Katharine Cullen
Encyclopedia
Katharine Cullen is an Australian actress, daughter of actor Max Cullen
.
directed by George Miller, Little Pam in A Girl's Own Story
by Jane Campion
, Frances in the internationally screened television series Hills End
, and as Alana, the title role in The Girl From Tomorrow
and its sequel The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End
the popular sci-fi children’s television series that spawned books, newsletters, fanclubs and international awards, including nominations for three (AFI) Australian Film Institute Awards
.
Katharine made her professional stage debut age 24 at The Opera House
for The Sydney Theatre Company
in A Month in the Country
as Vera, directed by Lindy Davies
and later played Mrs Fainall, the daughter of Lady Wishfort played by Miriam Margolyes
, in The Sydney Theatre Company
production of The Way of the World
directed by Gale Edwards
. She starred in Humble Boy
for the Ensemble Theatre
and alongside her father, actor Max in the Ensemble Theatre
production of I Ought to be in Pictures
by Neil Simon
, both plays directed by artistic director of the Ensemble Sandra Bates, one reviewer stating "Cullen's portrayal as the outspoken, heartbreakingly brave young girl is magnificent. Her ability to imbue her character with a sensitive mix of fragile vulnerability overlaid by outspoken confidence is remarkable."
Cullen later worked with the Sydney Theatre Company
performing Brecht
and for Belvoir St Theatre
as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream
. In 2010, Cullen appeared in Chekhov
’s The Seagull
for the Siren Theatre Company. "A special mention must go to Katharine Cullen’s Masha, whose unrequited passion for Konstantin brings about some of the funniest and saddest scenes... Cullen’s vodka-soaked rant inspired well deserved spontaneous applause." In late 2010, for the Ensemble Theatre
Cullen played Grace in Between Us and in 2012, will perform for the Ensemble in David Hare's "Skylight".
Max Cullen
Max Cullen is an Australian stage and screen actor. Max has appeared in many Australian films and television series but is best known for his role in the film Spider and Rose and the television series The Flying Doctors and Love My Way.Cullen was born in Wellington, New South Wales...
.
Education
- NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic ArtNational Institute of Dramatic ArtThe National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
). Bachelor of Dramatic Art. - The College of Fine Arts (COFA), University of New South Wales (BFA Hons, MFA)
- The Ensemble Studios. Diploma of Acting.
- The McDonald College High School of Performing Arts
Career
Cullen played a feral child in Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeMad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, written by Miller, Doug Mitchell and Terry Hayes, and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. It is the third installment in the action movie Mad Max franchise...
directed by George Miller, Little Pam in A Girl's Own Story
A Girl's Own Story
A Girl's Own Story is a 1984 short Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival...
by Jane Campion
Jane Campion
Jane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
, Frances in the internationally screened television series Hills End
Hills End
Hills End is a children's book by Ivan Southall published in 1962 and later adapted for television.-Plot summary :The story follows seven children and their teacher who are trapped inside a cave while a fierce cyclonic storm destroys the fictional town of Hills End. They face a struggle to survive...
, and as Alana, the title role in The Girl From Tomorrow
The Girl from Tomorrow
The Girl from Tomorrow is an Australian children's television series created by Film Australia. The series is based around Alana , a girl from the year 3000...
and its sequel The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End
The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End
The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End is an Australian children's television series created by Film Australia. The series is a sequel series to The Girl from Tomorrow....
the popular sci-fi children’s television series that spawned books, newsletters, fanclubs and international awards, including nominations for three (AFI) Australian Film Institute Awards
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
.
Katharine made her professional stage debut age 24 at The Opera House
The Opera House
The Opera House is a song by indie pop band The Olivia Tremor Control. The two B-Sides can be played on two separate stereos to produce a quadraphonic "third" song.-Track listing:CD 1#"The Opera House" - 3:15...
for The Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
in A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (play)
A Month in the Country is a comedy in five acts by Ivan Turgenev. It was written in France between 1848 and 1850 and was first published in 1855...
as Vera, directed by Lindy Davies
Lindy Davies
Lindy Davies is an Australian actress, director and drama teacher. From 1995–2007 she was the Dean of the School of Drama at the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne....
and later played Mrs Fainall, the daughter of Lady Wishfort played by Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes, OBE is an English actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence .-Early life:...
, in The Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
production of The Way of the World
The Way of the World
The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London...
directed by Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film. She began her career at Adelaide youth theatre company Energy Connection...
. She starred in Humble Boy
Humble Boy
Humble Boy is a 2001 English play by Charlotte Jones. The play was presented in association with Matthew Byam Shaw and Anna Mackmin, and was first performed on the Cottesloe stage of the Royal National Theatre on August 9, 2001. [1]-Background:...
for the Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
and alongside her father, actor Max in the Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
production of I Ought to be in Pictures
I Ought to Be in Pictures
I Ought to Be in Pictures is a play by Neil Simon.The three-character comedy-drama focuses on Herbert Tucker, a struggling, writer's-blocked screenwriter who abandoned his New York family 16 years earlier...
by Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
, both plays directed by artistic director of the Ensemble Sandra Bates, one reviewer stating "Cullen's portrayal as the outspoken, heartbreakingly brave young girl is magnificent. Her ability to imbue her character with a sensitive mix of fragile vulnerability overlaid by outspoken confidence is remarkable."
