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Australian actress

Susan Prior
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1994 -

Susan Prior is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Susan Prior graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

Career

Prior has worked extensively with the Sydney Theatre Company, including Riflemind, as well as acting in films and television series.

In early 2022 Prior played one of the lead roles, as Martha, in a State Theatre Company South Australia production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, to acclaim by critics.

On 24 November 2023, Prior was named in the cast for Foxtel series The Last Anniversary.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2024 The Deb Tish
Just a Farmer Kathryn
2021 Chopin's Piano George Sand
Ascendant Barbara Wolf
2020 Cube Season Mirren Cube Short film
Groundhog Night Cheryl Short film
Mukbang Sandra Short film
2018 Book Week Lee Issen
Riot Norma Gowland TV novie
2017 Jasper Jones Gwyn Wishart Feature film
2015 Second Hand Gabby Short film
Reg Makes Contact Susan Short film
Bunny New Girl Alice Dunn Short film
2014 The Orchard Rachel Short film
The Rover Dorothy Peeples Feature film
Snowlblind Gene Short film
Handyman Melinda Short film
2013 The Twin Annie/Sarah Short film
My Mother Her Daughter Susan Short film
2012 Not Suitable for Children Marcie Feature film
Careless Love Lee Feature film
2010 Animal Kingdom Alicia Henry Feature film
2008 The View from Greenhaven Kate Feature film
2007 The Uncertainty Principal Sue Short film
Nothing Lasts Forever Woman Short film
2006 Suburban Mayhem Christine Andretti Feature film
2005 A Divided Heart Millie Vickery
2005 Monster Mother Short film
2005 The Saviour Carmel Short film
2005 Still Time Sue Short film
2003 A Cold Summer Phaedra Feature film
2002 Little Blue Mum Short film
2000 A Wreck, A Triangle Eleanor
1999 Doctor By Day Kay
1998 War Story Mother Short film
1998 Praise Sophie Feature film
1997 Heaven's Burning Sharon Feature film
1996 Idiot Box Luce Feature film
1994 Muriel's Wedding Girl at Wedding Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2025 The Last Anniversary Margie TV series
2024 Bump Mara Guest: 1 episode
2021-22 Aftertaste Denise TV series, 12 episodes
2021 The Moth Effect Staff Member TV series, 1 episode
2020 The Gloaming Susan Kelly TV series, 2 episodes
2019 The Commons Lena Gordon TV series, 1 episode
The Other Guy Sharon TV series, 1 episode
Frayed Ruth George née Nelligan TV series, 2 episodes
Glitch Anna Donohue TV series, 3 episodes
Les Norton Chenille TV series, 4 episodes
Jade of Death Donna 2 episodes
2018 Fighting Season Dr. Linda TV series, 1 episode
Bite Club Tricia TV series, 1 episode
The Second Detective
Safe Harbour Renee TV series, 3 episodes
2017 Doctor Doctor Minnie TV series, 3 episodes
2017 Top of the Lake Beccy TV series, 1 episode
2015 Love Child Geraldine Donnelly TV series, 1 episode
2012-14 Puberty Blues Yvonne Hennessey TV series, 17 episodes
2012 Rake Barbara TV series, 1 episode
2012 Home and Away Margaret Henderson TV series, 6 episodes
2006 The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Live Action Herself TV special
2006 Two Twisted Nurse Hughes TV anthology series, 1 episode
2005 All Saints Beth Chandler TV series, 15 episodes
2002 Farscape Kirayh TV series, 1 episode
2002 Young Lions Christine Malouf TV series, 1 episode
2000 Water Rats Rosie Callahan TV series, 2 episodes
1996 House Gang Lucy's Mum TV series, 1 episode
1996 Police Rescue Debra TV series, 1 episode
1995 G.P. Linda Swanson TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Chalkface Denise Hart Sydney Opera House, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with Sydney Theatre Company and with STCSA
2022 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2020 Dev Online, Australia
2020 Baroness Nihil Zalay Online
2018 Bliss Alice Dalton Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Peter Quince Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2016 The Distance Bea Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
2016 Kin (staged reading) Mrs Mignon Bloom Sydney Theatre Company
2015 Death and the Maiden Paulina Salaa Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company
2015; 2017 The Present Sasha Sydney Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company & Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
2014 Suddenly Last Summer Mrs Grace Holly Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2014 Is This Thing On? Brianna Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2013 Small and Tired Electra Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2011 The Libertine Elizabeth Malet Darlinghurst Theatre with Sport For Jove Theatre Company
2010 Our Town Mrs. Gibbs Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2010 King Lear Cordelia His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane, Playhouse, Canberra, Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2009 The Web Ivy Playhouse, Perth, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga with Black Swan State Theatre Company
2008–09 Venus and Adonis Venus Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Bell Shakespeare Company & Sydney Theatre Company
2007 Riflemind Lynn Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company
2008 Constance Drinkwater & the Final Days of Somerset Constance Drinkwater Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst with Tamarama Rock Surfers
2008 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Blanche Dubois Sydney Theatre Company
2005 Top Shorts Old Fitzroy Hotel Theatre, Sydney with Naked Theatre Company
2005 Hurlyburly Bonnie Stables Theatre, Sydney with The Group Theatre
2005 Arabian Night Franziska NIDA Company
2004 Dreaming Transportation Singer Sydney Opera House
2002–03 Alone It Stands Various roles Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, IMB Theatre, Wollongong
2002 The Soldiers Tale The Devil Australian Chamber Orchestra
2001 King Lear The Fool / Cordelia Sydney Theatre Company
2000 The Cavalcaders Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with O'Punksky's Theatre Company
2000 Sweet Road Carla SBW Independent Theatre, Sydney
2000 The Ecstatic Bible Scott Theatre, Adelaide for Adelaide Festival of Arts
1999 Laughter on the 23rd Floor Sydney Opera House
1998 La Dispute Hermaine St Stephen’s Church, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
1998 Love for Love Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
1997 Wolf Lullaby Lizzie Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Griffin Theatre Company
1996–97 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Arts and Function Centre, Burnie, Theatre Royal, Hobart, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Esperance Civic Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
1995 The Jungle Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
1994–95 That Eye, The Sky Tegwyn Space Theatre, Adelaide, Playhouse, Perth, Playhouse, Melbourne, Stanley Palmer Cultural Centre, Sydney with Burning House Theatre Company
1995 Sydney Stories 1: The Ninth Wonder / The Price of Prayer / The Last Days of a Famous Mime / Family Running for Mr. Whippy Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company with Sydney Theatre Company for Sydney Festival
1993 The Gentleman's New Clothes (aka Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme) Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1993 The Pitchfork Disney Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
1992 Water Daughter / Glycerine Tears / The White Room Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1992 Shorts at the Stables Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1992 Fractured Intimacies Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1992 Like Whiskey on the Breath of a Drunk You Love / The Flaw / Spumante Romantica Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1992 Little Ragged Blossom / More About Cuddlepot and Snugglepie Stables Theatre, Sydney
1992 Last of the Earl Grey / A Surprise for Miffy Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company with Missing Link Productions
1992 The Will Harold Park Hotel, Sydney with Lounge Acts
1991 Tales from tte Decameron / Serious Money NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1991 Merrily We Roll Along NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1982 Fatal Johnny Royalty Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Festival of Arts

