Simone McAullay (born 14 April 1976) is an Australian actress.

Simone McAullay
McAullay in 2022
Born (1976-04-14) 14 April 1976 (age 48)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Early life

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Born in Perth, Western Australia, McAullay moved to the East Coast as a late teenager, living in Byron Bay, and in the late 1990s, she auditioned to study at The Actors Centre in Sydney. After several years of study there, she graduated in 2000.

Career

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In 2001, she was selected for the role of Angie McIntyre in the series Crash Palace. Also in 2001, she played the role of Mrs Harrison in the feature film, Invincible.

In a breakthrough role, from 2003 until 2006, she played the role of Senior Constable Susie Raynor on popular Australian drama series Blue Heelers.[1] In 2007, McAullay appeared in a recurring role as Vivian Anderson on Home and Away for 15 episodes.[2] She returned to Home and Away in April 2008 for five episodes. In 2008, she portrayed forensic policewoman Jessica Mackay in the TV drama series, The Strip, a police crime drama set on the Gold Coast in Queensland, for the Nine Network.[3]

From 2013 to 2015, she auditioned from Australia for a role of hotelier Becca Fisher in the high-profile ITV drama series Broadchurch.[4] After being selected for the role, she relocated to the UK to begin work on the series, which became a critically acclaimed drama. Whilst in the UK she had guest roles as Janine in The Smoke on Sky1, in the finale of The IT Crowd, and as Ruth Culver on Holby City. She also enjoyed a guest role on live recorded sitcom Count Arthur Strong, and played Lyra in indie feature film Access All Areas. In 2016, she played the role of Jess Philips in the BBC Birmingham series, The Coroner.

After arriving back home in Australia in 2018, Simone joined the cast of The Commons as Francesca Boulay for streaming service Stan in 2019. In 2020, Simone played Alisa Black in three episodes of Cowboy Bebop, for Netflix US, filmed in New Zealand. In 2022 she joined the cast of La Brea season 2 as Kiera, for NBC.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Note
2001 Invincible Mrs. Harrison Film

Television

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Year Title Role Note
2001 Crash Palace Angie McIntye TV series (1 episode)
2003–2006 Blue Heelers Susie Raynor TV series (101 episodes)
2007–2008 Home and Away Viv Anderson TV series (9 episodes)
2008 The Strip Jessica Mackay TV series (13 episodes)
2013–2015 Broadchurch Becca Fisher TV series (14 episodes)
2013 The IT Crowd Shop Assistant TV series (1 episode)
2014 The Smoke Janine TV series (1 episode)
Holby City Ruth Culver TV series (1 episode)
2015 Count Arthur Strong Annabel Episode 2.7 "Fame at Last"
2016 The Coroner Jess Phelps Episode 2.1 "The Drop Zone"
2019 Home and Away Teresa Masterson TV series
2019 The Commons Francesca Boulay TV series
2020 Cowboy Bebop Alisa Black TV series
2022 La Brea Kiera TV series, season 2

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Kylie, From Perth to Mount Thomas; The Age, 18 September 2003.
  2. ^ Mongrel a flamin' thrill. 13 November 2007.
  3. ^ No bikkies for Frankie in new drama. 19 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Simone McAullay – ITV's new crime drama 'Broadchurch' – Meet the cast – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013.
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