Kate Box

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Kate Box
Born1978/1979 (age 42–43)[1]
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Notable work
Rake
Wentworth
Partner(s)Jada Alberts (2009–present)
Children3

Kate Box is an Australian stage, film and television actress and an Australian gay icon. She is known for her roles as Nicole Vargas in Rake and as Lou Kelly in Wentworth.

Career[]

In 2003, Box graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)[3] Her first stage performance was in 2004 as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bell Shakespeare Company,[4] while her other credits include the Sydney Theatre Company presentation of Top Girls which she received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play nomination,[5] Dolores (Old Fitzroy Theatre), Macbeth (Sydney Theatre Company) and A Christmas Carol (Belvoir).[6]

She went on to make her screen debut with a role in the 2005 television film sequel Small Claims: White Wedding. Following this, she made her film debut in 2008 with The Black Balloon and she received guest spots on television shows such as the medical drama series All Saints and the children's drama series My Place. She came to prominence with her role as Nicole Vargas in the ABC comedy-drama series Rake for which she appeared throughout its entire run.[7] During her run on Rake, Box was cast in popular television series including Offspring,[8] Old School and the six-part mini-series Fucking Adelaide.[9]

In 2014, Box was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in The Little Death.[10]

Box played Marg McMann in the 2018 television film Riot, a film focusing on the LGBTI rights movement and the origins of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the 1970s,[11] a role of which won her the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.[12]

Her subsequent acting credits have included roles in the 2018 mini-series adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Wanted, The Unlisted and Les Norton, and the feature films The Daughter, Three Summers and Back of the Net.

In 2019, it was announced Box was cast in the role of Lou Kelly in the Foxtel prison drama series Wentworth.[13] Also in 2019, Box was announced as a cast member in the Cate Blanchett-produced Matchbox Pictures series, Stateless.[14]

Personal life[]

Since 2009, Box has been in a relationship with writer and actor Jada Alberts, who also appeared in Wentworth from 2013 to 2014. Now married, they reside in Sydney with their three children.[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Black Balloon Elizabeth Feature film
2010 Oranges and Sunshine Radio Studio Recptionist Feature film
2011 Random 8 Frances Austin Feature Film
2011 Hush Kate Short film
2014 The Little Death Rowena Feature film (also known as A Funny Kind of Love)
2014 You Cut, I Choose Rosey (27 & 37 Years-Old) Short film
2015 The Daughter Julieanne Feature Film
2016 Here is Now Rachel Short film
2017 Three Summers Linda Feature film
2019 Back of the Net Coach Smith Feature film
2019 Way Out Assistance Rose Short film

Television[]

Year Film Role Notes
2005 Small Claims: White Wedding Nicole Television film
2006 Tripping Over Melinda Season 1 (3 episodes)
2007 All Saints Mia Season 10 (1 episode)
2008 Scorched Annie Television film
2009 False Witness Rona Hennessy Television film (also known as The Diplomat)
2009 My Place Kath Season 1 (2 episodes)
2010 Offspring Alice Havel Season 1 (6 episodes)
2011 Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Germaine Greer Miniseries (1 episode)
2014 Old School Cath Khoury Season 1 (8 episodes)
2014 Soul Mates Aunty Hazel Season 1 (2 episodes)
2015 Australia: The Story of Us Dr. Ella Stack Documentary series; Season 1 (1 episode)
2017 Fucking Adelaide Emma Miniseries (6 episodes)
2018 Riot Marg McMann Television film
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Mrs. Bumpher Miniseries (3 episodes)
2018 Sheilas Mina Smith Miniseries
2010–2018 Rake Nicole Vargas Seasons 1–5 (40 episodes)
2018 Wanted Maxine Middleton Season 3 (6 episodes)
2019 The Letdown Nadia Season 2 (1 episode)
2019 The Unlisted Emma Ainsworth Season 1 (6 episodes)
2019 Lucy and DiC Paige Animated series; Season 1 (8 episodes)
2019 Les Norton Lauren "Lozza" Johnson Season 1 (10 episodes)
2019 Upright Esme Miniseries (2 episodes)
2020 Stateless Janice Miniseries (6 episodes)
2020–2021 Wentworth Lou Kelly Season 8 (20 episodes)
2021 The Moth Effect Various roles
2021 Fires Ruth Episode 5

Awards and nominations[]

Year Format Award Category Work Result
2015 Film AACTA Award Best Actress in a Leading Role[10] The Little Death Nominated
2018 Theatre Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play[5] Top Girls Nominated
2018 Television AACTA Award Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama[12] Riot Won
2018 Television Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress[15] Nominated
2019 Television Equity Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries[a][16] Won
2019 Television AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama[17] Les Norton Nominated

Notes[]

  1. ^ Award shared with Damon Herriman, Xavier Samuel, Jessica De Gouw and Josh Quong Tart.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Northover, Kylie (4 September 2020). "Queer actors playing queer roles is a rare thing: lunch with Kate Box". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ Debelle, Penelope (23 February 2018), "Role call – a gay rights drama too good to miss", The Advertiser
  3. ^ "NIDA congratulates alumni at AACTA Awards". NIDA. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Shakespeare in Performance: Stage Production". internetshakespeare.uvic.ca. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Nguyen, Justine (18 June 2018), "2018 Helpmann Awards nominations announced", Limelight
  6. ^ Blake, Elissa (23 April 2015). "Kate Box and Janine Watson's Dolores shines light on domestic violence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ Russell, Stephen A. (2 August 2019). "Les Norton star Kate Box on how Rake made her a 'bold' type". thedaikynews.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Offspring: Cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ Howard, Jane (14 June 2018). "F*!#ing Adelaide review – Pamela Rabe and Brendan Maclean in love letter to a city". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b "AACTA Awards 2014: All the nominees". SBS. 4 December 2014.
  11. ^ Debelle, Penelope (23 February 2018). "Role call – a gay rights drama too good to miss". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b Maddox, Gerry (5 December 2018), "Sweet Country dominates AACTA Awards, with a surprise best actor win", The Sydney Morning Herald
  13. ^ Burke, Tina (28 October 2019). "Jane Hall, Kate Box and Zoe Terakes join Wentworth ahead of final seasons". nowtolove.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  14. ^ Frater, Patrick (14 May 2019). "Cate Blanchett, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic West to Star in TV Series 'Stateless'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  15. ^ Coy, Bronte (27 May 2018). "Logies nominations 2018: Channel 10 stars snubbed in Gold category". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  16. ^ Knox, David (18 June 2019). "Equity Ensemble Awards 2019: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Nominees Revealed for the 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel". aacta.org. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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