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Daina Reid (born 1964) is an Australian director and actress who has been acting since the early 1990s. She began directing in 1999.

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Education and career

Reid graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts acting course in 1990. [1] She is known for Full Frontal [2] [3] from 1995 to 1997. Her directing credits include Sunshine [4] for Australian broadcaster SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), The Secret River , [5] INXS: Never Tear Us Apart , Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Howzat! Kerry Packer's War . She has also directed episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries , Offspring , The Handmaids Tale, [6] [7] [3] The Outsider , Space Force and Young Rock .

Daina Reid was nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for her work on The Handmaids Tale. [8]

In 2017, Daina Reid was the recipient of the Michael Carson Award "for excellence in the craft of television drama direction" [9] at the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) Awards.

In 2020, Daina Reid was announced as director of Hannah Kent’s psychological thriller Run Rabbit Run , starring Sarah Snook, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi. [10] [11] [12]

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