Adrienne Pickering

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Adrienne Pickering
Born (1981-02-22) 22 February 1981 (age 42)
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Adrienne Pickering (born 22 February 1981) is an Australian actress.

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Early life and education

Born in rural Queensland, Pickering was educated at the University of Queensland, where she majored in psychology and drama. [1] She later undertook her drama training at Queensland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting in 2003. [2]

Career

Pickering portrayed Elly Tate on the drama headLand in 2005. [3] She also played the recurring role of Detective Christine Taylor in the BBC-commissioned soap opera Out of the Blue . [4] In the soap opera Home and Away she appeared as Natalie Franklin, the mother of Nicole, portrayed by Tessa James.

Pickering starred in the 2010 Australian drama-thriller film The Reef . From 2010, Pickering played the role of Melissa "Missy" Partridge in the ABC drama Rake. In 2014, she appeared in Neighbours as Erin Rogers. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Candy Teller
2006Final CallSamantha CollinsShort film
2008 Shutter Megan
2009 Knowing Allison Koestler
2010 The Reef Suzie
2010 The Clinic Jane Doe
2011SafeMiaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 All Saints Sophia BeaumontRecurring role
2005-2006 headLand Elly TateMain role
2008 Out of the Blue Det. Christine TaylorRecurring role
2008 Home and Away Natalie FranklinRecurring role
2009Rogue NationSarah Wentworth"Rights of Passage"
2009 Sea Patrol Cynthia Luxton"Safeguard"
2010-2018 Rake Melissa PartridgeMain role
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Ariel"The Course Whisperer"
2014 Secrets & Lies Jess MurnaneTV miniseries
2014 House Husbands Layla"3.5"
2014 It's a Date Tess"Is it OK to Date a Friend's Ex?"
2014-2015 Neighbours Erin Rogers Recurring role
2015 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Catherine Lewis"Room Without a View"
2017 Ronny Chieng: International Student Karen FordRecurring role
2017 House of Bond Eileen BondTV miniseries
2017 Offspring Kirsty CreweRecurring role
2019 Reef Break BethEpisode: "The Comeback"
2019 My Life Is Murder Jasmine HarrisEpisode: "Fake Empire"
2020 Operation Buffalo Corinne Syddell6 episodes
2022 Surviving Summer Abbie Gibson10 episodes
2022 Darby and Joan Lucy Kirkhope1 episode
2022 Barrumbi Kids Lucy10 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Ruben GuthrieZoyaBelvoir - Upstairs Theatre [6]

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