# Catherine Văn-Davies

Catherine Văn-Davies (born 1985 or 1986) is an Australian actress of partial Vietnamese descent.

## Early life

Văn-Davies' mother was a refugee from Vietnam who arrived in Australia at the age of 18, after the United States and allies withdrew from the country.
Văn-Davies was born in Canberra, spent part of her early childhood in Indonesia, and her school years in Brisbane, Queensland. After graduating from high school, she undertook a business degree at the Queensland University of Technology. She soon switched her focus to acting and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She also studied at the HB Studio in New York City.

## Career

After returning to Australia from New York, Văn-Davies moved to Sydney and worked mostly in theatre. In 2019 she won a Sydney Theatre Award for her role in Angels in America (Best Female Support), and another one for White Pearl (Best Ensemble). In 2021, she starred as Abigail in Playing Beatie Bow. At the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, she won Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production for her role in Constellations and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production for A Streetcar Named Desire. She also serves as co-artistic director of the Old Fitz Theatre.
Văn-Davies has also appeared in multiple Australian TV series, most notably Hungry Ghosts (2020) and Amazing Grace (2021). In 2022, she appeared in the ABC drama Barons, as well as Foxtel legal drama The Twelve.
In 2023, Văn-Davies made several television appearances in Stan series Wolf Life Me, reimagined comedy series Mother and Son and crime miniseries The Claremont Murders. In the latter series she played the real-life Alison Fan, who reported on the case from the first day to the last day. The following year, she played the recurring role of film star Stevie Marlow in the soap opera Home and Away.

## Personal life

Văn-Davies has been in a relationship with fellow Australian actor Fayssal Bazzi since 2014.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Hot Source | Presenter | |
| 2014 | Precinct 13 | Frisky Dupont | TV series, season 2, episode 1: "Baby Jane's, Goodbye" |
| 2017 | Pet Killer | Vivian | Web series |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Physical Girl | TV series, season 2, episode 5: "Phil" |
| 2018 | Fighting Season | Social Worker | Miniseries, episode 6: "Outside The Wire" |
| 2019 | The Letdown | Siah | TV series, season 2, 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Liberty Street | Phoebe | TV series, 1 episode 8: "Phoebe & Tait" |
| 2020 | Hungry Ghosts | May Le | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Laney Tran | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Barons | Shirley Kwong | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Twelve | Vanessa Young | Miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 2022 | It's Fine, I'm Fine | Kate | Miniseries, episode 4: "I Hate This Thing" |
| 2023 | The Claremont Murders | Alison Fan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Mother and Son | Maya | TV series, season 1, 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Wolf Like Me | Melanie | TV series, season 2, episode 3 |
| 2024 | Home and Away | Stevie Marlow / Miranda | TV series, 27 episodes |
| 2024 | Bump | Louise | TV series, season 5, episode 1 (guest) |
| 2025 | He Had It Coming | Convenor | TV series |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane | Wedding Guest | Feature film |
| 2007 | When Sally Met Frank | Nurse | Short film |
| 2009 | Entanglement Theory | Dancer | Short film |
| 2009 | Lonely | Gyspy | Short film |
| 2023 | Sweet Juices | Sarah | Short film |
| 2023 | Dog | Brittany | Short film |

## Theatre
### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Terrain! Terrain! Terrain! | Various characters | QUT |
| 2005 | Camille | Sophie | QUT |
| 2005 | Twelfth Night | Maria | QUT |
| 2005 | We Will Rock You! | Scaramouche | QUT |
| 2006 | Our Country's Good | Duckling | QUT |
| 2006 | Lion in the Streets | Isobel | QUT |
| 2006 | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Chasen / Coat Check Girl | QUT |
| 2010 | He Left Quietly (reading) | Various | New York Theatre Workshop |
| 2011 | Running Blind | Sue / Lola | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2011 | Secrets | Lizzy | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2011 | The Bitter End | Catherine | Midsumma Festival |
| 2011 | Waltzing Woolloomooloo: The Tale of Frankie Jones | Frankie | Arthur |
| 2011 | Brigitte, Bracken & Box | Brigitte, Bracken & Street Girl | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2011 | The Kiss | Various characters | Company B |
| 2011; 2013–2015 | Cut Snake | Kiki Coriander | Regional NSW & VIC tour, Brisbane Festival with Arthur/Critical Stages/RAV, Theatre Works |
| 2012 | Unfinished | Coral | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2012 | sex.violence.blood.gore | Annabel Lee | MKA |
| 2012; 2013 | Full Circle | Ruth | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2013 | Lord of the Flies | Sam | US-A-UM / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2014 | Superhero Training Academy | Collateral Glammage | Arthur |
| 2014 | The Myth Project: Twin | Adi | Arthur / MTC |
| 2014; 2016 | Dangerous Liaisons | Emilie / Azolan | Little Ones Theatre / MTC / Darwin Festival / Brisbane Powerhouse |
| 2015 | No Place Like | Slim / Charlotte / Flick | Milk Crate Theatre |
| 2015 | Dracula | Dracula | Little Ones Theatre |
| 2016 | Ground Control | Tara | Rachel Perks & Bridget Balodis |
| 2016 | Turquoise Elephant | Visi / Vika | Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Back at the Dojo | Lois & others | Belvoir Theatre Company / Stuck Pigs Squealing |
| 2017 | The Merchant of Venice | Nerissa | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2017; 2020 | The Happy Prince | Swallow | Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite Theatre Company / Little Ones Theatre |
| 2018 | Complexity of Belonging | Catherine | Chunky Move |
| 2018 | An Enemy of the People | Randine | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2018 | The Misanthrope | Eliante | Bell Shakespeare / Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2018 | Going Down | Natalie | STC / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2019 | White Pearl | Built | STC / National Theatre of Parramatta |
| 2019 | Angels in America | Harper | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Apocolypse Theatre Company |
| 2019 | Titus Andronicus | Clown | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2020 | No Pay? No Way! | Margherita | STC |
| 2021 | Playing Beatie Bow | Abigail Kirk | Wharf Theatre with STC |
| 2021 | Honour | | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
| 2023 | Sex Magick | Liraz | Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2023 | Constellations | Marianne | STC |
| 2023 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella | Redline Productions |
| 2024 | American Signs | The Consultant / Various characters | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |

### As crew

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Coming Undone | Assistant Director / Choreographer | Cabaret Salon Series (NYC) |