Rachel Szalay

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Rachel Szalay
BornJanuary 1965
Education City Art Institute (1983–1985)
National Institute of Dramatic Art (1986–1988)
Occupation(s)Actress and visual artist
Known for The Delinquents (1989)
Children's Hospital (1997–1998)

Rachel Szalay is an Australian actress and visual artist.

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Early life

Szalay was born in January 1965. From 1983 to 1985, she studied visual art at City Art Institute. In 1986, she then began studying an acting diploma at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1988. [1]

Career

Szalay has appeared in numerous stage roles, including a production of The Importance of Being Earnest as Cecily Cardew, which she joined in 1990. The production was so popular that it became an ongoing stage show between 1988 and 1992, and was televised by the ABC.

Her film credits include roles in The Delinquents (1989), Mad Bomber in Love (1992) and Lilian's Story (1996). She also has several television credits to her name, including a recurring role as Kris in Children's Hospital and guest roles in A Country Practice , Six Pack and Grass Roots .

Szalay is also an accomplished visual artist, who uses a variety of mediums to capture the Australian bush and its unique flora and fauna. [2] She has showcased her art in numerous exhibitions since 1986, and started staging solo shows from 1994. [3]

Personal life

Szalay resides in the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales. [4]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Delinquents Maxine
1992 Mad Bomber in Love Julia
1994Unacceptable BehaviourWendyShort film
1996 Lilian's Story Inmate One

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 A Country Practice Stephanie Kouros2 episodes
1992 Six Pack Nicole1 episode
1992 The Importance of Being Earnest Cecile CardewTV movie
1997–1998 Children's Hospital Kris6 episodes
2000 Grass Roots Judith1 episode

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Hot’l Baltimore NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1987 The Man Who Came to Dinner NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1988Veneer 1 NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1988 The Screens Mother NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1988 Fifth of July NIDA Theatre, Sydney
1990Reckless Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Bophtelophti Theatre for Sydney Festival
1990 Once in a Lifetime Sydney Opera House with STC
1990–1992 The Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Adelaide, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Theatre Royal Sydney with STC & MTC
1991The Dreamer Examines his PillowDonna Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1991; 1994 Furious Lynnie / Friend One Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Space Theatre, Adelaide, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with STC & Playbox Theatre Company
1992Time and the Room Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1993 Top Girls Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1994 That Eye, The Sky Alice FlackStanley Palmer Cultural Centre, Sydney, Playhouse, Melbourne with Burning House Theatre Company
1996Playgrounds Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1996The IncorruptibleLouise Porter Canberra Theatre, Sydney Opera House with STC Playbox Theatre Company & Canberra Theatre Trust
1998 Mourning Becomes Electra Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1998Navigating Sydney Opera House with STC
2002Svetlana in Slingbacks Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
2004 Boston Marriage Claire Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA

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Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
Sixteen Words for Water ABC Radio
1998; 2005Flame ABC Radio radio play [6] [7]
1999The Twentieth Century and the DreamReader ABC Classic FM's "The Listening Room" radio play [8]
Sylvia Plath ABC Radio
Poetica ABC Radio
Background BriefingReadings ABC Radio radio show

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References

  1. "Rachel Szalay". www.rachelszalay.com.
  2. "Rachel Szalay". gggallery.com.au.
  3. "Rachel Szalay". www.rachelszalay.com.
  4. "Rachel Szalay". gggallery.com.au.
  5. "Rachel Szalay". AusStage.
  6. "Flame". ABC Radio National. 1 February 1998.
  7. "Flame". ABC Radio National. 9 January 2005.
  8. "CD: Millenium edition". Australian Music Centre.
  9. "Rachel Szalay". www.rachelszalay.com.
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