Louise Siversen
LOUISE SIVERSEN
TELEVISION FIVE BEDROOMS (Series 2) Role: Karen Dir: Various, Hoodlum Entertainment 2021 ROSEHAVEN (Series 4) Role: Kerry Dir: Shaun Wilson, Guesswork Television 2020 THE GLOAMING Role: Minister Leonie Patrick Dir: Sian Davies, 2 Jons 2020 TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY (Series 1) Role: Shop Lady Dir: Wayne Hope, Radio Karate 2017 RONNY CHIENG: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT Role: Joy-Anne Dir: Jonathan Brough, ABC TV 2017 HOUSE HUSBANDS (Series 5) Role: Miss Looby Dir: Various, Playmaker Media 2017 RAKE (Series 4) Role: Shirl Dir: Peter Duncan, Easy Tiger Productions 2016 UTOPIA (Series 2) Role: Linda Hillier Dir: Rob Sitch, Working Dog 2015 HOUSE HUSBANDS (Series 4) Role: Miss Looby Dir: Various, Playmaker Media 2015 HOUSE HUSBANDS (Series 3) Role: Miss Looby Dir: Various, Playmaker Media 2014 HOUSE HUSBANDS (Series 2) Role: Miss Looby Dir: Various, Playmaker Media 2013 THE DOCTOR BLAKE MYSTERIES (Series 1) Role: Rosemary Morrisey Dir: Andrew Prowse, December Media 2013 UTOPIA GIRLS (TV Movie Documentary) Herself Dir: Jasmin Tarasin, Renegade Films 2012 HOUSE HUSBANDS (Series 1) Role: Miss Looby Dir: Various, Playmaker Media 2012 RUSH (Series 1) Role: Raelene Dir: Geoff Bennett, Southern Star 2008 VALENTINE’S DAY (Telemovie) Role: Dawn Dir: Peter Duncan, ABC TV 2008 ALL SAINTS (Series 11) Role: Tamara Pederson Dir: Jessica Hobbs, 7 Network 2008 CITY HOMICIDE (Series 1) Role: Janice Quinn Dir: Tony Krawitz, Southern Star Entertainment 2007 WICKED SCIENCE (Series 2) Role: Elsa Bailey Dir: Jeffrey Walker, ACTF 2006 MDA (Series 3) Role: Meg Morrison Dir: Various, Screentime Pty Ltd 2005 THE SECRET LIFE OF US (Series 4) Role: Marg Dir: Stuart McDonald, Channel 4 Television Corporation 2005 BOOTLEG Role: Mrs. Spring Dir: Ian Gilmour, BBC 2002 SHORT CUTS Role: Mrs Bartlett Dir: Various, Burberry Productions 2002 BACKBERNER Role: Co-Host / Anchorwoman Dir: Various, ABC TV 1999 – 2002 STINGERS (Series 5) Role: Olwyn O’Neil Dir: Julian McSwiney, Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier 2002
NEIGHBOURS Role: Angela Patrick Grundy Television Australia 2001 EUGENIE SANDLER P.I. Role: Winsome Bedford Dir: Various, Burberry Productions 2000 HALIFAX F.P. Role: Linda Quinn Dir: Paul Moloney, Simpson Le Mesurier Films 2000 BLUE HEELERS (Series 6) Role: Louise Fordham Dir: Peter Sharp, Southern Star 1999 STINGERS (Series 2) Role: Senior Detective Rawlins Dir: Paul Faint, Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier Films 1999 HIGH FLYERS Role: Nola Johnson Dir: Various, Southern Star Entertainment 1999 CRASH ZONE Role: Zoe Hansen Dir: Various, ACTF 1999 STATE CORONER Role: Cheryl Norton Dir: Ali Ali, Crawfords Australia 1998 DRIVEN CRAZY Role: Daisy Barron Television 1998 THE GAMES Role: Jasmine Holt Dir: Bruce Permezel, ABC TV 1998 GOOD GUYS BAD GUYS Role: Shannon Blightie Dir: Steve Jodrell, Beyond International 1998 THE ADVENTURES OF LANO AND WOODLEY Role: Doctor Dir: Mandy