Gillian Alexy
Gillian Alexy | |
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| Born | March 13, 1986 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Other names | Gillian McLaughlin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1986)[1] is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters, Gitta Novak on Damages, and G'Winveer Farrell on Outsiders.
Early life
[edit]Alexy graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses. Afterwards, she went to the Actors Centre in London, Le Centre des Arts Vivants and the Ecole de danse Peter Goss in Paris, and devoted six months toward a theatre degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder.[2]
Career
[edit]Alexy began her acting career at the age of ten, making her debut in 1994 in the television series Ship to Shore. In 1997 she appeared in her first leading television role, the children's series The Gift, for which she played the part for the complete first and only season. Her second leading role was in the series Parallax, another television series which was cancelled after just one season. She gained notability for her role as Tayler Geddes on Logie Award-winning television series McLeod's Daughters; she first appeared at the end of season 6, in which her character came to Drovers Run to get revenge on Regan McLeod, whom she held responsible for the death of her father.[2]
Alexy's other television credits include Fast Tracks, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters. In 2011, she began appearing on American television, in the series' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods. She starred in the Australian film West in 2007, playing a supporting role opposite Khan Chittenden and Nathan Phillips.[3]
Alexy took part in a backdoor pilot for the proposed TV series NCIS:Red in early 2013,[4] the cast of which appeared in the spin-off debut double-episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles, "Red, Part 1" and "Red, Part 2", in March that year.[5] The series was ultimately not picked up by the network.[6]
In 2023, Alexy had the starring role in the Australian feature film Avarice.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Umbrella Condition | Holly | Short film |
| 2006 | Underexposed | Short film | |
| 2007 | West | Cheryl | |
| 2007 | Little Charmer | Eve | Short film |
| 2008 | Mockingbird | Emily | Short film |
| 2008 | Cane Cutter | Pearl | Short film |
| 2014 | Monkfish | ||
| 2015 | Anchors | Christine | |
| 2017 | People You May Know | Abigail | |
| 2022 | Avarice | Kate Matthews | Starring role |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ship to Shore | Chloe | Episode: "Aussie Holiday" (as Gillian McLaughlin) |
| 1996 | Bush Patrol | Eloise | unknown episodes |
| 1997 | The Gift | Sharon | Main cast |
| 1998 | Fast Tracks | Alana Burroughs | Main cast |
| 2004 | Parallax | Katherine Raddic | Main cast |
| 2005–06 | All Saints | Nicole Higgins | Episodes: "Immortal", "No Way Out" |
| 2006–09 | McLeod's Daughters | Tayler Jane Geddes | Guest role (season 6), main cast (seasons 7–8) |
| 2008 | The Strip | Cherry Cunningham | Episode: "1.6" |
| 2008 | Packed to the Rafters | Lauren Valco | Episode: "Taking the Lead" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Danielle 'Dani' Hynes | Episode: "Double Strands" |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Ellen Sloan | Episode: "Innocence" |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Laura | Episode: "Lost Things" |
| 2012 | Nurse Jackie | Hip Replacement Patient | Episode: "Chaud & Froid" |
| 2012 | Damages | Gitta Novak | Recurring role (season 5) |
| 2013 | Castle | Candice Mayfield | Episode: "Death Gone Crazy" |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Claire Keats | Episodes: "Red: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2013–15 | The Americans | Celia Gerard aka Annelise | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Megan | Episode: "The Lighthouse" |
| 2014–15 | Royal Pains | Charlotte | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Savannah Kelly | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Martha Kendall | Episode: "Sick City" |
| 2016–17 | Outsiders | G'Winveer Farrell | Main cast |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Maggie | Episode: "Remember It Was Me" |
| 2020 | The Blacklist | Victoria Fenberg | Episode: "Victoria Fenberg" |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Popcorn | ||
| 2000 | Return to the Forbidden Planet | ||
| 2001 | Mice | ||
| 2002 | Resident Alien | ||
| 2003 | Six Characters Looking for an Author | ||
| 2004 | Ghost Train | ||
| 2004 | The Chatroom | ||
| 2004 | Bed | Daisy | Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts with ThinIce Productions |
| 2005 | Codes of Practice |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gillian Alexy". girl.com.au. Girl.com.au, a Trillion.com Company. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Tayler Geddes (Gillian Alexy)". Ninemsn. 29 March 2007. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "West". Australian Film Commission. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (8 February 2013). "Jonathan Groff Cast in Michael Lannan HBO Pilot, Gillian Alexy Joins 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 November 2012). "CBS Prepping 'NCIS: LA' Spinoff Created By Shane Brennan As Planted Two-Part Episode". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (15 May 2013). "'NCIS: Red' not going forward as series at CBS". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ Morazzini, Jim (2022). "Avarice (2022) Review". Voices from the Balcony. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Gillian Alexy". AusStage. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gillian Alexy at IMDb
- Gillian Alexy biography at Perth Theatre Company (archived 2008)
- Gillian Alexy at Rotten Tomatoes
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