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Rebecca Frith
Born
Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1987–2011
Notable workLove Serenade (1996)
Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2002)

Rebecca Frith is an Australian actress.[1]

Career

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Frith has appeared in several films, including quirky comedy Love Serenade (1996) alongside Miranda Otto,[2] mystery thriller The Missing (1999),[3] Me Myself I (1999) with Rachel Griffiths, drama A Wreck A Tangle (2000),[4] romantic comedy Russian Doll (2001) opposite Hugo Weaving,[5] and comedy A Man's Gotta Do (2004).[6] She also starred in the ABC television film Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2002) based on the play of the same name by Elizabeth Coleman.[7] For her performance in the latter, she was nominated for the 2002 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama.[8]

Her television credits include the 1989 TV movie Malpractice, a recurring role in the 2004 crime miniseries Through My Eyes (based on the Lindy Chamberlain case), and recurring guest roles in medical defence series MDA (2003) and teen drama SLiDE (2011). She has also had guest roles in medical dramas The Flying Doctors (1991) and A Country Practice (1991/1993), anthology series Six Pack (1992), Law of the Land (1994), medical drama G.P. (1995) and police procedural series Water Rats (1999).

She has also appeared on stage in numerous productions for some of Australia's major theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, Belvoir, Griffin Theatre Company and NIDA.[9] Her credits include playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1989),[10][11] Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989),[12] Natasha in Three Sisters (1990),[13] Olivia in Twelfth Night (1991),[14][15] Leura in Blue Murder (1994),[16] Abigail Williams in The Crucible (1994) and many more.

Frith is also a voice over artist, having voiced television commercials for the likes of the Queensland womens State of Origin team, a Queensland Government smoke alarms safety campaign and Wellgrove Olive Leaf Extract.[17]

Personal life

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Frith is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Love Serenade Vicki-Ann Hurley
1998 Fetch Girl Short film
1999 Me Myself I Terri
1999 Strange Planet Amanda
1999 The Missing Susan
2000 A Wreck A Tangle Rita
2001 Russian Doll Miriam
2003 Violet Lives Upstairs Violet Short film
2000 Human Touch Desiree Short film
2004 A Man's Gotta Do Yvonne
2007 Corroboree Dr Elsja

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Malpractice Sister Pam Elliot TV movie
1991 The Flying Doctors Gail Ramsay 1 episode
1991; 1993 A Country Practice Lois West / Denise Scott 4 episodes
1992 Six Pack Sharon Anthology series, 1 episode
1994 Law of the Land Alex Lentini 1 episode
1995 G.P. Ruth Taylor 2 episodes
1999 Water Rats Rebecca Solomon 1 episode
2002 Secret Bridesmaids' Business Angela TV movie
2003 MDA Fran Griffin 3 episodes
2004 Through My Eyes Robertson Miniseries, 2 episodes
2011 SLiDE Rebecca 4 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 As You Like It Phebe / A Lord (at court) NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1987 Under a Weeping Sky NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1987 The Big Shiny Frock Show NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1987 A Journey Through Peer Gynt NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1987 Don Juan Comes Back from the War Maid / Actress / Brunette / Landlady NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1988 The Kid Desiree Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1988 Ghosts Regine Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1988 Cowgirls and Indians NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1988 Conversations with Jesus NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney, Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane
1989 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Sydney Opera House with STC
1989 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Sydney Opera House with STC
1990 Three Sisters Natasha Sydney Opera House with STC
1991 Twelfth Night Olivia Q Theatre, Penrith
1992 The Rain Dancers Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1992 The Real Live Brady Bunch University of Sydney
1993 A Flea in Her Ear NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1994 Blue Murder Leura Belvoir Theatre, Sydney
1994 The Crucible Abigail Williams Monash University, Melbourne, Riverside Theatres Parramatta, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with STC
2000 Chilling & Killing My Annabel Lee Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
2002 Much Ado About Nothing Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, Southern Cross University, Lismore with Railway Street Theatre Company & NORPA

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References

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  1. ^ Broadfoot, Leah (23 August 2000), "Character building", Brisbane News
  2. ^ Bernard, Jami (14 November 1997), "DJ Makes Two Sisters' Heads Spin", Daily News (New York)
  3. ^ Byrnes, Paul (11 November 1999), "Originality goes missing on this desert walkabout", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ "A Wreck, A Tangle", The Screen Guide
  5. ^ Woods, Mark (October–November 2000), "Russian Doll", Cinema Papers
  6. ^ Cockrell, Eddie (27 September 2004), "A Man's Gotta Do", Variety
  7. ^ "Who says 'I do' to keeping secrets?", The Age, 7 June 2002
  8. ^ "AACTA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES 2002". AACTA. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Rebecca Frith theatre credits". AusStage.
  10. ^ Payne-Heckenberg, Pamela (31 May 1989), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald
  11. ^ Evans, Bob (2 June 1989), "Full-blooded Bard", The Sydney Morning Herald
  12. ^ Carmody, John (10 December 1989), "Dream night for a midsummer Sydney", The Sydney Morning Herald
  13. ^ Evans, Bob (3 August 1990), "Wherrett's swansong a play for all seasons", The Sydney Morning Herald
  14. ^ Payne, Pamela (11 March 1991), "An eloquent, fluid triumph", The Sydney Morning Herald
  15. ^ Healey, Ken (17 March 1991), "Splendid show promises more", The Sydney Morning Herald
  16. ^ Payne, Pamela (10 April 1994), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald
  17. ^ a b "Rebecca Frith". BrisVO. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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