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Anita Hegh | |
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| Born | Australia |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Stingers, Janet King |
Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring in the television series Stingers, Janet King, and the ABC drama Total Control (TV series).
Born on 11 May 1972 in Perth, Australia, her father was Norwegian and her mother is Estonian.[ citation needed ] Hegh has one brother, Arnold Hegh.[ citation needed ]
Hegh studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society. [1] After auditioning for and being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1994, [2] and has rarely been out of work since.
After minor roles in Così (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter , Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers .
Hegh received an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her work in MDA.[ citation needed ] Other television credits include Last Man Standing , Valentine's Day, The Informant, Carlotta , Deep Water, My Place, McLeod's Daughters , Rescue Special Ops and Time of our Lives. She played a major role in two series of Janet King as Janet's colleague and lesbian lover, Bianca Grieve.
Her film credits include Stuffed, Maiden and Last Ride with Hugo Weaving.
Hegh works extensively in theatre. She won both a Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award for The Wild Duck at Belvoir Street Theatre. She also won a Sydney theatre award for The City at the Sydney Theatre Company.[ citation needed ]
In 2017, after completing the second season of Janet King for the ABC, Hegh worked for the Sydney Theatre Company in Cloud Nine and also The Father (touring Melbourne Theatre Company) in 2017.[ citation needed ]
She won the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui . [3]
In 2019 Hegh was announced as part of the cast for ABC political drama Total Control (TV series) . Hegh would reprise the role for the third and final season in 2024. [4] [5] Hegh in 2022 appeared in ABC movie Here Out West. [6]
Married to Peter Evans (2001, Divorced 2007) Current partner: Jay McEvoy. Daughter: Edie Anne-Maret McEvoy (Born September, 2019)
| Year | TItle | Role | Note |
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| 1996 | Cosi | Waitress | Feature film |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Bett | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Forest | Ashley | TV movie |
| 2004 | Loot | Cynthia Allen | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Informant | Christine Button | TV movie |
| Scorched | Linda | TV movie | |
| Valentine's Day | Sarah Hayes | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Last Ride | Maryanne | Feature film |
| 2009 | The Diplomat | Annabelle | TV movie |
| 2012 | My Mind's Own Melody | Jude | Short film |
| 2013 | Maiden | Kate | Short film |
| 2014 | Stuffed | Ellen | Short film |
| The Killing Field [7] | Diedre Hughes | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Legacy | Jocelyn | Short film |
| 2018 | Dots | Barbara | Short film |
| 2020 | I Met a Girl | Patricia | Feature film |
| 2021 | We Have Me | Mum | Short film |
| 2022 | Here Out West | Sharon |
| Year | TItle | Role | Note |
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| 1997 | State Coroner | Jody Zelco | TV series, 1 episode |
| Return to Jupiter | Samanther | TV series, 13 episodes | |
| 1998 | Wildside | Jane Gilham | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Water Rats | Sally Bates | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1998-02 | Stingers [8] | Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie | TV series, 110 episodes |
| 2005 | MDA | Julia Delvecchio | TV series, 4 episodes |
| Last Man Standing | Marly Logan | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| Holly's Heroes | Dana | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | McLeod's Daughters | Sharon Buckingham | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Rogue Nation | Young Elizabeth Macarthur | TV series, 1 episode |
| Darwin's Brave New World | Caroline Darwin | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| My Place | Emma | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Rescue: Special Ops | Melissa Gardner | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Carlotta [9] | Evelyn Byron | TV miniseries |
| The Moodys | Hazel | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Susan Wouton | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013-14 | The Time of our Lives [10] | Maryanne | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Alison Small | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Home and Away | Claire Lewis | TV series, 6 episodes |
| VR Noir [11] | Veronica Coltrane | Video Game | |
| Deep Water | Cheryl Hampton | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2016-17 | Janet King [12] | Bianca Grieve | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 2017 | High Life | Maggie Turner | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2014-20 | Black Comedy [13] | Guest Cast | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her | Cable Host | TV series, 1 episode |
| Joe vs. Carole | TV miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| Irreverent | Charmaine | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| Upright | Chrysanthe | TV series. 2 episodes | |
| Pieces of Her | Cable Host | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2021-22, 23 | Bump | Edith Chalmers | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 2023 | In Limbo | Detective Blythe | TV series, 1 episode |
| In Our Blood | Clara Jones | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2021, 2024 | Total Control | Helena Rossi | TV series, 10 episodes |
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