Danielle Carter (actress)

After landing a recurring role in the television series Richmond Hill while still in school, Carter was accepted into Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, (NIDA), from which she graduated in 1993.^[2][3] Wanting to further hone her craft, she has since studied with the Moscow Arts Theatre School (in 2013), and The Michael Chekhov School in New York in (since 2015).^[4]

Carter played Nikki Spencer in the soap opera Richmond Hill before it was cancelled in June 1988.^[5] She then had a recurring role as Jenny Owens in Neighbours (1989).^[5] In 1994 she took on the role of Rebecca Fisher in Home and Away for 17 episodes, after Jane Hall had previously played the role.^[6]

In 1996, Carter appeared in the series Pacific Drive as Saskia. She had regular ongoing roles as Bree on Medivac (1996–1997) and Sally on Something in the Air (2000–2002). In 2008, she played the wife of the notorious Australian underworld figure Alphonse Gangitano in the first series of Underbelly. In 2011 she played Holly in Mal.com.

Carter has had guest roles in G.P., Heartland, Murder Call, Flipper, BeastMaster, The Lost World, Halifax f.p., Blue Heelers, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers, City Homicide, All Saints, Satisfaction, House Husbands, Offspring. She has also appeared in the miniseries Mr & Mrs Murder, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars and Clickbait.

In 2009, Carter appeared in the Nicolas Cage blockbuster Knowing as 'Miss Priscilla Taylor (1959)'.^[3] Following this, she appeared in Last Dance (2012), The Legend Maker (2014) and Rip Tide (2017) as well as a number of short films.

Carter has appeared in numerous theatre roles throughout her career, with many of Australia's most prominent theatre companies including Ensemble Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and La Mama Theatre (Melbourne). She has performed in Uncle Vanya. Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III and My Zinc Bed, among others.

In 2016, Carter performed in the Ensemble Theatre production of Jane Caferella's e-baby, a two-hander play where she played the genetic mother of IVF embryos in a gestational surrogacy arrangement.^[7][8] It was the Sydney premiere of the play, which had only previously been produced in Melbourne in 2015.^[9]

Carter has worked as an on-set film and television acting tutor, and a performance coach for professional working actors. She has also taught courses at WAPPA, Victorian College of the Arts, Federation University, NIDA, The National Theatre Drama School, 16th Street, Film and Television International and St Martins Youth Theatre.^[10]

She wrote a book for Currency Press called "Racing Against Time", a handbook/guide for actors working in film and television.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Kid in a Bin	Kate	Short film
2004	False Awakening	Nurse 1	Short film
2005	Eustice Solves a Problem		Short film
2009	Knowing	Miss Priscilla Taylor (1959)	Feature film
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Officer Alex (uncredited)	Direct-to-video film
2012	Last Dance	Sophie	Feature film
2012	Reason to Smile	Mum	Short film
2013	The Hustle		Short film (also assistant to producer)
2014	The Legend Maker	Helena Yussipova	Feature film
2015	Nothing Better	Sophie	Short film
2017	Rip Tide	Sofia	Feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Comrade Dad	Cossackette	TV series, episode 3: "The Lost Domain"
1988	Richmond Hill	Nikki Spencer	TV series, 26 episodes
1989	Neighbours	Jenny Owens	TV series, 15 episodes
1990; 1994	G.P.	Libby Walsh / Susan Denning	TV series, 2 episodes: "Payback", "Making Mischief"
1994	Heartland	Receptionist	Miniseries, episode: "1.4"
1994	Home and Away	Rebecca Fisher	TV series, 17 episodes
1996	Pacific Drive	Saskia	TV series
1996–1997	Medivac (aka Adrenalin Junkies)	Bree Dalrymple	TV series, 35 episodes
1998	Murder Call	Sharon Gavin	TV series, season 2, episode 7: "Murder in Reverse"
1999	Flipper	Jean Carter	TV series, season 4, episode 4: "The Wish"
2000–2002	Something in the Air	Sally Sabatini	TV series, 320 episodes
2000, 2002	BeastMaster	Dar's Mother	TV series, 3 episodes: "Valhalla", "End Game", "A New Dawn"
2002	The Lost World	Death	TV series, season 3, episode 12: "The End Game"
2002	Halifax f.p.	Stevie	TV series, episode: "Takes Two"
2003	Blue Heelers	Andrea Gibson	TV series, 2 episodes: "Father's Day: Parts 1 & 2"
2003	The Secret Life of Us	Mackenzie Turner (Chloe's Boss)	TV series, season 3, episode 16: "Be True"
2004	Salem's Lot	Uncredited	Miniseries
2004	Stingers	Alison Bray	TV series, season 8, episode 11: "Starlight Hotel"
2005	Holly's Heroes	Ruth Milner	TV series, season 1, episode 24: "Hospital Pass"
2007; 2010	City Homicide	Celia Joyner / Danielle Fraser	TV series, 2 episodes: "Envelope Day", "Killer Moves"
2008	Underbelly	Virginia Gangitano	TV series, season 1, 2 episodes: "The Black Prince", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
2008	All Saints	Donna Griffith	TV series, season 11, 2 episodes: "Beginnings", "Stepping Up"
2008–2009	The Elephant Princess	Ms. Clemment	TV series, 5 episodes
2009	Satisfaction	Margot	TV series, season 3, episode 2: "Tess"
2011	Mal.com	Holly	TV series, 13 episodes
2013	Mr & Mrs Murder	Annie Bell	Miniseries, episode 3: "En Vogue"
2013	Paper Giants: Magazine Wars	Julia	Miniseries, episode: "1.1"
2013; 2015; 2017	House Husbands	Dr. Dalton	TV series, seasons 2, 4–5, 5 episodes
2017	Offspring	Margot Lee	TV series, season 7, 4 episodes
2021	Clickbait	Wendy McFarland, TV Debate Moderator	Miniseries, episode 4: "The Mistress"