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Susie Porter

Susie Porter
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Known for
Spouse
Christopher Mordue
(m. 2010)

Susie Porter (born 1970 or 1971)[1] 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, as Kay Parker in Sisters of War, 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.[1][2] Porter attended Newcastle Grammar School and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle.[1][3] She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1995.[4] Porter revealed in 2024 in an interview with 9honey that she was originally going to audition at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts but ended up with food poisoning and couldn't attend that audition.[5]

Personal life

Porter is married to Christopher Mordue, the two married in 2010.[6]

Porter is a wildlife advocate and wildlife ambassador for World Animal Protection.[7]

Porter in 2022 penned a letter to the NSW State Government urging the former Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders to put an end to all puppy farms across the state.[8]

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 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms. She played Pam Knight in Puberty Blues from 2012 to 2014.[9]

In 2017, Porter was cast in the Foxtel drama series Wentworth in the main role Marie Winter;[10] 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.[11] 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.

In 2024, Porter was named in the cast for ABC drama Plum.[12]

Film

Susie Porter in 2012

In 1996, Porter made her film debut in Idiot Box.[13] In 1997, she starred as Angie in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop.[14] 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.[15] In 2001, she appeared in the Australian movie Mullet and had a small role in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[16]

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.

Porter appeared in 2022 film Gold[17] which was filmed in South Australia.

In 2023, Porter appeared in the short film Waves at Bondi's Flickerfest.[18]

In 2024, Porter was announced as part of the cast for the film Dirty Boy.[19] On 6 August, Porter was announced as part of the cast for the film Overture.[20]

Theatre

Date Title Role Notes
1990 A Sack Full of Prezzies / Red Santa Newcastle Panthers, West Wallsend Workers Club
1991 Waiting for Lefty Community Arts Centre, Hamilton with Hunter Workers Theatre
1991 Southern Steel Roz Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company
1991 Aftershocks Kerry / Fay / Jenny Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company
1993 Mother and Son Mrs Lind NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1994 The Devils NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney
1994 Three Sisters Masha NIDA Parade Studio, Sydney
1994 The Merchant of Venice Launcelot / Servant NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1994 Epsom Downs Ghost of Emily Davidson NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1994 Did You Hear The One About The Irishman...? NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1995 A View From the Bridge Beatrice NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1995 Guys and Dolls Martha / Dancer NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1995 Ghetto Hayyah NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1996 Somewhere in the Darkness Sally Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
2000 Sweet Phoebe Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company
2001 The Vagina Monologues Valhalla Cinema, Sydney
2005 Broken Valley Belvoir Theatre
2006 The Emperor of Sydney Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2007 Riflemind Cindy Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company
2010 That Face Martha Belvoir Theatre
2011 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Olive Belvoir Theatre[21]
2015 Death and the Maiden Paulina Southbank Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Idiot Box Betty Feature film
Mr. Reliable Fay Feature film
1997 Paradise Road Oggi Feature film
Welcome to Woop Woop Angie Feature film
1998 Amy Anny Buchanan Feature film
Aftershocks Marg Turnbull TV movie
1999 Two Hands Deirdre Feature film
Feeling Sexy Vicki Feature film
2000 Better Than Sex Cin Feature film
The Monkey's Mask Jill Fitzpatrick Feature film
Bootmen Sara Feature film
2001 Mullet Tully Feature film
2002 Sway Emma Feature film
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Hermione Bagwa / WA-7 Feature film
Teesh and Trude Letitia (Teesh) Feature film
2005 Cool Lucy Short film
Little Fish Jenny Moss Feature film
2006 The Caterpillar Wish Susan Woodbridge Feature film
No Mail Antonia Short Short film
2007 The Manual Mai Short film
Flipsical Sue Short film
2009 Lonely Mum Short film
2010 Summer Coda Angela Feature film
Sisters of War Kay Parker TV movie
2012 Dangerous Remedy Peggy Berman TV movie
2016 Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches Herself Feature film documentary
2017 Don't Tell Sue Feature film
Hounds of Love Maggie Maloney Feature film
Cargo Kay Caine Feature film
2018 Ladies in Black Mrs. Miles Feature film
The Second The Muse Feature film
2022 Gold The Stranger, The Stranger's Sister Feature film
2023 Transfusion Magistrate Feature film
Waves Sam Short film
Mercy Road
2024 Dirty Boy Verity Wentworth Feature film
In The Room Where He Waits Mum
TBA Overture Film
An Ordinary Day Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1996 Beck TV reporter TV series, 1 episode
1996 House Gang Bottle Shop Girl TV series, episode: "Truth or Dare"
1997 Big Sky Tracy TV series, episode: "Duke of Yarragul"
1998 Wildside Debbie TV series, episodes: "1.6", "1.7"
Children's Hospital Frances Clarke TV series, episode: "Tears Before Bedtime"
Water Rats Julie Drummond TV series, episode: "Heads or Tales"
2001 The Secret Life of Us Pandora TV series, episode: "Secrets and Lies"
2003 State of Play Susan Sagattchean TV miniseries
Silent Witness Maxine Croft TV series, 2 episodes: "Answering Fire": Part 1 & Part 2
2006 RAN Remote Area Nurse Helen Tremaine TV series, 6 episodes
Love My Way Christine TV series, 4 episodes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Sally Blair Kinnell TV series, episode: "The Road Virus Heads North"
Two Twisted Sam TV series, episode: "Delivery Man"
2007–11 East West 101 Detective Superintendent Patricia Wright TV series, 20 episodes
2008–09 East of Everything Eve Pritchard TV series, 13 episodes
2009 My Place Miss Muller TV series, 7 episodes
2009–11 The Jesters Julia Wilson TV series, 16 episodes
2012–14 Puberty Blues Pam Knight TV series
2012 Dance Academy Anne Black TV series, 3 episodes
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Vanessa Ross TV miniseries
Problems Mrs Moth TV series, 4 episodes
2013 Underbelly: Squizzy Rose Taylor TV series, 6 episodes
2014 It's a Date Jocelyn TV series, 1 episode
2014–15 Plonk Evelyn Tyler TV series, 4 episodes
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Gina Serkin TV series, 4 episodes
Janet King Maxine Reynolds TV series, 6 episodes [23]
Pulse Maggie Cutter TV series, 7 episodes
2018–21 Wentworth Marie Winter TV series, season 6−8, 38 episodes
2020 Hungry Ghosts Catherine Taylor TV series, 3 episodes
2021 The Unusual Suspects Rae TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2022 Irreverent Agnes TV miniseries, 5 episodes
Grey Nomads Barb TV series, 6 episodes
2023 No Escape Chief Inspector Sarah Craven TV series, 7 episodes [24][25]
The Artful Dodger Lady Jane Fox TV series, 7 episodes
2024 Plum Sarah Lum TV series, 2 episodes [26]
2025 Apple Cider Vinegar Tamara TV series [27]

