Australian up & coming female actors 2014

1. Charlotte Best

Charlotte Elise Best (born 16 January 1994) is an Australian actress and model. Her most notable role is from the show Home and Away as the young girl in the Campbell Family, Annie Campbell.

Best grew up in the suburb of Point Frederick in the township of Gosford. Along with her three brothers, Best...

2. Natasha Bassett

Actress | Hail, Caesar!

Natasha Bassett was born in Sydney, New South Wales. She went on her first audition at 14, landed the lead role in the Australian Theatre for Young People's production of "Romeo and Juliet", and has never looked back, moving on to study, write, and perform at the National Institute of Dramatic Art....

3. Dena Kaplan

Actress | Dance Academy

Dena Kaplan was born in South Africa and moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1996. Dena is an actress and dancer who may be best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series 'Dance Academy' (2010-2012). Kaplan attended high school in Melbourne ...

4. Phoebe Tonkin

Actress | Boy Swallows Universe

Tonkin was born in Sydney. When she was four, she attended dance courses in classical ballet, hip hop, contemporary dance, and tap dance. At the age of 12, Tonkin began courses at the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) at the Wharf Theatre. Tonkin attended Loreto Kirribilli and later ...

5. Bojana Novakovic

Actress | Edge of Darkness

Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue the performing ...

6. Ashleigh Cummings

Actress | The Goldfinch

Ashleigh Cummings was born on November 11, 1992 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is an actress, known for The Goldfinch (2019), Hounds of Love (2016) and NOS4A2 (2019).

7. Georgina Haig

Actress | Once Upon a Time

Georgina Haig is an Australian performer known for her extensive work across varied genres and her portrayal of iconic characters, including Queen Elsa in Once Upon a Time, Paula Yates in INXS: Never Tear Us Apart and Olivia Cotterill in Secret Bridesmaids Business. After graduating from the ...

8. Matilda Brown

Actress | Let's Talk About

Matilda Brown was born in 1987. She is an actress and director, known for Let's Talk About (2015), Lessons from the Grave (2013) and How God Works (2010).

9. Georgia Flood

Actress | Anzac Girls

Georgia Ann Flood was born on November 29, 1992 in Phillip Island, Australia. Georgia started modeling as a child in the United Arab Emirates, before returning to Melbourne with her family. At age 14 Georgia began to pursue her acting career and has continually worked in the Australian TV, film and...

10. Hanna Mangan Lawrence

Actress | Bed of Roses

Hanna Mangan Lawrence was born on March 5, 1991 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Bed of Roses (2008), Beyond the Reach (2014) and Spartacus (2010). She has been married to Omar Bustos since December 15, 2018. They have two children.

11. Anna McGahan

Actress | Anzac Girls

Anna McGahan was born on May 2, 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She is an actress and writer, known for Anzac Girls (2014), Underbelly (2008) and 100 Bloody Acres (2012). She has been married to Jonathan Weir since April 2017. They have one child.

12. Lizzie Schebesta

Actress | Sleeping Beauty

Lizzie Schebesta is known for Sleeping Beauty (2011), Felony (2013) and Underbelly (2008).

13. Abby Earl

Actress | A Place to Call Home

Abby Earl is an actress from Australia and born in 15 February 1989. She completed her education and started her film career from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. She is known for her film A Place to Call Home (2013), Bella the Ballerina (...

14. Odessa Young

Actress | The Professor

Odessa Young is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in the 2015 feature films Looking for Grace and The Daughter, the latter of which earned her an Aacta Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She won further accolades for her performance in the web series High Life in 2017. In ...

15. Millie Samuels

Actress | Alex & Eve

Millie studied the many platforms in media production and performance at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst; B.A Communications (Theatre Media). Upon graduating in 2011, Millie has worked professionally both in production teams for Channel Seven, Fremantle Media, ABC and numerous feature length ...

16. Adrienne Pickering

Actress | Knowing

Adrienne Pickering was born on February 22, 1981 in Queensland, Australia. She is an actress, known for Knowing (2009), Rake (2010) and Candy (2006).

17. Esther Anderson

Actress | Home and Away

Esther grew up in Geelong, Victoria and always knew she wanted to be a performer. Esther has seen much of the world through working as a model. She was based in Japan for six years, during that time traveling between Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Korea and Europe for work.

She started on screen in Japan ...

18. Mirrah Foulkes

Director | Judy & Punch

Mirrah Foulkes is known for Judy & Punch (2019), Animal Kingdom (2010) and Top of the Lake (2013). She is married to David Michôd.

19. Catherine Mack

Actress | The Hunt

Catherine Mack is known for The Hunt (2019), Home and Away (1988) and Passenger (2017).

