Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Height
158 cm
Age Range
35–45
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
Michala’s professional acting career spans over 30 years, having made her on screen debut as a child in the New Zealand feature film Dangerous Orphans. Ever since, she has bounced from role to role appearing on screens at home and over the ditch. In 2001, she landed the role of core cast member Kate Manfredi in the popular Aussie drama series McLeod’s Daughter. Her other notable television credits include Always Greener, Winners & Losers, and more recently, Bad Mothers. On the big screen Michala has starred in international films such as Scooby-Doo: Spooky Island, Ned, and Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows.
Awards.
| 2020 | AACTA Award Nomination: Best Drama Series "Halifax Retribution" | ||
| 2019 | Canberra Short Film Festival: Best Screenplay For Your Sins | ||
| 2019 | London Independent Film Awards: Best Comedy For Your Sins | ||
| 2019 | London International Film Awards: Best Comedy For Your Sins | ||
| 2018 | AACTA Award Nomination: Best Comedy Program True Story with Hamish and Andy | ||
| 2017 | Annual Equity Ensemble Nomination: Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Upper Middle Bogan Series 3 | ||
| 2017 | Dublin Web Festival Awards Nomination – Best Actress in a Comedy | ||
| 2017 | Logie Award Nomination: Best Entertainment Program for Upper Middle Bogan Series 3 | ||
| 2017 | Logie Award Nomination: Most Outstanding Comedy Series for Upper Middle Bogan Series 3 | ||
| 2016 | 4th International EMMY Kids Award Winner for a Series for Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2016 | AACTA Awards Winner – Best Television Comedy for Upper Middle Bogan Series 2 | ||
| 2016 | Kidscreen Award Winner: (Tweens/Teens) Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series for Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2015 | AFI/AACTA Award Nomination: Best Children's Television Series for Nowhere Boys Series 2 | ||
| 2015 | BANFF World Media Festival Rockie Youth Fiction Award Winner for Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2015 | Green Room Award Nomination: Best Ensemble for Birdland | ||
| 2015 | Screen Producers Award Winner: Children's Television Productions of the Year for Nowhere Boys Series 2 | ||
| 2015 | Silver Logie Award Winner: Most Outstanding Children's Program for Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2014 | Equity Award Winner for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in A Comedy Series for Upper Middle Bogan Series 1 | ||
| 2014 | Green Room Award Nomination: Best Ensemble Independent Theatre for The Beauty Queen of Leenane | ||
| 2014 | Silver Logie Award Winner: Most Outstanding Children's Program for Nowhere Boy | ||
| 2013 | AFI/AACTA Award Winner: Best Children's Television Series for Nowhere Boys Series 1 | ||
| 2010 | Helpmann Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical | ||
| 2002 | Logie Award Nomination: Most Popular New Female Talent for Always Greener | ||
| 1996 | NZ Film & TV Awards Nomination: Best Juvenile Performance for Mirror Mirror | ||
Short Film.
| 2021 | Breathe | Claudia | Dir. Lesley Pinder |
| 2020 | Hopscotch | Sarah | Dir. Bradley Hall & Michael Tyrikos |
| 2020 | The Test | Jo (Lead ) | Dir. Jessica Smith |
Short Film.
| 2018 | For Your Sins | Jonnie (Core) | Wildebeest Dir. Julian Lucas |
| 2018 | Side Swiped | Amy (Supporting ) | Dir. Julian Lucas |
| 2017 | Speaking Daggers | Isabella (Core) | Incognita Enterprises Dir. Sally McLean |
| 2017 | Superheroes | Olivia (Core) | Creative Buzz Films Dir. Chris Busuttil |
| 2016 | Limited Time Only | Karen (Lead) | Dir. Marcus Doherty |
| 2013 | Half Way | Chantelle (Lead) | Dir. Mark Diaco |
| 2010 | The Colours Of Home | Karen (Lead) | Dir. Daniel Pront |
Film Film.
| 2018 | That's Not My Dog! | Michala (Support) | Ocean View Entertainment Dir. Dean Murphy |
| 2017 | The Show Must Go On | Herself (Documentary) | Wellness Roadshow Dir. Ben Steel |
Feature Film.
| 2016 | Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows | Phoebe Hartley (Support) | Screen Australia Dir. David Caesar |
| 2003 | Ned | Muffy (Support) | Ned Productions/Ocean Pictures Dir. Abe Forsythe |
| 2002 | Scooby Doo: Spooky Island | Carol (Support) | Warner Bros Dir. Raja Gosnell |
| 1985 | Dangerous Orphans | Anna Hanna (Support) | Cinepro Dir. Don Reynolds |
Television.
