Georgia Flood
Born (1992-11-29) November 29, 1992[1]
Phillip Island, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Georgia Flood (born 29 November 1992) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress. After studying at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Flood made her stage debut in a production of Blackbird. She made a guest appearance in City Homicide in 2008, before she was cast as Charlotte Barker in Tangle. Flood went on to join the casts of House Husbands and Wentworth. In 2013, she was a runner-up for the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award. The following year, Flood starred in ANZAC Girls as Alice Ross-King. The role led to a nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries at the Golden Nymph Awards.

Early life

Flood was born on Phillip Island. The soprano Alexandra Flood is her sister, the author Morris West her grand-uncle.[2] For six years she attended a school in Dubai. After moving to Melbourne when she was 12 years old, she began attending Methodist Ladies' College where she graduated in 2010.[1] Flood knew that she wanted to act from an early age. After signing with a talent agency, she appeared in various advertisements.[1] She then studied at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.[3]

Career

Flood made her stage debut in a production of Blackbird at the Melbourne Theatre Company. She starred in a short film called Hugo, before she was cast in a guest role in police procedural City Homicide.[4] Flood appeared in the Showcase drama Tangle as Charlotte Barker from 2009 until the show's third and final season.[5] In 2011, Flood appeared as Belle in David Williamson's Don Parties On, a sequel to his 1971 play Don's Party.[6]

The following year, Flood joined the cast of House Husbands in the recurring role of Phoebe Crabb.[7][8] Flood and co-star Anna McGahan did not return for the fourth season.[9] During 2013, Flood successfully auditioned for the role of Debbie Smith in Wentworth, a reimagining of the Prisoner.[10] While reviewing the series, Brad Newsome of The Sydney Morning Herald commented, "Flood is always a delight to watch."[11] In the same year, Flood was named as a runner-up for the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award, presented by Australians in Film.[12]

2014 saw Flood star as Alice Ross-King in the miniseries ANZAC Girls. At her audition, she was told that she was too young for the part, but she fought for the role.[1] Flood used a copy of Ross-King's diary to help her with the part. She explained, "I carried that diary with me everywhere, and if I was having some trouble in a scene, I'd go back to the diary and there would be a direct paragraph to answer my question."[13] For her portrayal of Ross-King, Flood was nominated for the Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries.[14]

In 2015, Flood starred in Christine Roger's first feature film I Am Evangeline as lead character Evangeline, a clone who wants to find a cure for her sleeping sickness.[15] Flood also joined the guest cast of Home and Away,[16] and she made an appearance in the comedy series Here Come the Habibs.[17]

In 2018, Flood was cast as the lead of Lifetime's American Princess.[18] The series was cancelled after one season.[19] Flood stars alongside Ezekiel Simat in the 2021 romantic comedy film Sit. Stay. Love..[20][21] Filmed on the Gold Coast in 2020, Flood plays aid-worker Annie, who attempts to reopen the local animal shelter with the help of her former high school enemy.[21] Sit. Stay. Love. received theatrical release in Australia before got shown in television channels around the world, including Lifetime in the United States (under the new title The Dog Days of Christmas).

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hugo Sarah Short
2008 City Homicide Becky Lewis Episode: "In House"
2009 The Apocalypse Bear: Beyond the Sea Josephine Short
2009–2012 Tangle Charlotte Barker Main role
2012–2014 House Husbands Phoebe Crabb Main role (series 1–3)
2013–2016 Wentworth Debbie Smith Recurring role (series 1–2), cameo (series 4)
2014 The Orchard Anna Short
2014 ANZAC Girls Alice Ross-King TV miniseries
Nominated – Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries
2015 I Am Evangeline Evangeline
2016 Home and Away Lindsay Ford Guest role
2016–2017 Here Come the Habibs Madison O'Neill Main role
2018 Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You Pat Carroll (young) Episode: "1.1"
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Natasha Episode: "Stephen"
2019 American Princess Amanda Lundy Main role
2021 Sit. Stay. Love. (The Dog Days of Christmas) Annie Blake
2022 Blacklight Pearl
TBA Apples Never Fall Savannah Upcoming miniseries

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Raj, Hari (7 August 2014). "Special: Georgia Flood – The ANZAC Girl". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Roxy adds celebrity punch" by Suzanne Carbone. The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May 2013
  3. ↑ "Biography". Catherine Poulton Management. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "About Georgia". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Enker, Debi (1 October 2009). "Tangle of life and love". The Age. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Craven, Peter (29 January 2011). "A test of party loyalties". The Spectator. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Gliddon, Greg (14 September 2012). "Kew woman to star in House Husbands". progress-leader. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Vickery, Colin (15 May 2013). "Gary's sweet but complicated life". news.com.au. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bold betrayals, negotiations and stars missing in action!". TV Week. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Honours flood in for actor". Progress Leader. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Newsome, Brad (19 May 2014). "Show of the week". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (13 June 2013). "Heath Ledger Scholarship Award Given to Australian Actor James Mackay". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Olivieri, Nathan (4 August 2014). "Anzac nurses honoured in new show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Idato, Michael (21 April 2015). "Australia dramas and actors storm into the Monte Carlo TV Festival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Quinn, Karl (16 September 2015). "Short Cuts: Palace Cinemas boss Benjamin Zeccola projects a solar-powered future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tegan Martin's other reality show? Plus, Georgia Flood joins Home And Away". TV Week. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Hardy, Elle (6 February 2016). "Riotously unfunny". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  18. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (24 April 2018). "'American Princess': Georgia Flood To Topline Lifetime Series From Jenji Kohan & Jamie Denbo; Lucas Neff & 3 More Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  19. ↑ Petski, Denise (29 August 2019). "'American Princess' Canceled After One Season At Lifetime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "'Sit. Stay. Love.' (Trailer)". IF Magazine. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  21. 1 2 Groves, Don (27 August 2020). "Georgia Flood, Ezekiel Simat find romance in 'The Dog Days of Christmas'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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