Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Height
158 cm
Age Range
39–50
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
Michala Banas has just wrapped up on the film "A Remarkable Place to Die". A multi-award-winning actress with a career spanning over four decades, she has appeared in over 70 films, TV shows, and stage productions. Notable TV credits include "Always Greener", "McLeod's Daughters", and "Gold Diggers". Her film roles feature "That’s Not My Dog", "Scooby-Doo", "Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows", and "Ned". Her theatre credits include "The Memory of Water", "Avenue Q", and "Funny Girl".
Awards.
| 2020 | AACTA Award - Nominee - Best Drama Series - Halifax Retribution | ||
| 2019 | Canberra Short Film Festival - Best Screenplay - Your Sins | ||
| 2019 | London Independent Film Awards - Best Comedy - Your Sins | ||
| 2019 | London International Motion Picture Awards - Winner - Best Ensemble - Shakespeare Republic | ||
| 2018 | AACTA Awards - Nominee - Best Comedy Program - True Story with Hamish and Andy | ||
| 2018 | New Jersey Web Festival - Nominee - Best Ensemble - Shakespeare Republic | ||
| 2018 | Web Series Festival - Nominee - Best Ensemble Cast - Shakespeare Republic | ||
| 2017 | Annual Equity Ensemble - Nominee - Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2017 | Bilbao Seriesland Festival - Winner - Best Ensemble - Shakespeare Republic | ||
| 2017 | Dublin Web Festival Awards - Nominee - Best Actress in a Comedy - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2017 | Logie Award - Nominee - Best Entertainment Program - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2017 | Logie Award - Nominee - Most Outstanding Comedy Series - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2016 | 4th International EMMY Kids Awards - Winner - Series - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2016 | AACTA Awards - Winner - Best Television Comedy - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2016 | Kidscreen Awards - Winner - Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2016 | London Short Series Fest - Nominee - Best Actress - Shakespeare Republic | ||
| 2015 | AFI/AACTA Awards - Nominee - Best Children's Television Series - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2015 | BANFF World Media Festival - Winner - Rockie Youth Fiction Award - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2015 | Green Room Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble - Birdland | ||
| 2015 | Screen Producers Awards - Winner - Children's Television Productions of the Year - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2015 | Silver Logie Awards - Winner - Most Outstanding Children's Program - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2014 | Green Room Awards - Nominee - Best Ensemble Independent Theatre - The Beauty Queen of Leenane | ||
| 2014 | Silver Logie Awards - Winner - Most Outstanding Children's Program - Nowhere Boy | ||
| 2014 | The Equity Ensemble Awards - Winner - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in A Comedy Series - Upper Middle Bogan | ||
| 2013 | AFI/AACTA Awards - Winner - Best Children's Television Series - Nowhere Boys | ||
| 2010 | Helpmann Award - Best Lead Actress in a Musical | ||
| 2002 | Logie Awards - Nominee - Most Popular New Female Talent - Always Greener | ||
| 1996 | NZ Film & TV Awards - Nominee - Best Juvenile Performance - Mirror Mirror | ||
Feature Film.
| 2024 | The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky | V.A Shrink | Amazon Prime Dir. Jonathan Hensleigh |
| 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 |
| 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.
| 2024 | A Remarkable Place to Die | Kylie Schorock (Major Guest) | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger, Caroline Bell Booth, Josh Frizzell and Charlie Haskel |
| 2024 | The Spooky Files - Season 2 | Olympia | Dir. Guy Edmonds |
| 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 - Season 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 - Season 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 |
Short Film.
| 2021 | Breathe | Claudia | Dir. Lesley Pinder |
| 2020 | Hopscotch | Sarah | Dir. Bradley Hall & Michael Tyrikos |
| 2020 | The Test | Jo (Lead) | Dir. Jessica Smith |
| 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 |