Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series Rush (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show Wentworth (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearances in series such as Carla Cametti PD (2009) and Doctor Doctor (2016–2021).
Nicole da Silva was born on 18 September 1981 in Sydney. Her family is from Portugal and she has family living in Portugal and Brazil. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Sydney (UWS) Nepean, now known as Western Sydney University.
Career
Da Silva's first on-screen credit came in the Seven Network medical drama show All Saints, in which she played Sasha Fernandez for 11 episodes in 2005. That part helped in securing her future roles, so in 2007, da Silva played Erica 'EC' Eulestra in the Fox8 series Dangerous, a role that got her a Logie Award nomination, for story of forbidden love, set in Sydney's culturally diverse backgrounds.
Da Silva gained notable recognition in the Network Ten police drama series Rush, in which she appeared in all 70 episodes in four seasons as Stella Dagostino in the story based on the real-life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, something similar to the SWAT in the US, with the plot exploring both the personal and working lives of the team. In the meantime, da Silva played one of the main roles as Lisa Testro in the show Carla Cametti PD (2009) for six episodes, but the series was cancelled after just one season.
Da Silva in 2016
Da Silva is probably best known for her role in the SoHo TV drama series Wentworth,[1] in which she appeared for 55 episodes from 2013 to 2018 as Franky Doyle, a character played by Carol Burns in the original classic Network Ten show Prisoner, which aired from 1979 to 1986. Franky is in Wentworth correctional facility, a tough lesbian inmate battling against fellow inmate Jacs Holt for the position of top dog. Da Silva played this role in the first six seasons of the series, and in the opening three seasons her character was a central role before being released at the end of the third season, however, she did return for a limited supporting role in the fourth season, and again for the fifth season when Franky is wrongly imprisoned for murder and tries to prove her innocence. The first three episodes of the sixth season conclude her story before she left the series in 2018. This role got da Silva the ASTRA Award for the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) in 2014, and several other nominations.
In 2015, da Silva made her big-screen debut as Nana in Sophie Mathisen's romantic comedy Drama, starring Agnès Boury, Julien Bravo and Jonathan Burteaux. In 2016, while working on Wentworth, da Silva was cast for the role of Charlie Knight in the Nine Network medical drama show Doctor Doctor,[2] in the story of a rising heart surgeon's life and his problems that converted him from a big-city doctor into a small-town doctor. She appeared in all five seasons of the show.
da Silva and Wentworth co-star Danielle Cormack started the production company FourOneOne,[3] and have produced the play 'Whose Afraid' in 2022.[4]
In 2023 da Silva was announced for upcoming drama One Night alongside Yael Stone, Jodie Whittaker, Tina Bursill and more.[5]
Personal life
In February 2014, she was announced as the first National Champion of UN Women Australia, for which she supported women's empowerment and gender equality at events around the country.[6]
In April 2018, da Silva announced that she and her partner John were expecting their first child,[7][8] and gave birth to a daughter in July 2018.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nicole da Silva news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nicole da Silva born 18 September 1981 is an Australian actress best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series Rush 2008 2011 and as Franky Doyle in the show Wentworth 2013 2018 2019 She has made appearances in series such as Carla Cametti PD 2009 and Doctor Doctor 2016 2021 Nicole da SilvaBorn 1981 09 18 18 September 1981 age 41 Sydney AustraliaOccupationActressYears active2005 present Acting Theatre Producer Children1AwardsASTRA Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditNicole da Silva was born on 18 September 1981 in Sydney Her family is from Portugal and she has family living in Portugal and Brazil She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Sydney UWS Nepean now known as Western Sydney University Career EditDa Silva s first on screen credit came in the Seven Network medical drama show All Saints in which she played Sasha Fernandez for 11 episodes in 2005 That part helped in securing her future roles so in 2007 da Silva played Erica EC Eulestra in the Fox8 series Dangerous a role that got her a Logie Award nomination for story of forbidden love set in Sydney s culturally diverse backgrounds Da Silva gained notable recognition in the Network Ten police drama series Rush in which she appeared in all 70 episodes in four seasons as Stella Dagostino in the story based on the real life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team