# Libby Munro

Libby Munro (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian actress.

## Early life and education

Munro was born on a cattle station near Charleville, Queensland, before she moved with her family to a property west of Millmerran. She attended Fairholme College in Toowoomba where she became the school's drama captain. She attended The Women's College at University of Queensland and was appointed the cultural director. She appeared in many college productions, particularly of Shakespeare and Alan Ayckbourn plays. In 2004, she graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business in Communications and in 2005 from The Performing Arts Conservatory Brisbane with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Stage Acting. In 2008, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2011, she attended The Groundlings school of improvisational comedy, the Ivana Chubbuck studios, and Film Fighting LA, all in Los Angeles.

## Career

Munro worked at the Sydney Theatre Company, The Ensemble Theatre, Queensland Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. On television, she appeared in the series All Saints, Review with Myles Barlow, and Slide. Her breakthrough performance was her role of Vanda/Wanda in David Ives' play Venus in Fur for the Queensland Theatre Company in 2013. She was awarded the Matilda Award for Best Female actor in a Leading Role for her performance. Later that year, she appeared as Philippa Haymes in a theatrical adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced for Mousetrap Production's Australian tour.
In 2016, Munro performed in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar in the role of Emily. She has been nominated for another Matilda Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Munro starred in the 82 minute one-shot feature film Eight, directed by Peter Blackburn.The independent film has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world including Best Film at Snowdance Filmfestival in Germany and Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Film Festival. Munro was featured in the "must see list of Oscar contenders" for the Atlanta Film Festival and also won Los Angeles Film Festival Best Film as well at the Jury Prize in Croatia.

## Filmography
### Film and television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Review With Miles Barlow | Jenna | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | All Saints | Senior Constable Rose Drago | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | Slide | Shazza | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2011 | The Bind | Carmen | Short |
| 2013 | Branded | Ash | Short |
| 2014 | Eight | Sarah Prentice | Feature film |
| 2014 | Hiding | Alana Pinder | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | Bullets for the Dead | Jessica Dalton | Feature film |
| 2017 | The Hunted | Violet | Short |
| 2017 | Wild Woman | Claire Cane | Feature film 2018 'Prison House' Monica Feature Film - 2019 'The Unsettling' Vivian Feature Film |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Picasso at the Lapin Agile | Freddy | College Players UQ |
| 2001 | Absurd Person Singular | | Producer and director |
| 2002 | Bedroom Farce | Susannah | College Players UQ |
| 2004 | Ring Round the Moon | Diana Messerschmann | Centenary Theatre Group |
| 2004 | Cloud Nine | Victoria | The Actors Conservatory |
| 2004 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | The Actors Conservatory |
| 2005 | Closer to Heaven | Billie Trix | Brisbane Powerhouse |
| 2005 | Romeo and Juliet | Prince | Qld Shakespeare Festival |
| 2005 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Qld Shakespeare Festival |
| 2006 | Private Lives | Amanda | |
| 2006 | Visions | Adelaide | |
| 2006 | Footprints | Bodyline | |
| 2007 | Macbeth | Witch 1, Seyton and The Porter | |
| 2007 | The Wood Demon | Yelena Andreyevna | |
| 2007 | Private Life of the Master Race | Lawyer, Lesbian Cabaret Singer | |
| 2008 | Servant of Two Masters | Carney | |
| 2008 | Gallipoli | Soldier / Prostitute | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Days of Significance | Trish | |
| 2009 | 24 Hour Play Generator | Roxanne | Griffin Stablemates Theatre |
| 2011 | The Collection | Stella | |
| 2013 | Betrayal | Emma | |
| 2013 | Venus in Fur | Vanda | Queensland Theatre Company |
| 2013 | A Murder Is Announced | Phillipa | Moustrap Productions |
| 2015 | Dream Home | Colette | The Ensemble Theatre |
| 2015 | Grounded | The Pilot | Queensland Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Disgraced | Emily | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2017 | Noises Off | Brooke Ashton/Vicki | Melbourne Theatre Company / Queensland Theatre coproduction |