Smith, ABC TV 1997 HALIFAX F.P. Role: Linda Quinn Dir: Paul Moloney, Simpson Le Mesurier Films 1997 BLUE HEELERS (Series 3) Role: Nola Tully Dir: Steve Mann, Southern Star 1996 LAW OF THE LAND Role: Lynne Raynor Nine Network Australia 1996 HALIFAX F.P. Role: Beth Hartley Dir: Michael Offer, Simpson Le Mesurier Films 1995 JANUS (Series 2) Role: Glenda de Bono Dir: Various, ABC TV 1995 JANUS (Series 1) Role: Judge Glenda de Bono Dir: Various, ABC TV 1994 THE DAMNATION OF HARVEY MCHUGH Role: Annette Dir: Various, ABC TV 1994 KELLY Role: Glennis Film Victoria 1992 THE FLYING DOCTORS (Series 6) Role: Debbie O’Brien Dir: Various, Crawford Productions 1990 THE FLYING DOCTORS (Series 5) Role: Debbie O’Brien Dir: Various, Crawford Productions 1989 THE FLYING DOCTORS (Series 3) Role: Debbie O’Brien Dir: Various, Crawford Productions 1988 HOUSE RULES Role: Elsa Nixon ABC TV 1988 NEIGHBOURS Role: Carol Barker Grundy Television Australia 1988 THE BARTONS Role: Angela ABC TV 1988 THE FLYING DOCTORS (Series 2) Role: Debbie O’Brien Dir: Mark Callen, Crawford Productions 1987 THE FLYING DOCTORS (Series 1) Role: Debbie Andrews Dir: Colin Budds, Crawford Productions 1986
PRISONER (Series 8) Role: Lou Kelly Dir: Various, Grundy Television Productions 1986 PRISONER (Series 7) Role: Lou Kelly Dir: Various, Grundy Television Productions 1985 PRISONER (Series 6) Role: Lou Kelly Dir: Various, Grundy Television Productions 1984 CARON’S LAW Role: Prostitute / Nurse One Dir: Paul Moloney / Mandy Smith, Crawford Productions 1984 SPECIAL SQUAD Role: Laura Crawford Productions 1984
FILM THE SURROGATE Role: Anna Paxton Dir: David Willing 2021 MANNEQUIN (Short) Role: Nosey Relative Dir: Tom Barton 2017 SUCKER Role: Val - Dodgy Bar Woman Dir: Ben Chessell, Robyn Kershaw Productions 2015 THE KINGDOM OF DOUG (Short) Role: Maryanne Dir: Victoria Thaine 2013 THE EYE OF THE STORM Role: Carol Dir: Fred Schepisi, Paper Bark Films Pty Ltd 2011 SHINY THING (Short) Role: Carolyn Kibre Dir: Lisa Gloufchis 2009 FOUR OF A KIND Role: Anne Dir: Fiona Cochrane, F-Reel 2008 WHAT’S THE MATTER (Short) Role: General Practitioner Dir: Lee Rogers, Prodigy Films 2006 JOSH JARMAN Role: Therapist Dir: Pip Mushin, Josh Jarmin Productions Ltd 2004 BLOW (Short) Role: Zoe Dir: Marie Craven, Lizette Atkins Productions 2002 LOST (Short) Role: Psychologist Dir: Joey Kennedy 2000 CRACKERS Role: Teacher Dir: David Swann, AFFC 1998 THAT EYE, THE SKY Role: Mrs Cherry Dir: John Ruane, Beyond Films Limited 1994 A KINK IN THE PICASSO Role: Reporter Dir: Marc Gracie, Rosa Colosimo Films 1990 EVIL ANGELS / A CRY IN THE DARK Role: Jenny Miller Dir: Fred Schepisi, Cannon Entertainment 1988 A SLICE OF LIFE Role: Nurse Dir: John D. Lamond, Cinema Enterprises 1983
THEATRE UNDERNEATH MRS ARCHER Performer & Co-Writer (with Peter Houghton) FortyFive Downstairs 2021 BIRTHDAY CAKE Performer & Co-Creator (with Ross Mueller) Geelong Arts Centre 2020 NOISES OFF Roles: Dotty Otley / Mrs Clackett Dir: Sam Strong, QT / MTC Co-Production 2017 I CAN’T EVEN… Role: Lead Dir: Matthew Lutton. Malthouse Theatre 2016
THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF HISTORY Dir: Katy Maudlin, Courthouse Theatre 2016 TRUE MINDS Role: Vivienne Reynolds Dir: Peter Houghton, MTC 2013 THE JOY OF TEXT Role: Diane Dir: Aidan Fennessy, MTC 2011 ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER Role: Sister Rosa’s Mother / Matron Dir: Simon Phillips, MTC 2010 MASTER OF THE REVELS Role: Judy Forrister Dir: Aidan Fennessy, MTC 2009 MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS Role: Deborah Dir: Roy Garrette, Comedy Theatre (Melbourne), Theatre Royal (Sydney) & Burswood Theatre (Perth) 2008 THE GLORY Role: Elizabeth Dir: Aidan Fennessy, Hothouse Theatre 2007 – 2008 DIMBOOLA Role: Florence McAdam Dir: Michael Kantor, Malthouse Theatre 2007 THE MEMORY OF WATER Role: Theresa Dir: Julian Meyrick, MTC 2004 ART AND SOUL Role: Various Dir: Kate Cherry & Peter Houghton, MTC 2000 WONDERFUL WARD Role: Bernadette / PA Dir: S. Brooks, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1999 DARK: THE DIANE ARBUS STORY Role: Various Dir: Gerald Lepkowski & Peter Houghton, Melbourne Festival 1998 COMING TO MY SENSES One Woman Self-Devised Show Dir: Kirsten von Bibra, Playbox 1993 BARMAIDS Role: Nancy Dir: Kim Durban, Zootango Theatre Company 1993 THE GIRL WHO SAW EVERYTHING Role: Carol Edge Dir: Janis Balodis, MTC 1991 THE MISERY OF BEAUTY Role: Various Dir: Wendy Joseph, Theatreworks 1989 MORNING SACRIFICE Dir: Wendy Joseph, La Mama 1989
RADIO & VOICE THE ORCHARD Princess Pictures Digital Pty Ltd MEMORY CRAFT Lynne Kelly / Allen & Unwin THE MEMORY CODE Lynne Kelly / Allen & Unwin 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 WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM Pilot Comedy Radio Play BANGCOTTCHA JUNCTION BBC Radio Play GATES OF EGYPT; THE WORLD’S WIFE; MR LOVELESS ABC Radio National Radio Plays OXYGEN: NEW WELSH POETRY ABC Radio National Poetry Reading
DIRECTING BEAT…BEAT…BEAT Melbourne Fringe Festival (devised and written in conjunction with Alyce Platt) 2002
TEACHING /LECTURING Performance Workshops Sydney 2015 Performance Workshops for Professionals Melbourne 2014 Private Coaching Melbourne since 2000 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 2014 Michael Shekhov International Workshop U.S.A - MICHA 2014 Alba Emoting 2week workshop NYC 2014 Bouffon NY Theatre of Movement NYC 2014 American Academy of Dramatic Arts 2 weeks NYC 2014 Jessica Wolf Private Coaching Alexander NYC 2014 Alba Emoting 2 weeks Asheville North Carolina USA 2014 Movement Continuum NYC and Asheville USA 2014 Middendorf Melbourne 2013 Alba Emoting Asheville North Carolina USA 2013 Michael Chekhov International Workshop U.S.A 2013 Ellie Heywood private coaching Fitzmaurace Voice U.S.A 2013 Joan Melton private coaching Voice U.S.A 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
NOMINATIONS /AWARDS 2014 Nomination – St Kilda Film Festival- Best Actor: The Kingdom of Doug 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”