20. Clare Bowen

Actress | Nashville

Years before landing the iconic role of Scarlett O'Connor on the CMT/HULU TV series Nashville (2012) and launching her career as a singer/songwriter, Clare Bowen, a pediatric cancer survivor, was growing up in Dharawal Country on the Minnamurra River, Australia.

Bowen heard her first broadcast of ...

21. Camille Keenan

Producer | Design Story

Camille Keenan was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She is known for Design Story (2022), Sunday (2014) and Satisfaction (2007).

22. Alicia Banit

Actress | Dance Academy: The Movie

Alicia Banit is an Australia film and television actress, as well as a dancer. She was born on September 5, 1990. Alicia began acting professionally at a young age, making her television debut in 1995, in an episode of Halifax f.p. (1994). She is most known for playing Kat Karamakov in the ...

23. Laura Brent

Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Laura Brent is an Australian actress. She was born in Melbourne but then moved to U.S. at the age of 5 with her mother. She has appeared in Australian T.V. Series: Chandon Pictures (2009), Legend of the Seeker (2010) and Rescue: Special Ops(2010).

24. Victoria Morgan

Captain America: The First Avenger

Victoria Morgan is known for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Mutant Chronicles (2008) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

25. Lauren Birdsall

Actress | Moon Rock for Monday

Lauren Birdsall is known for Moon Rock for Monday (2020), Abandoned (2018) and 8:47 (2013).

26. Tess Haubrich

Actress | The Wolverine

Tess Haubrich was born in Australia. She is known for The Wolverine (2013), Alien: Covenant (2017) and Spiderhead (2022).

27. Alys Daroy

Actress | Home and Away

Alys Daroy is an Australian and English classical stage actress. The English National Theatre and the Sunday Times Ian Charleson Award Commendation for Outstanding Performance in a Classical Production (Yelena, Chekhov's The Wood Demon, London). Work includes: Brutus, Shakespeare's Coriolanus; ...

28. Robin McLeavy

Actress | The Loved Ones

Robin McLeavy was born on June 19, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for The Loved Ones (2009), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) and Hell on Wheels (2011).

29. Deborah Barrese

Actress | Underbelly

Deborah Barrese is known for Underbelly (2008), Little Johnny: The Movie (2011) and Killing Time (2010).

30. Geraldine Hakewill

Actress | Wanted

Geraldine Hakewill is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for playing Chelsea Babbage, the lead role, in the 2016 Australian TV series Wanted and Peregrine Fisher in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries. Hakewill was born in Paris, where her family was living temporarily ...

31. Jane Harber

Actress | Offspring

Jane Harber is known for Offspring (2010), The Moodys (2012) and Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014).

32. Natalie Walker

Actress | Trustin and the Ideas Machine

Natalie Walker was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is known for Trustin and the Ideas Machine (2012), Rikki (2009) and Kidnappers (2013).

33. Georgia Bolton

Actress | Knowing

Georgia Bolton is known for Knowing (2009), Blue Heelers (1994) and Nowhere Boys (2013).

34. Taylor Beadle-Williams

Actress | Tricky Business

Taylor Beadle-Williams was born on February 14, 1989 in Australia. She is an actress, known for Tricky Business (2012), Mover (2013) and The Lost World (1999).

35. Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Actress | Hotel Mumbai

Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born September 4, 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus and physical theatre. Starting from the age of nine, Cobham-Hervey trained and performed in the Adelaide-based youth circus performance troupe Cirkidz for seven years, ...

36. Maeve Dermody

Actress | Beautiful Kate

Australian actress Maeve Dermody is the daughter of Susan Murphy Dermody, a film theorist, historian, and director. Her father is a psychologist. Dermody's family encouraged a love of literature and the arts, and supported performing as well - her mother gave the 5-year-old a part in her film ...

37. Jessica Green

Actress | Air

Jessica Green: Blessed with beauty and striking blue eyes, the 5'9 actress was born in Tasmania, Australia on 11 February 1993. From a young age she expressed interest in the film and television industries, appearing in small parts in films such as Peter Pan (Universal Pictures) and Aqua Marine (...

38. Adelaide Clemens

Actress | Rectify

Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. Daughter of a British father. Adelaide Clemens began working as an actress on Australian television while in high school. She guest-starred in a 2006 episode of Blue Water High (2005) as Juliet, and in 2007, she starred in the children's series Pirate Islands...

39. Rosie Keogh

Actress | Parer's War

Rosie Keogh is an Australian Actress, most recognized for her work on screen as Ella in Psychological Thriller 'Dark Origins' and as Ellie in Drama Thriller 'Shiver,' both for which she won multiple Best Actress awards nationally and internationally. Rosie was born in Mackay Queensland, Australia ...