Ursula Mills

Ursula Mills
Born
Sydney
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Ursula Mills is an Australian actress[1]

Education

Mills trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Career

From 2009 to 2010, Mills was a member of the resident acting ensemble at Sydney Theatre Company,[2] selected by then co-artistic directors, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton.

Mills was received positive reviews in her lead role as Lian in Sue Smith's Kryptonite,[3] a 2014 co-production between Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia.

In 2017 Ursula toured Australia playing Julia in Headlong, Almeida Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse's production of Duncan MacMillan and Robert Icke's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 for GWB Entertainment, Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific and State Theatre Company of South Australia.

Filmography and theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Peter Pan Mermaid Director PJ Hogan
2013 Vessel Hannah Won – Best Science Fiction Feature NYC's The Philip K Dick Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection Made in Melbourne Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection Fantasia International Film Festival, 2013 Official Selection London Sci-Fi Film Festival
2014 Bunker Ellen Official Selection – Cineglobe Festival International de Filmsau Cern
2015 The Tail Job Siobhan Official Selection - Slamdance Film Festival 2016 [4]

Winner Grand Jury Prize CATE Film Festival 2016

2015 The California No Allison Best Narrative Feature 2018 Independent Film Festival
2017 Teleios Lulu 2016 Official Selection Sci-Fi-London [5]

2016 U.S Premiere Official Selection 16th Annual Shriekfest [6] 2016 Australian Premier Official Selection Sydney Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival[7]

Theatre
Year Production Theatre Role Notes
2009 Accidental Death of An Anarchist Sydney Theatre Company Maria Feletti
2009 The Mysteries Genesis Sydney Theatre Company by Lally Katz
2010 Leviathan Sydney Theatre Company
2010 Comedy of Errors Sydney Theatre Company Angelo/Duke
2010 Oresteia Sydney Theatre Company Choryphaeus
2010 Vs. Macbeth Sydney Theatre Company Witch 2010 Official Selection Adelaide Festival
2014 Kryptonite Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia Lian Nominated – 2014 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Mainstage Production
2015 Elektra/Orestes Belvoir St Theatre Chrysothemis
2016 Betrayal Ensemble Theatre Emma
2017 John Melbourne Theatre Company Jenny
2017 1984 GWB Entertainment, Ambassador Theatre Group Asia Pacific and State Theatre Company of South Australia Julia
2018 Anthony and Cleopatra Bell Shakespeare Octavia

Awards

Mills was nominated for a 2014 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Mainstream Production for Kryptonite.[8]

Other

Mills was a brand ambassador for Skins 2009–2012.

References
  1. "Hollywood Fringe".
  2. Lalak, Alex (8 June 2009). "Rising Sydney Theatre Company Stars". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Blake, Jason (14 September 2014). "Globe-Trotting Play Anchored by Stellar Performances". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. McNary, Dave (30 November 2015). "Slamdance Festival Competition Lineup Unveiled". Variety.
  5. "Sci-Fi London".
  6. "Shriekfest".
  7. Guillermo, Troncoso (28 September 2016). "First Ten Films Announced for 2016 Sydney Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festivals". The Reel World. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016.
  8. "Sydney Theatre Awards".
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