An Australian actress, born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Australian history and English from the Australian National University. She appeared in a short film for the Tasmanian Film Corporation in 1980 entitled The ABC of Unions. She is known for Strictly Ballroom (1992), Dance Academy (2010), and Oranges and Sunshine (2010).