# Jacinta Stapleton

Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Best known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours from 1997–2000, 2005 and 2020–2023). Her most notable role was playing undercover police officer Christina Dichiera in the primetime crime drama television series Stingers. Her performance garnered an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She is the sister of Blindspot actor Sullivan Stapleton.

## Early life

Stapleton was born in Malvern, Victoria. Her brother Sullivan Stapleton is also an actor. They both joined an acting agency from a young age. When she was six years old, Stapleton made her first television appearance in a commercial. She appeared in almost 60 commercials and did some modelling work. Stapleton studied drama, theatre and dance at Sandringham Secondary College.

## Career

Stapleton's starred in the 1988 film Boulevard of Broken Dreams when she was eight years old. She then guested in various television series, including The Flying Doctors and Col'n Carpenter. She played Sophie in the children's series The Genie From Down Under. From 1997 until 2000, Stapleton played the role of Amy Greenwood in the television soap opera Neighbours. She made a cameo in 2005 during the 20th anniversary episode. In November 2020, it was announced that Stapleton would be reprising the role of Amy for a guest stint.
In October 1999, she posed nude for Black+White magazine.
From 2002 to 2004, she played Christina Dichiera in the TV drama Stingers, Stapleton was not told that the character was bisexual at her audition, as the producers thought her sexual orientation should not overshadow her and her job as an undercover police officer. She was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She also appeared in the 2002 feature film Dalkeith. Stapleton went onto appear in Last Man Standing, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Out of the Blue, and Packed to the Rafters.
In 2006, Stapleton relocated to Los Angeles for work and she appeared in the miniseries Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. Stapleton has played Reen Nalli in the INXS: Never Tear Us Apart biopic and Mercedes Corby in the story of Schapelle. She also played Madonna in the Molly Meldrum biopic Molly. She won an award for her role as Bambi Steele in the film Musclecar.

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Jessie Garfield | |
| 2002 | Dalkeith | Kate Johnson | |
| 2005 | The Drop | Leighla | Short |
| 2006 | Get Lucky | Jasmine | Short |
| 2010 | Matching Jack | Madeline | |
| 2010 | Santa's Apprentice | Felix's Mother | Voice |
| 2015 | Sucker | Alice | |
| 2016 | All Cock and No Bull! | Raina | Short |
| 2017 | Musclecar | Bambi Steele | Feature |
| 2018 | Paint It Red | Hanika | |
| 2018 | And the Winner Is | Anja | Short, completed |
| 2018 | The Dunes | Misty | Post-production |
| 2019 | Blood Vessel | Shelly | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989–90 | The Flying Doctors | Cindy / Heather McTaggart | Episodes: "Next to Go", "Wilderness" |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds | Jenny (young) | TV film |
| 1993 | Neighbours | Vikki | Guest role (3 episodes) |
| 1996–1998 | The Genie from Down Under | Sophie Mills | Recurring role |
| 1997–2000, 2005, 2020–2022 | Neighbours | Amy Greenwood | Regular role (441 episodes) |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Thea | Episode: "Amazons" |
| 2001 | Stingers | Kristen Rodgers | Episode: "Psychotic Episode" |
| 2002 | BeastMaster | Ilira | Episode: "Sisters" |
| 2002–2004 | Stingers | Christina Dicheria | Main role (series 6–8) |
| 2005 | MDA | Chloe Davis | Episodes: "A Human Cost: Parts 1–4" |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Syl | Episodes: "1.14", "1.16", "1.17" |
| 2006 | Blue Heelers | Tilda Dean | Episodes: "Affluenza", "Going Down Swinging" |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Cece Pryor | Episode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" |
| 2006–07 | All Saints | Jo Henderson | Recurring role (series 9–10) |
| 2008 | Valentine's Day | Delvene | TV film |
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Tamara | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Dirt Game | Chloe | Episode: "Boab Dreaming" |
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Kate Nolan | Episode: "A Veil of Tears" |
| 2010 | Dive Olly Dive! | Dr. Katz (voice) | TV series |
| 2011 | The Davincibles | Cherie (voice) | TV series |
| 2013 | Packed to the Rafters | Carla | Episodes: "Reality Checks", "Role Reversals", "Head vs. Heart" |
| 2014 | Schapelle | Mercedes Corby | TV film |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Reen Nalli | TV miniseries |
| 2016 | Molly | Madonna | Episode: "1.2" |
| 2018 | Bite Club | Marie Connors | Episode: "1.2" |