Kirrily White is an Australian actress.
Early life
editBorn and raised in Sydney, White was involved in school plays and concerts at a young age, while also studying ballet, piano and drama.[1] White aspired to have an acting career and, when she was 14, along with 70 other teenagers, she wrote and performed a play called Winds of the Solstice at the Sydney Opera House.[1] After completing high school, White began an arts degree at Sydney University, studying English, Linguistics, Philosophy and Australian Literature, but focusing on drama.[1] In 1994, White moved to Perth to focus on her acting career.[1]
Acting career
editTelevision
editWhite began her television acting career with a guest role on Murder Call in 1997 and had another small role in Children's Hospital in the same year.[1] She also had a one episode role in Murder Call.[2] In 1998 she joined the cast of Australian hospital drama All Saints playing nurse Stephanie Markham.[1] After 106 episodes she left the series in 2000.[3][4] White had a one episode role in White Collar Blue.[5] In 2003, White had a guest role in the third season of The Secret Life of Us in the episode, "Playing With Fire".[6]
Theatre
editIn 1997, White appeared in a Sydney Theatre Company of Mongrels. She also appeared in another STC production in the same year, Private Lives.[1] White appeared in the theatre production A Moment on the Lips in 2003 that played at the Old Fitzroy Hotel Theatre.[7]
In 2005 she appeared in The Department Store.[8]
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murder Call | 1997 | Lucy Balzan | Episode: "Dead and Gone" |
| Children’s Hospital | 1998 | Erica Loren | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
| All Saints | 1998-2001 | Stephanie Markham | Main cast (108 episodes) |
| Young Lions | 2002 | Lorraine Menzies | Episode: "Nursing Home" |
| White Collar Blue | 2003 | Bridie Heron | Episode: "1.18" |
| The Secret Life of Us | 2003 | Joanna Templeton | Episode: “Playing with Fire” |
Behavioural therapy
editWhite formerly worked as a behavioural therapist for The L.E.A.R.N. Foundation, an organisation that works with children with autism.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "KIRRILY WHITE". Seven Network Limited. Archived from the original on 25 July 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Murder Call: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Kirrily White at IMDb
- ^ "Creative Team". Parnassus Den Productions. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "White Collar Blue: guest stars". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Us: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Dunne, Stephen (14 January 2003). "A Moment on the Lips / Two for the Road". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "The Department Store". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Who are we?". L.E.A.R.N. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
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