Victoria Hill

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Victoria Hill
Born (1971-02-18) 18 February 1971 (age 53)
Adelaide, South Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • producer
Parents

Victoria Hill (born 18 February 1971 in Adelaide) is an Australian actress, writer and producer.

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Early life and career

Victoria Hill is the daughter of Robert Hill, a former politician, diplomat and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide; and Diana Hill, the Australian president of UNICEF.

A graduate of Flinders University Drama Centre, she spent many years performing in theatre productions in Adelaide and interstate before winning her first part in a feature film, 1999's Dead End, soon followed by a role in Siam Sunset . Hill spent subsequent years performing on stage and in occasional television roles until her film career took off in 2006, with roles in Modern Love, Hunt Angels, BoyTown, December Boys and Macbeth , the Shakespeare adaptation which she also co-wrote and -produced. In 2018, she appeared in the Paul Schrader-directed film First Reformed , which she also co-produced. [1]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Siam Sunset MareeFeature film
Dead EndLori Peterson
2006 December Boys TeresaFeature film
BoyTown RosalitaFeature film
Hunt Angels Alma BrooksFeature film
Macbeth Lady MacbethFeature film
Modern Love EmilyFeature film
2017 First Reformed EstherFeature film
Also producer
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Film
2018 The Chaperone Myra BrooksFeature film
Also producer
2021 Buckley's Chance GloriaFeature film
2022 Master Gardener Isobel PhelpsFeature film
2024 Oh, Canada DianaFeature film
TBA Geechee TBAFilm (suspended)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Dance Academy NatashaTV series, 4 episodes

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References

  1. First Reformed (2017) , retrieved 10 October 2017