Kathryn Beck

Kathryn Beck (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian television and theatre actress. In 2007, she played Lily Nelson in the soap opera Home and Away and the following year, she appeared in East of Everything. In 2013, Beck began appearing in Neighbours as Gemma Reeves. She joined the cast of Wentworth in 2014.

Kathryn Beck
Born (1986-03-01) 1 March 1986
Wellington Point, Brisbane, Queensland
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Children1

Biography

She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and raised in Wellington Point, a suburb of Redland City. She attended Alexandra Hills State High School, and studied drama at Queensland University of Technology. She appeared in an advertising campaign for KFC's "Twister", before moving to Sydney and landing the role in Home and Away. In 2008, she played Lizzy Dellora in the ABC1 drama series East of Everything.[1] In 2010 she was cast in the lead role of the successful feature-length film The Little Things directed by Nell McGregor.

She has performed in theatre work for the Griffin Theatre Company, including King Tide by Katherine Thomson in 2007.[2] Beck joined the cast of Neighbours as Gemma Reeves in 2013.[3] She began appearing in the second season of prison drama Wentworth in 2014.[4] Beck plays a doctor in the comedy film Cooped Up.[5]

Personal life

Beck is married and has one child, a daughter.[6] In November 2018, Beck was forced to leave her house in Malibu due to the Woolsey Fire.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Mosaic Young Candice
2009 Subdivision Dale Kelly
2010 The Little Things Dee O'Keefe
2011 Burning Man Marti
2012 Not Suitable for Children Becky Kincaid
2012 The Adventures of Scooter the Penguin Darling Starling Shawntelle Direct-to-video film; voice role
2013 These Final Hours Vicki
2013 Aim High on Creation Kathryn Beck
2014 Locks of Love Sally Segment: "CapItal L"
2015 Super Awesome! Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes
2016 Madly Woman Segment: "Afterbirth"

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Home and Away Lily Nelson 4 episodes (season 20)
2007 Chandon Pictures Sherbert Episode: "Cousins"
2008–09 East of Everything Lizzy Dellora Main role, 13 episodes
2008 Scorched Emily Francia Nine Network television film
2009 All Saints Marina Reade Episode: "On Second Thoughts..."
2012 Puberty Blues Ginny Episode 1.4
2013 Camp Veronique Episode: "CIT Overnight"
2013 Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War Anoushka Miniseries, 2 episodes
2013–14 Neighbours Gemma Reeves Recurring role (seasons 29–30), 16 episodes
2014 Wentworth Sky Pierson Recurring role (season 2), 12 episodes
2016 Cooped Up Emily Television film

Short works
  • 2005: Passive Smoker as Beth
  • 2009: Benefit as Karina
  • 2010: The Improbable Existence of Lily Bell as Lily
  • 2010: Falling Fowl as Stephine Fowl
  • 2011: Collision as Mia
  • 2012: Love Untitled
  • 2013: Kite as Sara
  • 2013: First Date
  • 2014: Twisted The Girl
  • 2014: Flat Daddy Erica
  • 2015: These Final Hours as Vicky
  • 2015: Batman and Jimbo as Kath
  • 2015: The Gap as Theresa

References
  1. Saleh, Suraya: Local girl stars in ABC drama Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Redland Times, 27 March 2008.
  2. Dunne, Stephen: Arts Review: King Tide, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 2007.
  3. Kilkelly, Daniel (27 September 2013). "'Neighbours' unveils new character Gemma Reeves". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. "Aussie co-star Kate Jenkinson leaps to Rebel Wilson's defence after US critics savage new comedy series Super Fun Night". The Daily Telegraph. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. Maddox, Garry. "Nervous moments as Kane Guglielmi opens the film he sold his home to make". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. Lal, Chloe (13 November 2018). "Neighbours actress Kathryn Beck flees Californian fires". Who. Retrieved 17 November 2018.


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