something similar to the SWAT in the US with the plot exploring both the personal and working lives of the team In the meantime da Silva played one of the main roles as Lisa Testro in the show Carla Cametti PD 2009 for six episodes but the series was cancelled after just one season Da Silva in 2016 Da Silva is probably best known for her role in the SoHo TV drama series Wentworth 1 in which she appeared for 55 episodes from 2013 to 2018 as Franky Doyle a character played by Carol Burns in the original classic Network Ten show Prisoner which aired from 1979 to 1986 Franky is in Wentworth correctional facility a tough lesbian inmate battling against fellow inmate Jacs Holt for the position of top dog Da Silva played this role in the first six seasons of the series and in the opening three seasons her character was a central role before being released at the end of the third season however she did return for a limited supporting role in the fourth season and again for the fifth season when Franky is wrongly imprisoned for murder and tries to prove her innocence The first three episodes of the sixth season conclude her story before she left the series in 2018 This role got da Silva the ASTRA Award for the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female in 2014 and several other nominations In 2015 da Silva made her big screen debut as Nana in Sophie Mathisen s romantic comedy Drama starring Agnes Boury Julien Bravo and Jonathan Burteaux In 2016 while working on Wentworth da Silva was cast for the role of Charlie Knight in the Nine Network medical drama show Doctor Doctor 2 in the story of a rising heart surgeon s life and his problems that converted him from a big city doctor into a small town doctor She appeared in all five seasons of the show da Silva and Wentworth co star Danielle Cormack started the production company FourOneOne 3 and have produced the play Whose Afraid in 2022 4 In 2023 da Silva was announced for upcoming drama One Night alongside Yael Stone Jodie Whittaker Tina Bursill and more 5 Personal life EditIn February 2014 she was announced as the first National Champion of UN Women Australia for which she supported women s empowerment and gender equality at events around the country 6 In April 2018 da Silva announced that she and her partner John were expecting their first child 7 8 and gave birth to a daughter in July 2018 Filmography EditYear Series film Role Notes2005 All Saints Sasha Fernandez Recurring season 8 11 episodes 2006 Home and Away Jane Simms Guest season 19 episode 26 4126 2006 Final Call Pharmacist Short film2007 Dangerous Erica EC Eulestra Main season 1 8 episodes 2007 East West 101 Lily Guest season 1 episode 4 Haunt for the Killer 2008 The List Subiaco s Ex wife Short film2008 2011 Rush Stella Dagostino Main seasons 1 42009 Carla Cametti PD Lisa Testro Main season 1 6 episodes 2011 Cop Hard Syvan Recurring season 1 2 episodes 2012 Stuffed Easter TV short2013 2018 2019 Wentworth 9 Franky Doyle Main season 1 6 guest season 7 2015 Drama Nana Feature film2016 Gortimer Gibbon s Life on Normal Street Dvora Henwick Guest season 2 episode 14 Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades 2016 2021 Doctor Doctor 10 Charlie Knight Main2017 Have You Been Paying Attention Herself Guest Quiz Master2018 The Tangle Francesca Associate Producer2019 Harrow Danica Guest season 2 episode 72022 Carmen Julienne Film2023 Love Me AmyTBA One Night Simone 6 episodes main cast 11 Awards EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Award Category TV show Result2008 Logie Award Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent Dangerous Nominated2014 ASTRA Award Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female Wentworth Won2015 ASTRA Award Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female Wentworth Nominated2015 Logie Award Most Outstanding Actress Wentworth NominatedReferences Edit Australian Television Wentworth www australiantelevision net Retrieved 24 December 2022 Australian Television Doctor Doctor www australiantelevision net Retrieved 24 December 2022 About FOUR ONE ONE PRODUCTIONS Retrieved 11 January 2023 jkeast 22 April 2022 Sarah Walker Danielle Cormack Nicole da Silva and Liliana Munoz ask Who s Afraid IF Magazine Retrieved 11 January 2023 https tvtonight com au 2023 02 cameras roll on one night new local drama for paramount html Nicole da Silva announced as first National Champion of UN Women UN Women Archived from the original on 18 September 2016 Retrieved 23 August 2016 Wentworth star confirms yes I m pregnant Nicole da Silva opens up about her pregnancy and the future Australian Television Wentworth series 1 cast www australiantelevision net Retrieved 24 December 2022 Australian Television Doctor Doctor The Heart Guy cast series 1 www australiantelevision net Retrieved 24 December 2022 Cameras roll on One Night new local drama for Paramount TVTonight com au 20 February 2023 Retrieved 21 February 2023 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media 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