Katrina Milosevic

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Katrina Milosevic
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Born (1976-04-25) 25 April 1976 (age 48)
Mount Isa, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Notable work Stingers (2000, 20032004)
Wentworth (2013–21) SeaChange (2019)

Katrina Milosevic (born 25 April 1976) is an Australian actress who has appeared in many television programs and theatre productions, including a starring role in the prison drama series Wentworth as Sue 'Boomer' Jenkins. [1] and as Sophie Novak on Police Drama Stingers (TV series).

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Early life and education

Katrina Milosevic was born in Mount Isa, Australia on 25 April 1976. [2] She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1997 with a degree in Performing Arts and went on to work on series The Games and Blue Heelers . In 2003, she was cast in the regular role of Sophie Novak in Stingers , which saw her nominated for the Most Popular New Talent Female at the 2004 Logie awards. [3] She remained with the show for two seasons. [4]

Career

Milosevic appeared in the 2005 Nine Network telemovie Little Oberon [5] and in September 2006 she joined the Sydney Theatre Company's adaptation of the Neil LaBute play, Fat Pig . [6]

Milosevic joined the cast of Neighbours as Kelly Katsis, a love interest for Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) in 2008. [7] Milosevic's father died during her first week on set and she said that working on the show was what she needed at that time. [7] Milosevic left Neighbours in February 2009. [8]

In 2010, Milosevic joined the Sydney Theatre Company's adaptation of Gross und Klein (Big and Small) . The play premiered at the Sydney Theatre in 2011, before it went on tour in Europe in early 2012. [9]

Milosevic had a starring role in Wentworth as Sue "Boomer" Jenkins since 2013. Katrina appeared in all 100 episodes of Wentworth and was one of the 'Wentworth Four' and was gifted a placard for the 'Wentworth 100 Club' alongside Kate Atkinson, Jacquie Brennan and Robbie Magasiva. [10] [11]

Milosevic revealed in the Wentworth Unlocked special that the show gave her a place to 'channel her grief' as she had lost her mother during filming of the show she said this show kept me afloat. It gave me somewhere to put all my grief. and said it was a once in a lifetime series that changed her life. [12] [13]

In 2022, Milosevic appeared alongside several Wentworth cast members for Wentworth Con Melbourne. [14]

Milosevic appeared in the fifth and final season of Winners & Losers .

In 2019, Milosevic appeared in season 4 of channel 9 drama SeaChange alongside Wentworth co-star Sigrid Thornton. [15]

She also has a recurring role on Glitch . [16] Milosevic also appeared in Paramount+ Australia original series, Spreadsheet in the role of Angie. [17]

In 2024, Milosevic was announced as part of the cast for Stan series Population 11. [18] [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Little Oberon FatimaTelevision film
2008Uncle JonnyAuntie LouiseShort film
2010 I Love You Too Rebecca
ElephantiasisMeredithShort film
2014Shotgun WeddingCleoShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Games First Irate Questioner, Katrina2 episodes
2000, 2002–2003 Blue Heelers Cheryl Anne Phillips, Raelene Clarke3 episodes
2000, 2003–2004 Stingers Darlene Stockwell-Wallace /Sophie Novak69 episodes
2008–2009 Neighbours Kelly Katsis 27 episodes
2009 City Homicide Cassie HolmesEpisode: "Dead Weight"
Rush KarissaEpisode: "Episode #2.21"
2010 Sleuth 101 GilEpisode: "Delete Cache"
2012 Laid Wheelchair PamEpisode: "Episode #2.1"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Eve BlakeEpisode: "A Dog's Life"
2013–2021 Wentworth Sue "Boomer" Jenkins 100 episodes
2013 Twentysomething Career CounsellorEpisode: "Everyone Loves a Comeback"
2016 Winners & Losers Eliza Dempsey3 episodes
Offspring AnnaEpisode: "Fallout"
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Claire2 episodes
Glitch Ellen4 episodes
2019 Seachange Anna Kazan8 episodes
2021 Spreadsheet Angie6 episodes
2024Population 11Sgt. Geraldine WaltersTV Series; 10 episodes
Human ErrorRose StarryTV Series: 5 episodes

Self appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2016An Audience With the cast of WentworthSelfTV Special
Thinkergirl PodSelfPodcast [20]
2017Wentworth: Interrogation RoomSelfQ and A Video [21]
Tag TeamSelfPodcast [22]
The Chrissie Swan ShowSelfRadio
2018SelfRadio [23]
2019Wentworth: Behind the BarsSelfTV Special
2020The Scott Emerson Drive ShowSelfPodcast [24]
Wentworth: Behind the Bars 2Self
Wentworth: Screen FestSelf
2021TV ReloadSelfPodcast [25]
Wentworth Reunion EventSelfTV Special
Saluting WentworthSelfSpecial
Hot off the PressSelf1 episode
Wentworth UnlockedSelf

Stage

Milosevic has appeared in numerous stage performances. In 2016, Milosevic appeared in The Distance.

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021The TruthAliceMTC [26]
2016The DistanceSouthbank Theatre [27]
2011Gross and KleinSTC [28]
2008Fat PigHelenSTC [29]

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