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Dr Hernandez (Supporting ) | Dir. Justin Tripping, Natalie Bailey |
| 2021 | Fam Time | Belinda Box | Seven Studios Dir. Hayden Guppy |
| 2020 | AussieWood | Jimmy Morricone | Dir. Frank Lotito |
| 2020 | Halifax Retribution | Erin | Dir. Fiona Banks & Daniel Nettheim |
| 2020 | Larry the Wonderpup | Pearl (Voice) | Dir. Dave Cartel & Ben Shackleford |
| 2019 | Bad Mothers | Jesse | Nine Network Australia Dir. Geoff Bennett, Sian Davies & Catriona McKenzie |
| 2018 | Get Krack!n - Series 2 | Rose Bailey (Guest) | ABC/Guesswork Television Dir. Hayden Guppy |
| 2018 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Herself (Guest) | Screentime Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Show Me the Movie! | Herself (Guest) | Blink TV Ronde Media Dir. Randall Churchill, Jon Olb |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Faye (Guest ) | Dir. Tim Bartley, Andy Lee, Ryan Shelton |
| 2017 | Behave Yourself | Herself (Guest ) | |
| 2016 | Luke Warm Sex | HPV (Guest) | Northern Pictures Dir. Hayden Guppy |
| 2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Joyce Ellis (Support) | December Media Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Season 3 | Enid Shannon (Guest) | Every Cloud Productions Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Shakespeare Republic | Hamlet, Phebe (Support) | Incognita Enterprises Dir. Sally McLean |
| 2014 | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Herself (Guest) | Working Dog Productions Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Party Tricks Series 1 | Tanya Keegan (Guest) | Southern Star Dir. Kate Dennis, Emma Freeman |
| 2014 | Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures | Cooper (Guest) | SLR Productions Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Upper Middle Bogan | Amber Wheeler (Core) | Gristmill Dir. Wayne Hope, Tony Martin |
| 2013 | Dirty Laundry Live | Herself (Guest) | ABC Dir. Jon Olb, Jason Annesseley |
| 2013 | Nowhere Boys | Phoebe Hartley (Support) | Matchbox Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Beaconsfield | Carolyn Russell (Support) | Southern Star Dir. Glendyn Ivin |
| 2011 | Winners & Losers | Tiffany Turner (Recurring Guest) | Seven Network Dir. Nicolas Bufalo |
| 2009 | Talkin' About Your Generation | Herself (Guest ) | |
| 2008 | Neighbours | Libby Kennedy (Recurring Guest) | Fremantle Media/Network 10 Dir. Various |
| 2001 | Always Greener | Marissa Taylor (Core) | Network Seven Dir. Various |
| 2001 | McLeod's Daughters | Kate Manfredi (Core ) | Millenium/Channel 9 Dir. Various |
| 2000 | BeastMaster | Loriel (Guest) | Village Roadshow Productions Dir. Various |
| 2000 | Round The Twist IV | Ariel (Recurring Guest) | A.C.T.F Productions Dir. Various |
| 2000 | Something In The Air | Angela O'Connor (Guest) | Simpson Le Mesurier/ABC Dir. Various |
| 2000 | The Saddle Club | Shoshanna (Guest) | Crawford Productions |
| 1999 | Blue Heelers | Michaela Brady/Tara Bruckner (Guest) | West Street Prod/Network Seven Dir. Peter Sharpe |
| 1999 | High Flyers | Heather Wrenfield (Guest) | West Street Prods/Network 10 Dir. Peter Sharpe |
| 1999 | The Lost World | Renata (Guest) | Coote/Hayes Productions Dir. Various |
| 1998 | Flipper | Karen (Guest) | Village Roadshow Production Services Dir. Various |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Kylie McDonald (Guest) | West Street Prod/Channel 9 Dir. Ray Quint |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Kirsty (Guest) | Simpson Le Mesurier Dir. Paul Moloney |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Zoe (Guest) | Crawford Productions Dir. David Cameron |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | Louisa Iredale (Lead) | The Gibson Group/Network 10 |
Theatre.
| 2021 | Boy Swallows Universe | Frankie Bell (Supporting ) | Dir. Sam Strong |
| 2009 | Avenue Q-Australia/NZ Premiere Season | Kate/Lucy (Lead) | Arts Asia Pacific |
Web Series.
| 2021 | My Friend Anxiety | Karen (Lead ) | Dir. Ryan Chamley |