Laura Wheelwright

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Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990) [1] is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film Animal Kingdom.

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Career

Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in Animal Kingdom, a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry, and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role. [2] She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film. [3] [4] [5] She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama Underground: The Julian Assange Story for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. [6] She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film We've All Been There. [7] [8] She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series Wolf Creek . [9]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
2010 Animal Kingdom Nicole "Nicky" Henry
2013We've All Been ThereJessShort film
Television
YearTitleRole
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Electra
2012 Winners & Losers Nadia
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Alice
2017 Wolf Creek Kelly YeomanSeason 2

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