Emma Booth (actress)

For other people named Emma Booth, see Emma Booth (disambiguation).
Emma Booth

Booth at the AACTA award 2012, 31 January
Born

1982 (age 3334)


Denmark, Western Australia

Education High school
Spouse(s) Dominick Joseph Lunar

Emma Booth (born c. 1982) is an Australian model[1][2] and actress. From Perth[3] in Western Australia, the former teen model[4] and TV star played a significant role in the 2007 film Introducing the Dwights, opposite Brenda Blethyn.[5]

TV and film career

Frequently referred to as the "next big thing" from Australia,[6][7] after Clubland (North American title of Introducing the Dwights)[3] was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, many talent agencies solicited her for roles in upcoming films.

She appeared in the 2009 horror film Blood Creek, directed by Joel Schumacher. She worked on the never released 2007 production Hippie Hippie Shake,[3] an account of the Schoolkids OZ obscenity trials in the United Kingdom.[8][9] Since 2009, Booth has appeared in low-budget films, Australian series television. She starred in Underbelly: The Golden Mile[10] and had a supporting role in the 2013 Jason Statham film Parker.[5][11][12]

Modelling career

At thirteen she was cast in The Adventures of the Bush Patrol and at fourteen became a finalist in Girlfriend magazine's cover girl competition.[6] Although she didn't win, Booth was a hit with Chic Model Management, who signed her up almost immediately. And by the time she was fifteen Booth was strutting her stuff in Tokyo, Milan, Paris and New York.[6] She later held the title of Western Australia's Model of the Year and Face of Fashion Week (Sydney and Melbourne).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Alex's Party Christie Short
2007 Introducing the Dwights Jill AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
FCCA Award for Best Actress - Supporting Role
2009 Boys Are Back, TheThe Boys Are Back Laura
2009 Blood Creek Liese Wollner
2010 Pelican Blood Stevie
2011 Swerve Jina
2013 Parker Claire
2013 Scene 16 India Short
2013 Tracks Marg
2014 Tango Underpants Carolyn Short
2016 Gods of Egypt Nephthys
2016 Hounds of Love Evelyn
2016 Hippie Hippie Shake Germaine Greer Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996-97 Adventures of the Bush Patrol, TheThe Adventures of the Bush Patrol Dana Drysdale Recurring role
2003 Shark Net, TheThe Shark Net Roberta Ainslie TV miniseries
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Annie TV film
2007 All Saints Ruby Sparrow "Smoke and Mirrors", "Back on Track"
2007 Circuit, TheThe Circuit Nicola TV miniseries
2009 3 Acts of Murder Sarah Corbett TV film
2010 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Kim Hollingsworth Main role
2011 Cloudstreet Rose Pickles TV miniseries
2012 Jack Irish: Bad Debts Isabel Irish TV film
2013 Gothica Madeline Usher TV film
2014 Jack Irish: Dead Point Isabel Irish TV film
2015 Glitch Kate Willis Main role

References

  1. Vogue Australia Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. Frockwriter (21 October 2008) Fashion redux: Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Ganska, Helen (15 June 2010). "Underbelly star Emma Booth 'disgusted' at strip". Perth Now. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. Press, Clare (8 February 2015). "Model-turned-actor Emma Booth secretly married LA musician Dominick Joseph Lunar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 Daily Mail (13 March 2014) Unwinding Down Under: Australian actress Emma Booth takes a break from her Hollywood career and hangs out in Bondi. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Cox, Nicole (13 June 2007). "Emma Booth's going bush". Perth Now. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. Mathieson, Craig (8 June 2012). "Hollywood calling". Daily Life. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. "Hippie Hippie Shake". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. Greer, Germaine (16 July 2007). "So Emma Booth is to play me in a raunchy film about the 60s. Can't she get an honest job?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. Clune, Richard (22 August 2009). "Emma Booth, Dougie the Pizza Boy Underbelly's star signing". The Advertiser. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. Williams, Vanessa (15 December 2013). "Love blooms for Booth". The West Australian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. Groves, Don (28 October 2013). "Emma Booth embodies Shallows' Queenie". IF.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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