Sianoa Smit-McPhee

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Sianoa Smit-McPhee
Born
Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2004–present
Spouse
John Rush
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(m. 2012)​
Relatives Kodi Smit-McPhee (brother)

Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress and singer. From 2005 until 2007, she played Bree Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours . She starred in As the Bell Rings , the HBO series Hung , and The Kettering Incident . She has also appeared in the feature films All Cheerleaders Die (2013) and Fallen (2016).

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Early and personal life

Smit-McPhee was born in Adelaide to Sonja Smit and Andy McPhee, an actor and former professional wrestler. [1] She has six siblings from her father's three marriages, including Kodi Smit-McPhee, who is also an actor. Smit-McPhee attended Croydon Primary and Allenby Gardens Primary, before she moved to Melbourne with her family when she was seven years old. [2] Her father got her into acting when she was three years old and she starred in a number of commercials. [3]

Smit-McPhee has been married to American music producer John Rush since 2012. [2]

Career

After signing to her father's agents, Smit-McPhee secured a role in police drama Blue Heelers as a girl with gender dysphoria. She had to cut her long hair for the role. [2] Shortly after, she won the role of Bree Timmins in the long-running Australian TV series Neighbours, which she played from 2005 to 2007. [2] [4] After leaving Neighbours, Smit-McPhee starred in the children's television series As the Bell Rings , which aired on the Disney Channel. [5] She also starred in the 2008 short film Hugo, which had its Australian premiere at the Canberra Short Film Festival. The film centres on a school girl (Smit-McPhee) who finds a moth-boy and tries to win a science competition with him. [6] From 2009 to 2011, Smit-McPhee starred in the HBO series Hung as Darby Drecker. [2] [7]

Smit-McPhee made her feature film debut in the 2011 American sports film Touchback , alongside Kurt Russell. [8] [9] In 2012, she featured in the American Broadcasting Company's television film Firelight , [10] as well as the series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . [11] The following year, she starred in All Cheerleaders Die , alongside her former Neighbours co-star Caitlin Stasey. [2] Smit-McPhee and her husband also wrote and produced the song "Take a Bite of My Heart", which was featured in the film and performed by her. [2] In 2014, she guested in an episode of Criminal Minds , [11] and appeared in the thriller film Mall . [12]

After living in Los Angeles for around ten years, Smit-McPhee moved back to Australia to launch her music career. [2] [13] She played at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2017. [2] She also appeared in The Kettering Incident , which was filmed in Tasmania, and the 2016 feature film Fallen . [2]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008HugoDesmaShort film
2012 Touchback Sasha
2013 All Cheerleaders Die Leena Miller
2014 Mall Shel
2016 Fallen Molly Zane
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Blue Heelers Charlie CampbellEpisode: "One of the Boys"
2005–2007 Neighbours Bree Timmins Main cast
2007–2009 As the Bell Rings DJMain role
2009–2011 Hung Darby DreckerMain role
2012 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia BridesmaidEpisode: "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre"
2012 Firelight TammyTelevision film
2014 Criminal Minds Sue WalshEpisode: "Gabby"
2016 The Kettering Incident Chloe HollowayMain role

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