Susie Porter
Susie Porter (born 1970 or 1971) is an Australian television, film and theatre actress. She made her debut in the 1996 film "Idiot Box", before rising to prominence in films including "Paradise Road" (1997), "Welcome to Woop Woop" (1997), "Two Hands" (1999), "Better Than Sex" (2000), "The Monkey's Mask" (2000), "Mullet" (2001), "Teesh and Trude" (2002), and "The Caterpillar Wish" (2006). Porter is also highly recognised for her roles in television series, most notably, as Patricia Wright in "East West 101", Eve Pritchard in "East of Everything", and as Marie Winter in the prison drama "Wentworth". Early  life. Porter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Bill, a doctor, and Jenny, a nurse. She has two older sisters, Cathy and Jackie, and a younger sister, Louise. Porter attended Newcastle Grammar School and earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Newcastle. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1995. Acting career. Television. Porter began her acting career in an episode of "House Gang", a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including "Big Sky", "Wildside" and "Water Rats". In 2006 , Porter had a leading role in "RAN", an Australian mini-series, which won her a Best Leading Actress in a Television Drama at the AFI Awards. In late 2007, she appeared in "East West 101", a six-part drama series that aired on SBS. In 2008, Porter appeared in "East of Everything" (a six-part drama series that aired on the ABC) and in the mini-series "Make Or Break" (an English and Australian production that aired on Foxtel's UKTV). In 2009, Porter appeared on the second seasons of both "East of Everything" and "East West 101", and first  run "The Jesters" and "My Place". In 2010, she appeared on the telemovie "Sisters of War" as Kay Parker. In 2011, she appeared in the third, and final season, of "East West 101". In 2012, she appeared on Channel Ten's mini-series "". She played Pam Knight in "Puberty Blues" from 2012 to 2014. In 2017, Porter was cast in the Foxtel drama series "Wentworth" in the main role Marie Winter; the role was originally portrayed by Maggie Millar in "Prisoner". Porter first appeared in "Wentworth" during the fourth episode of the sixth season, broadcast on 10 July 2018. She  reprised her role as Marie Winter in the seventh season in 2019, and again in the eighth and final season which premiered in 2020 and ended in 2021. She made her final appearance in penultimate episode of the final season. Film. In 1996, Porter made her film debut in "Idiot Box". In 1997, she starred as Angie in the Australian comedy "Welcome to Woop Woop". In 1999, she had a major role in "Two Hands". In 2000, she starred in the film "Bootmen" and in the crime drama film "The Monkey's Mask", which she plays a lesbian private detective  who falls in love with a suspect. For which she won the award for 'Best Actress' at the Dallas OUT TAKES festival in 2001. In 2001, she appeared in the Australian movie "Mullet" and had a small role in "". In 2005, Porter had a supporting role in the Australian film "Little Fish". In 2006, she had a role in the film "The Caterpillar Wish" which won her Best Supporting Actress in the AFI Awards. In 2015, Porter starred in "Is this the real world". Theatre. In 2011, Porter starred as Olive in the play "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" at  the Belvoir Theatre, Sydney. Awards. Also been nominated at the AFI Awards in: