Louise Siversen
NOMINATIONS /AWARDS
2001 Nomination – Green Room Award for Ensemble cast in “Art and Soul”, Melbourne Theatre Co.
1995 Nomination – Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for “Janus”
THEATRE
THE JOY OF TEXT – role: Diane. Dir: Aidan Fennessy / MTC.
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER Role: Sister Rosa’s Mother / Matron. Dir: Simon Phillips / MTC
MASTER OF THE REVELS – Workshop & Reading. Role: Judy Forrister. Dir: Aidan Fennessy / MTC
MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS Role: Deborah / Sydney(Theatre Royal) & Perth (Burswood Theatre)
THE GLORY Role: Elizabeth (Lead). / Hothouse Theatre Company
DIMBOOLA (performance read) Role: Florence McAdam / Dir: Michael Kantor / Malthouse Theatre
MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS Role: Deborah / Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
THE MEMORY OF WATER Role: Theresa / Melb Theatre Co./ Dir: Julian Meyrick
ART AND SOUL Dir: Kate Cherry & Peter Houghton. MTC. Nomination Green Room Award-Ensemble cast,MTC 2001
WONDERFUL WARD Role: Bernadette/PA / Melb. Comedy Fest. 1999/ Dir: S. Brooks
DARK: THE STORY OF DIANE ARBUS Role: Various / Melb Festival 98/ Dir: Gerald Lepkowski & Peter Houghton
COMING TO MY SENSES Self Devised One Woman Show / Playbox/ Dir: Kirsten von Bibra
BARMAIDS Role: Nancy / Dir: Kim Durban/ Zootango Theatre Co., Hobart
THE GIRL WHO SAW EVERYTHING Role: Carol Edge / Melb Theatre Co./ Dir: Janis Balodis
THE MISERY OF BEAUTY Role: Various / Dir: Wendy Joseph/ Theatreworks
MORNING SACRIFICE La Mama/ Dir: Wendy Joseph
APPRENTICE TIME TRAVELLER Victorian Arts Council
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Gershwin Room/ Esplanade
TELEVISION
LI’L LARIKKINS (animated series) Role: Roo (series regular)& Mum / Ettamogah Entertainment.
RUSH Role: Raelene / Dir: Geoff Bennett / Southern Star / Ten Network.
ALL SAINTS Role: Tamara Pederson (Guest lead) / Dir: Jessica Hobbs / Seven Network
VALENTINE’S DAY Role: Dawn / Dir: Peter Duncan / December Films / ABC TV
CITY HOMICIDE Role : Janice Quinn / Dir : Tony Krawitz / Seven Network
WICKED SCIENCE 2 Role : Elsa Bailey (Guest lead) / Jonathan M Shiff Productions
MDA SERIES 3 Role: Meg Morrison / Screentime Pty Ltd
SECRET LIFE OF US Role: Marg / Westside Productions/Channel 10
STINGERS – SERIES 5 Role: Olwyn O’Neill / Simpson Le Mesurier Films
BOOTLEG Role: Mrs. Spring (Main cast) / BBC/ Burberry Productions
NEIGHBOURS Role: Angela Patrick / Grundy Productions/ Channel 10
BACK BERNER (SERIES 1 – 11) Role: Anchorwoman (Main cast) / Crackerjack Prod/ ABC Comedy
SHORT CUTS Role: Semi regular / Burberry Productions
HALIFAX F.P Role: Beth Hartley / Simpson Le Mesurier Films
EUGENIE SANDLER P.I. Role: Winsom (regular) / Burberry Productions
BLUE HEELERS Role: Louise Fordham (Guest) / Dir: Steve Mann/ Southern Star
STINGERS Role: Snr Det Rawlins (Guest) / Simpson LeMesurier Films
HIGH FLIERS Role: Nola Johnson (Regular) / Southern Star
HALIFAX F.P Role: Beth Hartley / Simpson Le Mesurier Films
SHORTCUTS Role: Mrs Bartle / Burberry Productions
THE GAMES Role: Jasmine Holt / ABC TV/ Beyond Productions
STATE CORONER Role: Cheryl Norton / Crawford Productions
DRIVEN CRAZY Role: Daisy / Barron Television
THE CRASH ZONE Role: Zoe Hansen / Aust. Childrens TV Foundation
GOOD GUYS BAD GUYS Role: Shannon Blightie (Guest) / Simpson Le Mesurier
LANO AND WOODLEY Role: Guest / ABC TV
BLUE HEELERS Role: Nola Tully / Southern Star
LAW OF THE LAND Role: Lynne Ranger / Roadshow Coote Carroll
MERCURY Role: Guest Lead / ABC TV
JANUS Role: Judge de Bono (Leading) ABC TV. Nomination – Silver Logie Most Outstanding Actress in Lead Role (1995)
THE DAMNATION OF HARVEY MCHUGH Role: Annette (Regular) / Dir: Various / ABC TV
KELLY Role: Guest Lead / Westbridge Films
CHANCES Role: Cheryl / Beyond International
FLYING DOCTORS Role: Debbie O’Brien (Regular) / Crawford Productions
HOUSE RULES Role: Elsa Nixon / ABC TV
NEIGHBOURS Role: Guest Lead / Grundy Productions
SUGAR AND SPICE Role: Mrs Robertson (Regular) / LJ Productions
THE BARTONS Role: Guest Lead / ABC TV
PRISONER Role: Lou Kelly (Main cast Regular) / Crawford Productions
THE FLYING DOCTORS Role: Guest Lead / Crawford Productions
THE SULLIVANS Role: Guest Lead / Crawford Productions
SPECIAL SQUAD Role: Guest Lead / Crawford Productions
CARSON’S LAW Role: Guest Lead / Crawford Productions
COP SHOP Role: Guest Lead / Crawford Productions
FILM
EYE OF THE STORM Role: Carol. Dir: Fred Schepisi / Teos Productions Pty Ltd. 2010.
FOUR OF A KIND Role: Anne (leading role) / Dir: Fiona Cochrane / F-reel Pty Ltd. 2008
WHAT’S THE MATTER? (SHORT) Role: GP / Dir: Lee Rogers/ Prodigy Films
THE BOOK OF REVELATION Role: The Neighbour / Dir: Ana Kokkinos/ Wildheart Zizani Films
JOSH JARMAN Role: Therapist / Dir: Pip Mushin
BLOW Role: Zoe (Lead) / Dir: Marie Craven/ Lizette Atkins Prod
LOST Role: Psychologist / Dir: Jo Kennedy
CRACKERS Role: Headmistress / Dir: David Swan
SLICE OF LIFE John Lamond Productions
EVIL ANGELS Role: Jenny Miller / Dir: Fred Schepsi
THAT EYE THE SKY Role: Mrs Cherry / Dir: John Ruane
RADIO & VOICE
Inside Their Minds – Rochelle Jackson / Bolinda Publishing
Devil’s Food – Kerry Greenwood / Bolinda Publishing
Heavenly Pleasures – Kerry Greenwood / Bolinda Publishing
Trick or Treat – Kerry Greenwood / Bolinda Publishing
Pilot Comedy Radio Play – “We’ve Got A Problem”
BBC Radio Play – “Bangcottcha Junction”
ABC Radio National Radio Plays, including “Gates of Egypt”, “The World’s Wife” and “Mr. Loveless”
ABC Radio National Poetry Reading – “Oxygen: New Welsh Poetry”
Corporate Narrations, including ANZ Bank, Immigration Department, Berri foods
Numerous radio and television voice-overs including TV and Radio Commercials
Numerous voice-overs for the series “Back Berner”
DIRECTING
2002 Beat…Beat…Beat – Melbourne Fringe Festival (devised and written in conjunction with Alyce Platt)
TEACHING /LECTURING
VCA Drama School – Methodology, Voice Over Skills
VCA Film & Television School – Actor/Director Relationships, Acting Methodology
National Theatre – Master Classes in Script Analysis and Scene Study
Deakin University Media Department – Development and Production of Voice Over Projects, eg. Play and Book Readings, Animated Series
RECENT STUDY
Private workshops with Geraldine Cook – VCA Drama School (2005-2006)
Atlantic Theatre Company New York (3 months) (2002)
Master-class with Phillipe Gaulier – Playbox, Melbourne (1998)
Scene Study with Carol Rosenberg – HB Studios, New York (6 months) (1996)
Workshop with Carol Fox Presscott – New York (6 months) (1996)
Workshop with Ruth Franklin Voice Over – New York (3 months) 1996
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