Cullen later worked with the Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
performing Brecht
Brecht
Brecht is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Brecht proper, Sint-Job-in't-Goor and Sint-Lenaarts. On January 1, 2006 Brecht had a total population of 26,464...
and for Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...
as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
. In 2010, Cullen appeared in Chekhov
Chekhov
- People :* Alexander Chekhov, older brother of Anton Chekhov* Anton Chekhov , Russian writer** Chekhov Gymnasium, school, and now museum in Taganrog** Chekhov Library, public library in Taganrog** Anton Chekhov class motorship...
’s The Seagull
The Seagull
The Seagull is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The Seagull was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896...
for the Siren Theatre Company. "A special mention must go to Katharine Cullen’s Masha, whose unrequited passion for Konstantin brings about some of the funniest and saddest scenes... Cullen’s vodka-soaked rant inspired well deserved spontaneous applause." In late 2010, for the Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble Theatre is an Australian theatre company, situated in Kirribilli, New South Wales. It is promoted as Australia's longest continuously running professional theatre group, established in 1958.- References :...
Cullen played Grace in Between Us and in 2012, will perform for the Ensemble in David Hare's "Skylight".
Acting Credits
- "Between Us" by Joe Hortua, Ensemble Theatre 'Grace'. Dir. Jennifer Don 2010
- "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov, Siren Theatre Company. 'Masha'. Dir. Kate Gaul 2010
- "NRMA Commercial". Radical Media. Dir. Sean Kruck 2010
- "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" by William Shakespeare, Belvoir St Theatre. 'Hippolyta/Titania' Dir. Eamon Flack 2009
- "Summerfolk" by Maxim Gorky, Belvoir St Theatre Workshop. 'Varya'. Dir. Eamon Flack 2009
- "Mother Courage/ Caucasian Chalk Circle" by Bertolt Brecht, Sydney Theatre Company. 'Kattrin/ Grusha' Dir. Lee Lewis 2009
- "Dirtyland/Return to Earth". by Elise Hearst & Lally Katz, The Australian National Play Festival. 'Anya/ Jeanie'. Dirs. Susie Dee & Jon Halpin 2009
- "Heineken Commercial" (America only). Dir. Stacy Wall 2009
- "Gallipoli". Sydney Theatre Company. Dir. Nigel Jamison 2008
- "The Making of Australia" by Baz Luhrmann. Voice over. Bazmark. Dirs. Anton Monsted & Kate Sharpe 2008
- "Love for Love" by William Congreve, NIDA. 'Mrs Frail'. Dir. Adam Cook 2008
- "Days of Significance" by Roy Williams (playwright), NIDA. 'Clare'. Dir. Kate Gaul 2008
- "Wet and Dry" by Janis Balodis, NIDA. 'Pam'. Dir. Georgie Sutton 2008
- "The Wood Demon (the early draft of Uncle Vanya)" by Anton Chekhov, NIDA. 'Sonya'. Dir. Francesca Smith 2007
- "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, NIDA. 'Mark Antony'. Dir. Tom Healy 2007
- "The Private Life of the Master Race" by Bertolt Brecht, NIDA. 'Cabaret Singer and Dancer'. Dir. Helmut Bakaitis 2007
- "The Stronger" by August Strindberg, NIDA. 'Mademoiselle Y'. Dir. Christabel Sved 2007
- "Our Country's Good" by Timberlake Wertenbaker, NIDA. 'Liz Morden'. Dir. Terry Clarke 2006
- "Humble Boy" by Charlotte Jones, Ensemble Theatre. 'Rosie Pye'. Dir. Sandra Bates 2004
- "The Way of the World" by William Congreve, Sydney Theatre Company. 'Mrs Fainall'. Dir Gale Edwards 2003
- "The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler. Adrian Bohm Presents 2002
- "Lays Chips Commercial". 2002
- "I Ought to be in Pictures" by Neil Simon, Ensemble Theatre. Libby. Dir. Sandra Bates 2001
- "David Jones Commercial". 2001
- "Tracey McBean". Animated series for ABC Kids. Animation Voices 2001
- "A Month in the Country" by Ivan Turgenev, Sydney Theatre Company. 'Vera'. Dir. Lindy Davies 2000
- "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" by Peter Nichols, The Ensemble Studios. 'Sheila' 1999
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. The Ensemble Studios. 'Cecily Cardew' 1999
- "Toxic Girls". The Ensemble Studios. 'Madeline' 1999
- "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" by Alan Ball, Ensemble studios. 'Lindy' 1998
- "Black Comedy" by Peter Shaffer. Ensemble Studios. 'Miss Furnival' 1998
- "The Adventures of Sam". Southern Star. Animation Voice of 'Min and Pelau'. Dir. George Whaley 1997
- "The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End." Film Australia. 'Alana'. Dir. Noel Price 1991
- "The Girl From Tomorrow". Film Australia. 'Alana'. Kathy Mueller 1990
- "Hills End" Revcom. 'Frances'. Dir. Di Drew 1987
- "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Kennedy Miller. 'Feral Child'. Dir. George Miller (filmmaker) 1984
- "A Girl's Own Story". AFTRS. 'Little Pam'. Dir. Jane Campion 1984