Anna Bamford

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Anna Bamford
Born (1989-09-19) 19 September 1989 (age 34)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Anna Bamford (born 19 September 1989) is an Australian television and theatre actress. She won the role of Miranda Beaumont in Wonderland shortly after graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2012. For her performance, Bamford earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer. After Wonderland was cancelled in 2015, Bamford made her major theatre debut in a production of Freak Winds. Later that year, she began appearing in Andrew Upton's production of The Present, which later transferred to Broadway. In 2016, Bamford joined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of Jeannie Woods.

Early life[edit]

Bamford was born in Sydney. She grew up in Killara and attended Barker College.[2] After taking a year off to travel, Bamford studied nursing for six months, before deciding that she wanted to be an actress.[3] She moved to Perth to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2012.[4] Bamford appeared in various theatre productions while at WAAPA, including The Crucible and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[5][6]

Career[edit]

Shortly after graduating from WAAPA, Bamford secured the leading role of Miranda Beaumont in the Network Ten drama Wonderland.[4] Miranda is a photographer, who moves in with fellow lead character Tom Wilcox (played by Michael Dorman) and becomes his love interest.[4] For her portrayal of Miranda, Bamford was nominated for Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2014 Logie Awards.[7] Wonderland was cancelled after three seasons in 2015.[8] Bamford also made a guest appearance in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2013.[2]

Bamford made her theatre debut in a production of Freak Winds at the Old Fitz Theatre in Woolloomooloo.[9] She also became the Australian ambassador for beauty brand ModelCo.[10] In August 2015, Bamford began appearing in Andrew Upton's production of The Present, alongside Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh, Jacqueline McKenzie and Marshall Napier at the Sydney Theatre Company.[11] She was also named as an ambassador for the Sydney Spring Carnival at the Randwick Racecourse, and a judge for Myer Fashions on the Field at the Spring Champion Stakes.[11]

Bamford joined the cast of soap opera Home and Away as Jeannie Woods in 2016. She told Tiffany Dunk of the Herald Sun that she auditioned on a Friday and was on set filming her first scenes the following week.[12] She was contracted for six weeks.[13] Her character was introduced as love interest for Brody Morgan (Jackson Heywood). Bamford described their romance as being "sort of doomed from the start" as Jeannie comes from an unusual background.[12]

The actress was named as the new ambassador for Australian skincare brand Dr LeWinn's in September 2016.[14] Bamford made her Broadway debut in January 2017 when The Present transferred to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City with the entire original cast.[14] She has also made guest appearances in the second season of comedy series Here Come the Habibs,[15] and miniseries Underbelly Files: Chopper.[16]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lola
2013–2015 Wonderland Miranda Beaumont Series regular
Nominated – Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
2016 Home and Away Jeannie Woods Recurring role
2017 Here Come the Habibs Samantha
2018 Underbelly Files: Chopper Elizabeth Allman

Stage[edit]

Year Production Role Theatre Notes
2015 Freak Winds Myra Old Fitz Theatre
2015 The Present Maria Sydney Theatre Company
2017 The Present Maria Ethel Barrymore Theatre

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Anna Bamford". Showcast. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gair, Kieran (5 December 2013). "The wonderful Anna Bamford". Sydney Observer. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ Waterhouse, Kate (25 October 2015). "Anna Bamford talks Wonderland, Cate Blanchett and racing: in a Date with Kate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2017.(subscription required)
  4. ^ a b c Richards, Holly (21 August 2013). "Stellar TV role for WAAPA actress". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Nerida (29 August 2012). "The Crucible". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream 2011". Sport For Jove Theatre Company. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ Vickery, Colin (31 March 2014). "Nominees for the peer-reviewed categories in the Logie Awards announced". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ Knox, David (26 October 2015). "Axed: Wonderland". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ^ Litson, Jo (14 March 2015). "Sexual nature of Freak Winds outside Anna Bamford's comfort zone". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Anna Bamford bids goodbye to girl-next-door Miranda Beaumont and lets her inner sex bomb explode". The Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b Aubusson, Laura. "Wonderland's Anna Bamford to star trackside at Royal Randwick Racecourse". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b Dunk, Tiffany (1 November 2016). "Actor Anna Bamford says you have to speak up to get what you want". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  13. ^ Downie, Stephen (29 October – 4 November 2016). "I'm so excited!". TV Week (44): 10–11.
  14. ^ a b Rawsthorne, Sally (10 September 2016). "Broadway next on busy agenda for Wonderland star Anna Bamford". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  15. ^ McManus, Bridget (4 June 2017). "Culture-clash sitcom The Habibs falls flat on reheat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  16. ^ Knox, David (21 August 2017). "More cast revealed for Underbelly Files: Chopper". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links[edit]

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