Saskia Burmeister

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Saskia Burmeister
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Burmeister at Tropfest 2012
Born
Saskia Burmeister

(1985-02-12) 12 February 1985 (age 39)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children2
RelativesMartika Sullivan (sister)

Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985 [1] ) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in Hating Alison Ashley and Sea Patrol .

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Early and personal life

Born in New South Wales, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. [2] She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney, and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People.

In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft. [3] Burmeister first met Croft at a film audition and after they played a couple in The Pact, they began dating. [3] Burmeister and Croft have two sons together, Jackson Jay "JJ", born in May 2012, and Bodhi Phoenix in June 2014. [4] [5]

Career

During high school, Burmeister performed in various theatre productions including Blackrock , The Merchant of Venice and The Chapel Perilous .

Burmeister joined the cast of Wicked Science as Dina Demiris in 2003. [6] She appeared in the 2005 comedy film Hating Alison Ashley and received a nomination for Best Lead Actress from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for her performance. [7] [8]

Burmeister made a guest appearance in Blue Heelers and earned the 2006 AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance in episode 493. [6] [9]

In 2007, Burmeister joined the cast of Sea Patrol as Nikki Caetano. [10] That same year, Burmeister appeared in The Jammed and earned an AFI nomination for Best Supporting Actress. [11]

On 24 April 2011, Lizzy Lovette of The Sun-Herald reported Burmeister had joined the cast of Home and Away . [12] Burmeister had an extended guest role as Tegan Callahan. [13] The actress bleached her usual brown hair blonde for the part. [12] Burmeister's younger sister, Martika Sullivan, also landed a role in the show at the same time. [13]

Burmeister joined the cast of Black & White & Sex in 2012 and had a guest role in Tricky Business . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Junction Boys JoyceTV movie
2003 Ned Kelly Jane JonesFeature film
2003 The Pact Young Susan TuttleFeature film
2004 Thunderstruck ChloeFeature film
2005 Jewboy RivkaFeature film
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Erica YurkenFeature film
2005The Glenmoore JobSally
2007 The Jammed VanyaFeature film
2009Kind of ManChloeShort film
2009 Storage ZiaFeature film
2010Rampage
2011Cold SoreJennaShort film
2012 Black & White & Sex Angie 7Feature film
2012Min MinCelesteShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Water Rats Victoria St. ClairTV series, episode: "Low Blows"
2003–04 Wicked Science Dina DemirisTV series
2005 Blue Heelers Ashley BarkerTV series, episode: "Child's Play"
2007 Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji Pirate LilyTV series
2007–09 Sea Patrol Lieutenant Nicole 'Nikki' (Nav) Caetano TV series
2011 Rescue Special Ops Annie GriffinTV series, episode: "Storm Chaser"
2011 Home and Away Tegan Callahan TV series
2011 Underbelly: Razor Ida MaddocksTV miniseries, episode: "The Darlinghurst Outrage"
2012 Tricky Business Zoe PlattTV series, episode: "Space and Time"

Theatre

Title
Blackrock
The Merchant of Venice
The Chapel Perilous

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
2005 Hating Alison Ashley AFI Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2006 Blue Heelers (episode 493) AFI Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series Won
2007 The Jammed AFI Awards AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated

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References

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