Laura Wheelwright

Laura Wheelwright (born 10 September 1990)[1] is an Australian actress best known for her role in the 2010 feature film Animal Kingdom.

Career

Wheelwright's first major acting credit was in Animal Kingdom, a 2010 Australian film in which she played Nicky Henry, and was nominated for Best Performing Actress at the 2010 AFI Awards for the role.[2] She was 18 years old and midway through an acting course at Melbourne-based 16th Street Acting Studio when she received the part and continued her acting studies following the completion of the film.[3][4][5] She went on to play the female supporting lead in the 2012 Network Ten docudrama Underground: The Julian Assange Story for which she received an AACTA nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama.[6] She won the a Best Female Actor award at the 2013 Tropfest short film festival for her part in the winning film We've All Been There.[7][8] She plays a Canadian tourist in season 2 of the television series Wolf Creek.[9]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role
2010 Animal Kingdom Nicole "Nicky" Henry
2013 We've All Been There Jess Short film
Television
Year Title Role
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Electra
2012 Winners & Losers Nadia
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Alice
2017 Wolf Creek Kelly Yeoman Season 2

References
  1. "Laura Wheelwright". Showcast.
  2. Hawker, Philippa (11 December 2010). "Animal Kingdom stakes out lion's share of accolades". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Northover, Kylie (7 September 2013). "Vanishing act reveals new riches". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Byrne, Anna (5 December 2010). "Red carpet Kingdom". Sunday Herald Sun. p. 16.
  5. Bodey, Michael (11 December 2010). "Student could take top award". The Australian. p. 3.
  6. Knox, David (30 January 2013). "AACTA Awards 2013: winners". TV Tonight.
  7. Hardie, Giles (17 February 2013). "It's time to leave home as Tropfest turns 21". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. Knox, David (17 February 2013). "Victorian wins 21st Tropfest". TV Tonight.
  9. Knox, David (3 July 2017). "Cameras roll on more Wolf Creek". TV Tonight.


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