Morgana Davies

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Morgan Davies
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Davies in 2011
Born (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 19)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Morgan Davies (born 27 November 2001) is a transgender Australian film and television child actor. [1]

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Film career

Davies made his film debut in the Australian films The Tree , The Hunter . He played Madeline in Storm Boy alongside Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney, Finn Little, Trevor Jamieson and Erik Thomson.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Green Fire EnvyBrittany
2010 The Tree SimoneNominated - AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - AACTA Award for Best Young Actor
Nominated - Film Critics Circle of Australia Award - Best Supporting Actor - Female
2011 The Hunter Sass ArmstrongNominated - AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated - Film Critics Circle of Australia Award - Best Performance by a Young Actor
2011 Julian CassandraShort film
2013Growing UpCareyShort Film
2014KharismaKharismaShort Film
2014BreathSamanthaShort Film
2015The Boyfriend GameTomikaShort Film
2015HenchScatter ShotShort Film
2019Calliope's PreludeShort Film
2019 Storm Boy Madeline
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Terra Nova Leah Marcos2 episodes
2014 Devil's Playground Bridie Allen6 episodes
2017 The Girlfriend Experience Kayla7 episodes
2019The EndOberon Brennan10 episodes

Awards

Reception

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References

  1. "Find Talent Morgana Davies". 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. "Find Talent Morgana Davies CV" (PDF). 1 November 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011.
  3. "Captain America launches Avengers franchise". Calgaryherald.com. 29 May 2011.
  4. Published Sunday, 23 May 2010, 11:04am EDT (23 May 2010). "Director hails 'Tree' child actors - Movies News". Digital Spy.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)