Anne Looby
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Anne Looby is an Australian actress, producer and stage director. She is known for playing character roles in TV serials.
Anne Looby | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 1989-present |
| Known for | Disgrace (2008), Babies (mini-series) |
| Notable work | A Country Practice as Anna "Lacey" Newman |
Career
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Since graduating from NIDA in 1988, Looby has worked in theatre, television and film. She appeared in the serial A Country Practice as vet Anna "Lacey" Newman and All Saints as Julie Archer and the award-winning ABC mini-series Simone de Beauvoir's Babies. She was awarded the AFI for Best Actress in a mini-series for this role.[citation needed]
She has appeared in the feature films Daydream Belierghtiver (1992), Willful (2001) and with John Malkovich in Disgrace.[citation needed]
In 2007, Looby was in Company in the role of Joanna.[1]
She appeared in the play Arcadia, winning the Sydney Critic Award.[citation needed]
Looby directed the stage productions of Hi-5 House Hits for international touring in 2014, followed by Hi-5 House of Dreams touring production in 2015. Between 2012 and 2016, she directed school productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and Twelfth Night. In addition Anne has been assistant director at ACA for the 2012, 2014 productions of Reality Bytes.[citation needed]
Between 2006 and 2011, Looby conceived, developed and produced Breast Wishes.[citation needed]
She has taught acting-for-camera and Shakespeare for Beginners at both the NIDA summer school and Theatre Nepean UWS. She has also been a drama coach for HSC drama students.[citation needed]
Looby was a member of the NIDA Board of Studies for 11 years and is a member of the Actor's Centre Australia Advisory Board and member of the Sydney arts community and has been a member of MEAA for 30 years.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Katherie Dever |
| 1991 | Strangers (TV movie) | Anna |
| 1991 | Embassy (TV series) | Kate |
| 1992 | Over the Hill | TV reporter |
| 1992 | Daydream Believer | Margo |
| 1990 | A Country Practice | Jennifer Rose |
| 1992–1993 | A Country Practice | Anna Lacey Newman (148 episodes) |
| 1994 | G.P. (TV series) | Grace |
| 1996 | Heartbreak High (TV series) | Dana |
| 1997 | Simone de Beauvoir's Babies (TV mini-series) | Louise |
| 1997–1998 | Wildside (TV series) | Carla Wallace |
| 1999 | See How They Run (TV series) | Lilly Morton/Cassidy |
| 2000 | Water Rats (TV series) | Gabrielle Lloyd McMahon |
| 2001 | Willful | Katya |
| 2001 | Corridors of Power | Caroline Fielding |
| 2003 | Always Greener (TV series) | Margaret Milne |
| 2003–2004 | All Saints (TV series) | Julie Archer |
| 2005 | Alex's Party (film short) | Laura |
| 2007 | Frail (film short) | Mother |
| 2007 | Hammer Bay (TV film) | Lauren Clarke |
| 2008 | Disgrace | Rosalind |
| 2012 | Underbelly (TV series) | Anthonys Barrister |
| 2013 | Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War (TV mini-series) | Florence Packer |
| 2010–2013 | Dance Academy (TV series) | Dr. Wicks |
| 2016 | Rake (TV series) | Stella |
| 2017 | House of Bond (TV mini-series) | Kathleen Bond |
References
- ^ Boland, Michaela (12 July 2007). "Company". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Anne Looby at IMDb