Self appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2021 11th AACTA Awards Herself TV special
Wentworth Unlocked Herself TV special [28]
Today Guest TV series, 1 episode
2020 The Morning Show Guest TV series, 1 episode
Wentworth: Behind the Bars 2 Herself TV special [29]
2019 Wentworth: Behind the Bars Herself TV special
Screen Herself TV series, 1 episode
TV Week Logie Awards Herself TV special
2018 Today Guest (with Rachael Blake) TV series, 1 episode
Today Extra Guest (with Rachael Blake) TV series, 1 episode
2014 The Living Room Guest TV series, 1 episode
2013 Who Do You Think You Are? Herself TV series, episode: "Susie Porter"
2011 Inside Film Awards Herself TV special
2010 TV Week Logie Awards Herself / Patricia Wright TV special
The Morning Show Guest TV series, 1 episode
2002 Cleo Bachelor 2002: Real Men Revealed Herself TV special
2001 Rove Guest TV series: 1 episode
2000 The Movie Show Guest TV series, 1 episode

Awards

Year Work Award Category Result
1999 Feeling Sexy FCCA Awards Best Actress Nominated
1999 Two Hands FCCA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
1999 Two Hands AFI Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2000 Better Than Sex AFI Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2001 Better Than Sex FCCA Awards Best Actress Nominated
2001 Mullet IF Awards Best Actress Nominated
2001 The Monkey’s Mask Dallas Out Takes Best Actress Won
2002 The Monkey’s Mask FCCA Awards Best Actress Nominated
2003 Teesh and Trude AFI Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2003 Teesh and Trude FCCA Awards Best Actress Nominated
2006 The Caterpillar Wish AFI Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2006 The Caterpillar Wish FCCA Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 RAN AFI Awards Best Lead Actress in Television Drama Won
2007 RAN Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Won
2010 East West 101 AFI Awards Best Lead Actress in Television Drama Won
2010 East West 101 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Nominated
2011 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role of a Mainstage Production Nominated
2012 Sisters of War AFI Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Nominated
2012 The Jesters Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2012 East West 101 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2013 Dangerous Remedy Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Nominated
2013 Dangerous Remedy AFI Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Nominated
2013 Puberty Blues Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2014 Underbelly: Squizzy Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie Nominated
2017 Hounds of Love AFI Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2017 Hounds of Love FCCA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2018 Seven Types of Ambiguity Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2019 Wentworth Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2019 Cargo Australian Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2019 Cargo FCCA Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2019 The Second Logie Awards Most Outstanding Supporting Actress Nominated
2021 Hungry Ghosts Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won

References

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  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Nyx3Nkb_4&t=2m5s Who Do You Think You Are? Susie Porter
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  4. ^ Golightly, Suni (13 October 2012). "If you knew Susie Porter". The Northern Star. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ^ Mahoney, Catherine (5 February 2024). "'I was the worst': Aussie actress' crushed childhood dream". 9 honey. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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  10. ^ "Wentworth season 6: date and new cast members Susie Porter, Leah Purcell and Rarriwuy Hick revealed". Foxtel.com.au. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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