizzy DelloraMain role, 13 episodes
2008 Scorched Emily Francia Nine Network television film
2009 All Saints Marina ReadeEpisode: "On Second Thoughts..."
2012 Puberty Blues GinnyEpisode 1.4
2013 Camp VeroniqueEpisode: "CIT Overnight"
2013 Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War AnoushkaMiniseries, 2 episodes
2013–14 Neighbours Gemma ReevesRecurring role (seasons 29–30), 16 episodes
2014 Wentworth Sky PiersonRecurring role (season 2), 12 episodes
2016Cooped UpEmilyTelevision film

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