Nicole da Silva
Born (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known for
Children1
AwardsASTRA Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female)

Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series Rush (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show Wentworth (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearances in series such as Carla Cametti PD (2009) and Doctor Doctor (2016–2021).

Early life and education

Nicole da Silva was born on 18 September 1981 in Sydney. Her family is from Portugal and she has family living in Portugal and Brazil. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Sydney (UWS) Nepean, now known as Western Sydney University.

Career

Da Silva's first on-screen credit came in the Seven Network medical drama show All Saints, in which she played Sasha Fernandez for 11 episodes in 2005. That part helped in securing her future roles, so in 2007, da Silva played Erica 'EC' Eulestra in the Fox8 series Dangerous, a role that got her a Logie Award nomination, for story of forbidden love, set in Sydney's culturally diverse backgrounds.

Rush

Da Silva gained notable recognition in the Network Ten police drama series Rush, in which she appeared in all 70 episodes in four seasons as Stella Dagostino in the story based on the real-life Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team, something similar to the SWAT in the US, with the plot exploring both the personal and working lives of the team. In the meantime, da Silva played one of the main roles as Lisa Testro in the show Carla Cametti PD (2009) for six episodes, but the series was cancelled after just one season.

Wentworth

Da Silva in 2016

Da Silva is probably best known for her role in the SoHo TV drama series Wentworth,[1][2] in which she appeared for 55 episodes from 2013 to 2018 as Franky Doyle, a character played by Carol Burns in the original classic Network Ten show Prisoner, which aired from 1979 to 1986. Franky is in Wentworth correctional facility, a tough lesbian inmate battling against fellow inmate Jacs Holt for the position of top dog. Da Silva played this role in the first six seasons of the series, and in the opening three seasons her character was a central role before being released at the end of the third season, however, she did return for a limited supporting role in the fourth season, and again for the fifth season when Franky is wrongly imprisoned for murder and tries to prove her innocence. The first three episodes of the sixth season conclude her story before she left the series in 2018. Da Silva made one final appearance in Wentworth in season 7 episode 9 when Franky saw Liz as a gift but Liz's dementia had gotten so bad she no longer recognised her. This role got da Silva the ASTRA Award for the Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) in 2014, and several other nominations.

Doctor Doctor

In 2015, da Silva made her big-screen debut as Nana in Sophie Mathisen's romantic comedy Drama, starring Agnès Boury, Julien Bravo and Jonathan Burteaux. In 2016, while working on Wentworth, da Silva was cast for the role of Charlie Knight in the Nine Network medical drama show Doctor Doctor,[3] in the story of a rising heart surgeon's life and his problems that converted him from a big-city doctor into a small-town doctor. [4]She appeared in all five seasons of the show, [5]while also appearing on Wentworth.

Other Projects

da Silva and Wentworth co-star Danielle Cormack started the production company FourOneOne,[6] and have produced the play 'Whose Afraid' in 2022.[7] In 2023 da Silva and Cormack directed short film Why We Fight with their production company.[8]

In 2023 da Silva [9]appeared in Paramount Plus drama One Night alongside Yael Stone, Jodie Whittaker, Tina Bursill and more.[10]

Personal life

In February 2014, she was announced as the first National Champion of UN Women Australia, for which she supported women's empowerment and gender equality at events around the country.[11]

In April 2018, da Silva announced that she was expecting her first child with her ex-partner, John,[12][13] and gave birth to a daughter in July 2018.

Filmography

Year Series/film Role Notes
2005 All Saints Sasha Fernandez Recurring; season 8 (11 episodes)
2006 Home and Away Jane Simms Guest; season 19, episode 26 (#4126)
Final Call Pharmacist Short film
2007 Dangerous Erica "EC" Eulestra Main; season 1 (8 episodes)
East West 101 Lily Guest; season 1, episode 4: "Haunt for the Killer"
2008 The List Subiaco's Ex-wife Short film
2008–2011 Rush Stella Dagostino Main; seasons 1–4
2009 Carla Cametti PD [14] Lisa Testro Main; season 1 (6 episodes)
2011 Cop Hard Syvan Recurring; season 1 (2 episodes)
2012 Stuffed Easter TV short
2013–2018; 2019 Wentworth[15] Franky Doyle Main (season 1–6); guest (season 7)
2015 Drama Nana Feature film
2016 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Dvora Henwick Guest; season 2, episode 14: "Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades"
An Audience with the Cast of Wentworth [16] Self TV Special
2016–2021 Doctor Doctor[17] Charlie Knight Main
2017 Have You Been Paying Attention? [18] Herself Guest Quiz Master
2018 The Tangle Francesca Associate Producer
2019 Harrow Danica Guest; season 2, episode 7
Wentworth: Behind the Bars Self TV Special
2022 Carmen Julienne Film
2023 Love Me [19] Amy 4 episodes
One Night[20][21] Simone 6 episodes (main cast)[22]
Podcasts
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Hot of the Press [23] Self 1 episode
2016 Lady Parts TV [24] Self 1 episode

Awards

YearAwardCategoryTV showResult
2008Logie AwardGraham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New TalentDangerousNominated
2014ASTRA AwardMost Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) [25]WentworthWon
2015ASTRA AwardMost Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female)WentworthNominated
2015Logie AwardMost Outstanding Actress [26]WentworthNominated

References

  1. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/10/wentworth-cast-announced.html
  2. ↑ "Australian Television: Wentworth". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Australian Television: Doctor Doctor". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Doctor Doctor star Nicole da Silva interview about Season 3 and her real-life pregnancy". amp.nine.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/92673049/doctor-doctors-nicole-da-silva-on-balancing-feisty-franky-and-warm-charlie
  6. ↑ "About". FOUR ONE ONE PRODUCTIONS. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ jkeast (22 April 2022). "Sarah Walker, Danielle Cormack, Nicole da Silva and Liliana Muñoz ask 'Who's Afraid?'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu1P6ksL5Ly/
  9. ↑ https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2023/09/03/nicole-da-silva-one-night
  10. ↑ "Cameras roll on One Night, new local drama for Paramount+ | TV Tonight". 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nicole da Silva announced as first National Champion of UN Women". UN Women. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Wentworth star confirms: yes I'm pregnant!".
  13. ↑ "Nicole da Silva opens up about her pregnancy and the future".
  14. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2008/12/airdate-carla-cametti-pd.html
  15. ↑ "Australian Television: Wentworth: series 1 cast". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  16. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/airdate-an-audience-with-the-cast-of-wentworth.html
  17. ↑ "Australian Television: Doctor Doctor/The Heart Guy: cast: series 1". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  18. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/05/have-you-been-paying-attention-may-15.html
  19. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/nicole-da-silva-joins-love-me-s2.html
  20. ↑ https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2023/09/03/nicole-da-silva-one-night/
  21. ↑ "Airdate: One Night | TV Tonight". 7 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Cameras roll on One Night, new local drama for Paramount+". TVTonight.com.au. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  23. ↑ Nicole da Silva interview 13/4/22, retrieved 18 November 2023
  24. ↑ Lady Parts Presents: A Conversation with Nicole da Silva, retrieved 18 November 2023
  25. ↑ "2014 ASTRA Awards: winners | TV Tonight". 21 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  26. ↑ "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners | TV Tonight". 3 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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