Susan Prior

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Susan Prior
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1994 -

Susan Prior is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Susan prior graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. [1]

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Career

Prior has worked extensively with the Sydney Theatre Company, including Riflemind , as well as acting in films and television series. [2]

In early 2022 Prior played one of the lead roles, as Martha, in a State Theatre Company South Australia production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? , to acclaim by critics. [3] [4]

Awards

She won the 2014 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in The Rover [5] and was nominated for the 2012 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for Puberty Blues . [6] She was twice nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play, in 2008 for Riflemind [7] and in 2014 for Small and Tired . [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Chopin's PianoGeorge Sand
2021AscendantBarbara Wolf
2020Cube SeasonMirren CubeShort film
2020Groundhog NightCherylShort film
2020MukbangSandraShort film
2018Book WeekLee Issen
2018RiotNorma GowlandTV novie
2017 Jasper Jones Gwyn WishartFeature film
2015Second HandGabbyShort film
2015Reg Makes ContactSusanShort film
2015Bunny New GirlAlice DunnShort film
2014The OrchardRachelShort film
2014 The Rover Dorothy PeeplesFeature film
2014SnowlblindGeneShort film
2014HandymanMelindaShort film
2013The TwinAnnie/SarahShort film
2013My Mother Her DaughterSusanShort film
2012 Not Suitable for Children MarcieFeature film
2012 Careless Love LeeFeature film
2010 Animal Kingdom (film) Alicia HenryFeature film
2008 The View from Greenhaven KateFeature film
2007The Uncertainty PrincipalSueShort film
2007Nothing Lasts ForeverWomanShort film
2006 Suburban Mayhem Christine AndrettiFeature film
2005A Divided HeartMillie Vickery
2005MonsterMotherShort film
2005The SaviourCarmelShort film
2005Still TimeSueShort film
2003 A Cold Summer PhaedraFeature film
2002Little BlueMumShort film
2000A Wreck, A TriangleEleanor
1999Doctor By DayKay
1998War StoryMotherShort film
1998 Praise SophieFeature film
1997 Heaven's Burning SharonFeature film
1996 Idiot Box LuceFeature film
1994 Muriel's Wedding Girl at WeddingFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021-22 Aftertaste [9] Susan WestTV series, 12 episodes
2021 The Moth Effect Staff MemberTV series, 1 episode
2020 The Gloaming Susan KellyTV series, 2 episodes
2019 The Commons Lena GordonTV series, 1 episode
2019 The Other Guy SharonTV series, 1 episode
2019 Frayed RuthTV series, 2 episodes
2019 Glitch [10] Anna DonohueTV series, 3 episodes
2019 Les Norton ChenilleTV series, 4 episodes
Jade of DeathDonna2 episodes
2018 Fighting Season Dr. LindaTV series, 1 episode
2018 Bite Club TriciaTV series, 1 episode
2018The Second [11] Detective
2018 Safe Harbour ReneeTV series, 3 episodes
2017 Doctor Doctor MinnieTV series, 3 episodes
2017 Top of the Lake BeccyTV series, 1 episode
2015 Love Child Geraldine DonnellyTV series, 1 episode
2012-14 Puberty Blues (TV series) [12] Yvonne HennesseyTV series, 17 episodes
2012 Rake BarbaraTV series, 1 episode
2012 Home and Away Margaret HendersonTV series, 6 episodes
2006The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live ActionHerselfTV special
2006 Two Twisted Nurse HughesTV anthology series, 1 episode
2005 All Saints (TV series) Beth ChandlerTV series, 15 episodes
2002 Farscape KirayhTV series, 1 episode
2002 Young Lions Christine MaloufTV series, 1 episode
2000 Water Rats Rosie CallahanTV series, 2 episodes
1996 House Gang Lucy's MumTV series, 1 episode
1996 Police Rescue DebraTV series, 1 episode
1995 G.P. Linda SwansonTV series, 1 episode

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References

  1. "Susan Prior". Broadway World. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. Eeles, Matthew (22 February 2018), "Interview: Susan Prior", Cinema Australia
  3. Mead, Rachael (30 January 2022). "Theatre review: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". InDaily . Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  12. https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/04/top-cast-joins-puberty-blues-on-ten.html