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2015 The Present Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Mainstream Nominated
2015 The Rover Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actress in Supporting Role Nominated
2014 The Rover AACTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2014 Small and Tired Helpmann Awards Best Actress in Supporting Role Nominated
2013 Small and Tired Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in Supporting Role Won
2012 Puberty Blues AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress Nominated
2008 Riflemimd Helpmann Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2007 The Saviour Academy Awards Best Live Action Short Film Nominated
2003 A Cold Summer Film Critics’ Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
,2001 Sweet Road Norman Kessell Memorial Awards Outstanding Performance Won
1998 Wolf Lullaby Green Room Awards Best Actress Nominated

References

  1. "Susan Prior". Broadway World. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. Eeles, Matthew (22 February 2018), "Interview: Susan Prior", Cinema Australia
  3. Mead, Rachael (30 January 2022). "Theatre review: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". InDaily. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. Bleby, Peter (2 February 2022). "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". State Theatre Company of South Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. Knox, David (24 November 2023). "Filming underway on The Last Anniversary | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. Slatter, Sean (9 August 2023). "Leila McDougall puts the spotlight on rural mental health with 'Just A Farmer'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  7. Slatter, Sean (7 April 2021). "Samuel Goldwyn Films secures worldwide rights to Antaine Furlong's 'Ascendant'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  8. "Aftertaste | TV Tonight". 3 February 2021.
  9. "Returning: Glitch | TV Tonight". 25 July 2019.
  10. "Airdate: The Second | TV Tonight". 24 May 2018.
  11. "Top cast joins Puberty Blues on TEN | TV Tonight". April 2012.
  12. "AusStage".
  13. "Showcast".
  14. "Showcast".

External links

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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