Kestie Morassi
| Kestie Morassi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 9, 1978 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
Kestie Morassi (born August 9, 1978)[1] is an Australian film and television actress. She played Natalie in the HBO series Satisfaction (2007). Morassi has also appeared in the films Dirty Deeds (2002), Wolf Creek (2005), and The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005), and has made television appearances on Underbelly (2008) and Wilfred (2010).
Biography
Morassi was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where she lived until she was 13 years old. She studied at the National Theatre, Melbourne Drama School, graduating in 1994, and another five years at Drama with a Difference.[2]
Morassi has been in the business for over a decade working in both local and international television, including BeastMaster, Stingers and The Secret Life of Us before making the transition to films in 2002 alongside an all-star cast including Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, and John Goodman in Dirty Deeds which saw her nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.[3]
Morassi has also appeared in Darkness Falls, Travelling Light, Strange Bedfellows, Thunderstruck, The Illustrated Family Doctor, and Josh Jarman before getting her international break in the Australian box-office success Wolf Creek, which screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. She played backpacker Kristy Earl, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for Best Supporting Actress 2005.[4] She also starred in the Patrick Hughes short film 'Signs' for Schweppes opposite Nick Russell.
In recent work, Morassi played whip-cracking brothel manager Natalie in Foxtel's groundbreaking drama Satisfaction and portrays sultry and infatuated criminal defence lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson in the Nine Network TV drama series Underbelly.[3] She also played "Kat" on Wilfred.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fearless | Rachel Lepinsky | Short film |
| Real Meal Deal | Activist | Short film | |
| 2010 | Blame | Cate | |
| The Wedding Party | Jacqui | [5] | |
| 2009 | Birthday | Lily | [6] |
| Piñata | Wendy | Short film | |
| 2008 | Signs | Stacey | Short film |
| 2005 | The Illustrated Family Doctor | Jennifer | |
| Wolf Creek | Kristy Earl | ||
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Sasha | |
| Thunderstruck | Amy | ||
| Strange Bedfellows | Carla | ||
| 2003 | Darkness Falls | Nurse Lauren | |
| Travelling Light | Rhonda | ||
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds | Margaret | |
| The Merchant of Fairness | Katrina |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Offspring | Ivy | recurring role, 2010 |
| Wilfred | Kat | ||
| 2008 | Underbelly | Zarah Garde Wilson | recurring role, 2008 |
| 2007 | Satisfaction | Natalie | recurring role, 2007-2010 |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Rose | |
| 2003 | Stingers | Simone | |
| 2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Larissa | |
| 2001 | The Saddle Club | Mrs. Sharlow | |
| 1996 | Neighbours | Charnelle Edwards |
References
- ↑ "User @kestimorassi". Instagram. August 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ↑ Author unknown (date unknown). "Dirty Deeds". Drama With A Difference. Retrieved on 2010-04-05 from http://www.dramawithadifference.com.au/about/articles.html.
- 1 2 STV (2009-11-20) "Kestie Morassi – Zarah". Underbelly cast guide. STV, 20 November 2009. Retrieved on 2010-04-05 from http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/138830-kestie-morassi.
- ↑ Soares, Andre (2005-11-26). "Australian Film Institute Awards – 2005". Alt Film Guide, 26 November 2005. Retrieved on 2010-04-05 from http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/australian-film-institute-awards-2005/.
- ↑ Author unknown (date unknown). "The Wedding Party". Official web site. Retrieved from http://www.theweddingpartyfilm.com/.
- ↑ "Birthday (on IMDb)"