Emma Booth (actress)
Emma Booth is an Australian model[1][2] and actress from Perth, Western Australia.[3] The former teen model[4] and TV actress played a significant role in the 2007 film Clubland.
Emma Booth | |
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Booth at the AACTA Awards 2012 | |
| Born | 28 November 1982 Denmark, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | Dominick Joseph Luna (m. 2013) |
TV and film career
After Clubland[3] was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, many talent agencies solicited Booth for roles in upcoming films.
Booth appeared in the 2009 horror film Blood Creek, directed by Joel Schumacher. She worked on the unreleased 2007 production Hippie Hippie Shake,[3] an account of the Schoolkids OZ obscenity trials in the United Kingdom.[5][6] Since 2009, Booth has appeared in Underbelly: The Golden Mile[7] and had a supporting role in the 2013 Parker.[8][9] In 2017, she appeared in Hounds of Love, as the partner of a serial killer.
In July 2017, Booth joined the hit ABC series Once Upon A Time in a recurring role for its rebooted season seven. She played the main antagonist, Mother Gothel, a powerful witch who is the leader of the Coven of the Eight.[10]
Modelling career
At thirteen, Booth was cast in The Adventures of the Bush Patrol, and at fourteen became a finalist in Girlfriend magazine's cover girl competition.[11] By fifteen, Booth had modelled in Tokyo, Milan, Paris and New York.[11] She later held the title of Western Australia's Model of the Year and Face of Fashion Week, for Sydney and Melbourne.[citation needed]
Personal life
In March 2015, Booth stated on Instagram that she had married musician Dominick Joseph Luna in 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Alex's Party | Christie | Short |
| 2007 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Germaine Greer | Unreleased |
| 2007 | Introducing the Dwights | Jill | AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role FCCA Award for Best Actress – Supporting Role |
| 2009 | The 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 White | AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Brussels Film Festival (BRFF) Grand Prix for Best Actress |
| 2018 | Extinction | Samantha | |
| 2019 | H is for Happiness | Claire Phee | |
| TBA | Where All Light Tends to Go | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | The Adventures of the Bush Patrol | Dana Drysdale | Recurring role |
| 2003 | The Shark Net | Roberta Ainslie | TV miniseries |
| 2006 | Small Claims: The Reunion | Annie | TV film |
| 2007 | All Saints | Ruby Sparrow | Episodes: "Smoke and Mirrors", "Back on Track" |
| 2007 | The 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 |
| 2015–19 | Glitch | Kate Willis | Main role |
| 2017–2018 | Once Upon a Time | Mother Gothel/Eloise Gardener | Recurring role (season 7) |
| 2020 | The Gloaming | Molly McGee | Main Role |
References
- ^ Vogue Australia Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Frockwriter (21 October 2008) Fashion redux: Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Ganska, Helen (15 June 2010). "Underbelly star Emma Booth 'disgusted' at strip". Perth Now. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Press, Clare (8 February 2015). "Model-turned-actor Emma Booth secretly married LA musician Dominick Joseph Lunar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Hippie Hippie Shake". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clune, Richard (22 August 2009). "Emma Booth, Dougie the Pizza Boy Underbelly's star signing". The Advertiser. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Williams, Vanessa (15 December 2013). "Love blooms for Booth". The West Australian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Groves, Don (28 October 2013). "Emma Booth embodies Shallows' Queenie". IF.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Armitage, Helen (2 February 2020). "Once Upon A Time: Emma Booth's Season 7 Villain Gothel Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Cox, Nicole (13 June 2007). "Emma Booth's going bush". Perth Now. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Emma Booth (11 August 2015). "Most wonderful week ever . Almost two years ago with surprise visit from da mamma . Missing Las Vegas". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
External links
- Emma Booth at IMDb