Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (born 24 July 1987) is an Australian actress and producer.
Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood | |
|---|---|
 Parkes-Lockwood in 2013 | |
| Born | 24 July 1987 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | A Place to Call Home |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editArianwen lived in the small rural area of Black Mountain in the New England Region of New South Wales. She attended Newling Public School and Duval High School in Armidale.
Career
editAfter graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2008, Parkes-Lockwood played Abigail in The Crucible for the Sydney Theatre Company.
She appeared as Dolly Green in the 2011 television series Underbelly: Razor; then in Tough Nuts (2011)[1] and a BBC docudrama The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment (2011).[2]
She was a winner of the 2011 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship for acting and filmmaking.[3]
In 2013, she was cast as Olivia Bligh in the Seven Network's 1950s period drama A Place to Call Home. In 2015 she appeared as Harriet Edwards in ABC Television's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
In 2019, she appeared naked in a video for PETA's anti-wool campaign.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Filmmaker | Actor (also director) | Short film[5] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | Dolly Green | TV series |
| 2011 | Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals | Marlene McPherson | TV series |
| 2011 | The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves by Appointment | TV docudrama | |
| 2013-18 | A Place to Call Home | Olivia Bligh | TV series |
| 2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Harriet Edwards | TV series |
| 2019 | PETA Anti-Wool Campaign | Self | Video |
Audiobook narration
edit- The Barbershop Girl by Georgina Penney
- Bridget Crack by Rachel Leary
- The Sister's Song by Louise Allan
- Islands by Peggy Frew
- How to Be Thin in a World of Chocolate by Michael Connolly
- The Fence by Meredith Jaffé
- Michelle de Kretser on Shirley Hazzard by Michelle de Kretser
- Eight Lives by Susan Hurley
- Blackwater by Jacqueline Ross
- The Safe House by Cameron Ward
- Bennelong and Phillip by Kate Fullagar
- Sisters in Captivity by Colin Burgess
- Suitcase of Dreams by Tania Blanchard
- Her Sunburnt County by Deborah FitzGerald
- Letters from Berlin by Tania Blanchard
- The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke
- The Girl from Munich by Tania Blanchard
- Paris Dreaming by Katrina Lawrence
- Echo Lake by Joan Sauers
- The Lace Weaver by Lauren Chater
- The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
- Two Steps Onward by Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion
- Two Steps Forward by Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion
- Daughter of Calabria by Tania Blanchard
- Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke
- Wifedom by Anna Funder
- My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Crucible | Abigail | Sydney Theatre Company |
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ Lennie McPherson: Mr Big episode of "Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals", at IMDb
- ^ "BBC commissions 2 new documentaries". TV Tonight. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "2011_Winners". Martenbequest.com.au. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Jonathon Moran, "A Place To Call Home actor Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood attacks Australia’s wool industry, joining forces with animal rights group PETA," The West Australian 13 September 2019.
- ^ https://archive.today/20121230095818/http://www.troublemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=309&Itemid=65
- ^ https://www.rmk.com.au/arianwen_parkes_lockwood/
- ^ https://www.audible.com.au/search?searchNarrator=Arianwen+Parkes-Lockwood
- ^ Daniela Ongaro, "‘I love this dog but eat this pig... why?’ Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood reveals why she became vegan," The Daily Telegraph, 22 October 2014.
External links
edit
- A Place to Call Home at the Internet Movie Database
- Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood at IMDb
- Judges' Report 2011
at martenbequest.com.au
- Trouble SOCIAL: The Martens 2011 at troublemag.com
- Blake, Jason The Crucible The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2009