Kate Lister

Lister was born in Melbourne. After she finished high school, she studied at Melbourne performing arts school, Patrick School of the Arts (PSA). Lister also trained at The Actors Centre in London, Brave Studios in Melbourne, and the Atlantic Acting School in New York under the guidance of William H. Macy, Cynthia Silver, and David Mamet.^[3]

Lister began her career in the entertainment industry as a vocalist and DJ at the age of 24,^[4] before transitioning to acting in 2012 with the movie Just the Way It Is.

She has since worked on numerous feature films, TV movie s and short films, including the British Sony Pictures' horror film Fox Trap (2016), Australian Universal Studios horror film The Reef: Stalked (2022) and dark comedy thriller Slant – Monster Festival's Best Film for 2022. Lister's portrayal of the lead character Rachel in the horror film Unhinged (2017) earned her critical acclaim and established her acting career.

Lister has also starred in several TV series. She played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in Nine’s SeaChange^[5] and Jeannine Murphy, the cutthroat journalist, in Netflix's miniseries Clickbait.^[6] She has also appeared in Neighbours and Bad Mothers.

In addition to her acting career, Lister continues to pursue her passion for music, performing as a DJ and vocalist.^[7] She is also a producer and co-owner of production company Little Fish Films.