Libby Munro

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Libby Munro
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Munro at the AACTA Awards, 2012
Born (1981-11-11) 11 November 1981 (age 43)
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress

Libby Munro (born 11 November 1981) [1] is an Australian actress.

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Early life and education

Munro was born on a cattle station near Charleville, Queensland, before she moved with her family to a property west of Millmerran. She attended Fairholme College in Toowoomba where she became the school's drama captain. [2] She attended The Women's College at University of Queensland and was appointed the cultural director. She appeared in many college productions, particularly of Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn plays. In 2004, she graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business in Communications and in 2005 from The Performing Arts Conservatory Brisbane with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Stage Acting. In 2008, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2011, she attended The Groundlings school of improvisational comedy, the Ivana Chubbuck studios, and Film Fighting LA, all in Los Angeles. [3]

Career

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Munro at the premiere of Turandot on Sydney Harbour, March 2016

Munro worked at the Sydney Theatre Company, The Ensemble Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. On television, she appeared in the series All Saints , Review with Myles Barlow , and Slide . [3] Her breakthrough performance was her role of Vanda/Wanda in David Ives' play Venus in Fur for the Queensland Theatre Company in 2013. [4] [5] [6] She was awarded the Matilda Award for Best Female actor in a Leading Role for her performance. Later that year, she appeared as Philippa Haymes in a theatrical adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced for Mousetrap Production's Australian tour. [7]

In 2016, Munro performed in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar in the role of Emily. She has been nominated for another Matilda Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Munro starred in the 82 minute one-shot feature film Eight, directed by Peter Blackburn. [ citation needed ]The independent film has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world including Best Film at Snowdance Filmfestival in Germany and Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Film Festival.[ citation needed ] Munro was featured in the "must see list of Oscar contenders" for the Atlanta Film Festival and also won Los Angeles Film Festival Best Film as well at the Jury Prize in Croatia. [8]

Filmography

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Munro with pilot Matt Hall who took her up in his Red Bull plane as research for her role in Grounded

Film and television

YearTitle [9] RoleNotes
2009Review With Miles BarlowJennaTV series (1 episode)
2009 All Saints Senior Constable Rose DragoTV series (2 episodes)
2011 Slide ShazzaTV series (1 episode)
2011The BindCarmen Short
2013BrandedAshShort
2014Eight [10] Sarah PrenticeFeature film
2014 Hiding Alana PinderTV series (2 episodes)
2015Bullets for the Dead [11] Jessica DaltonFeature film
2017The HuntedVioletShort
2017Wild Woman [12] Claire CaneFeature film

2018 'Prison House' Monica Feature Film - 2019 'The Unsettling' Vivian Feature Film

Theatre

YearTitle [9] RoleNotes
2000 Picasso at the Lapin Agile FreddyCollege Players UQ
2001 Absurd Person Singular Producer and director
2002 Bedroom Farce SusannahCollege Players UQ
2004 Ring Round the Moon Diana MesserschmannCentenary Theatre Group
2004 Cloud Nine VictoriaThe Actors Conservatory
2004 The Comedy of Errors AdrianaThe Actors Conservatory
2005 Closer to Heaven Billie Trix Brisbane Powerhouse
2005 Romeo and Juliet PrinceQld Shakespeare Festival
2005 Twelfth Night OliviaQld Shakespeare Festival
2006 Private Lives Amanda
2006VisionsAdelaide
2006FootprintsBodyline
2007 Macbeth Witch 1, Seyton and The Porter
2007 The Wood Demon Yelena Andreyevna
2007Private Life of the Master RaceLawyer, Lesbian Cabaret Singer
2008 Servant of Two Masters Carney
2008GallipoliSoldier / Prostitute Sydney Theatre Company
2008Days of SignificanceTrish
200924 Hour Play GeneratorRoxanneGriffin Stablemates Theatre
2011 The Collection Stella
2013 Betrayal Emma
2013 Venus in Fur Vanda Queensland Theatre Company
2013 A Murder Is Announced PhillipaMoustrap Productions
2015Dream HomeColetteThe Ensemble Theatre
2015GroundedThe Pilot Queensland Theatre Company
2016 Disgraced Emily Melbourne Theatre Company
2017 Noises Off Brooke Ashton/VickiMelbourne Theatre Company / Queensland Theatre coproduction

References

  1. ↑ "Libby Munro Warehouse 16 Profile". Warehouse 16. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Libby's kinky, dark role all the talk in theatre circles" by Tara Miko, The Toowoomba Chronicle , 3 July 2013
  3. 1 2 List of performances
  4. ↑ "Libby Munro's debut performance in Queensland Theatre Company's Venus in Fur receives rare standing ovation" by Nathanael Cooper, The Courier-Mail , 2 July 2013
  5. ↑ "Venus in Fur a dominant piece of theatre" by Natalie Bochenski, Brisbane Times , 28 June 2013
  6. ↑ "Masochism was never this much fun as inspired actors make magic" by Martin Buzacott, The Australian , 1 July 2013
  7. ↑ "Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced" Archived 4 July 2013 at archive.today , thatsmelbourne.com.au
  8. ↑ "Blacmac Productions - 'EIGHT'". blacmacproductions.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Libby Munro Resume". LibbyMunro.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Eight (2016) at IMDb
  11. ↑ Bullets for the Dead (2015) at IMDb
  12. ↑ Wild Woman (2017) at IMDb
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