Sibylla Budd | |
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 Budd at the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards | |
| Born | Sibylla Marguerite Budd 19 September 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Sibylla Budd (born 19 September 1976) [1] is an Australian actress perhaps best known for her roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us and Winners & Losers .
Budd grew up in Canberra, as one of four siblings. She has an older brother, Alex, and two younger brothers, Hamilton and Henry. [2]
She attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School where she became interesting in acting while performing in plays. After high school, Budd travelled overseas and worked in a pub in Cambridge, England, for six months. When she returned to Australia, she studied acting at the University of Western Sydney, before being accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 1997. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art in 2000. [3]
In 2000 Budd appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) soap opera Something in the Air playing Sharon. In 2001 she was the leading female in The Bank as Michelle Roberts, and played Sam Cooper in the TV miniseries The Farm . That year she also began playing her break-out role of Gabrielle Kovich in The Secret Life of Us . [4]
Budd left The Secret Life of Us in late 2003, a year before the series was cancelled. In 2005, she joined the cast of medical drama series All Saints playing Dyanna Richardson whose role was Nursing Unit Manager. [5] In 2007 Budd appeared in Channel Nine's naval drama, Sea Patrol as marine biologist Ursula Morrell and in the feature film directorial debut of Gallipoli actor Mark Lee in The Bet , starring alongside Matthew Newton, Aden Young and Australian acting veteran Roy Billing.
Budd also had a guest role in an episode of the Australian comedy series, Kath & Kim as character Sharon Strezlecki's childhood friend.
In 2008 Budd appeared in the $40million advertising campaign to sell Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann for Tourism Australia entitled "Come Walkabout" with Matthew Le Nevez. [6]
In 2013 Budd appeared in a recurring role on Seven Network's Winners & Losers as Carla Hughes, the Head of Emergency, beginning in Season 3. She also had a guest-starring role in Peter Helliar's series for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation series, It's a Date .
After the 2003 season of Secret Life, Budd joined her co-star Deborah Mailman on a journey to Tanzania with World Vision. The documentary The Secret Life of Tanzania was screened on Australian television in January 2004.
In August 2006 Budd was appointed member of the Advertising Standards Bureau, an advertising industry self-regulation body concerned with standards of advertising material in print, television and radio media. [5]
Budd met her future husband Peter Carstairs when Carstairs cast Budd in his first feature film, September in 2007. They were married in 2010 and had their first son, Albie in 2011. Their two other children are Freddy and Audrey. [7]
Budd's father, Dale, was Malcolm Fraser’s Chief of Staff – both when Fraser was Minister for Defence from 1970 to 1971, and Prime Minister from 1975 to 1978. [8]
Fellow actor Patrick Brammall was a friend of Budd's when she was in early high school. [9]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Something in the Air | Sharon | TV series, season 1 episode 59: "We'll Talk About It in the Morning" |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Gabrielle Kovich | TV film |
| The Farm | Sam Cooper | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2001–2003 | The Secret Life of Us | Gabrielle Kovich | TV series, seasons 1–3, 66 episodes |
| 2003 | Kath and Kim | Lisa-Marie Birkenstock | TV series, season 2, episode 3: "The Moon" |
| 2004 | The Secret Life of Tanzania | Herself | TV documentary special |
| 2005–2006 | All Saints | Deanna Richardson | TV series, seasons 8–9, 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Dr. Ursula Morrell | TV series, season 1, 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Canal Road | Daina Connelly | TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 2013 | It's a Date | Imogen | TV series, season 1, 2 episodes |
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Renee Fleuri | TV series, season 2, episode 5: "Murder à la Mode" | |
| Redfern Now | Detective Morris | TV series, season 2, episode 3: '"Babe in Arms" | |
| 2013–2015 | Winners and Losers | Carla Hughes | TV series, seasons 3–4, 39 episodes |
| 2014 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Martha Harris | TV series, season 2, episode 3: "A Foreign Field" |
| Rake | Mrs. Guilfoyle QC | TV series, season 3, episode 7 | |
| 2015 | Tattoo Tales | Narrator | Documentary TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Rachel Maxwell | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Mrs Valange | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Mint Condition | Audrey | Online comedy/drama series |
| Operation Buffalo | Lorraine Carmichael | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Summer Love | Jules | TV series, episode 1: "Jules and Tom & Jonah and Steph" |
| 2024 | Apple Cider Vinegar | Tara Brown | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Bank | Michelle | Feature film |
| 2006 | The Bet | Tory | Feature film |
| The Book of Revelation | Deborah | Feature film | |
| 2007 | September | Miss Gregory | Feature film |
| 2012 | Pause | Voice | Short film |
| 2015 | Jump! | Melody Merriwether | Short film |
| 2023 | Favourites | Justine | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Memory of Water | Catherine | Space 28 with MTC |
| 2005 | Ray's Tempest | Cynthia Cornish | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 2006 | The Emperor of Sydney | Gillian | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Boeing-Boeing | Gretchen | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney with Newtheatricals |
| 2008 | Yibiyung | Lady | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Company B |
| 2009 | Playwriting Australia Showcase | Theatre Royal, Hobart for National Play Festival | |
| 2009 | The Lonesome West | Girleen | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney with B Sharp |
| 2010 | Betrayal | Emma | Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre |
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