Caitlin Stasey Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an IF Award for Best Actress for "Tomorrow, When the War Began" in 2010
• Attended the St Martins Youth Arts Centre and the Children's Performing Company of Australia
• Wanted to get into acting because she enjoyed watching old movies like "Gone with the Wind․"
• Made her screen acting debut as Francesca "Frankie" Thomas in the TV series "The Sleepover Club" in 2003
• Quote: "Living your life at all publicly, whether you are filtered or not will attract idiocy and abuse, I at least like to earn mine by committing to things I feel are vitally important․"
• Quote: "Working in television gives you a great work ethic but I prefer doing films because you have a lot more license over what you can and can't do․"
• Best known for her role as Rachel Kinski in "Neighbours" and as Ellie Linton in "Tomorrow, When the War Began․"
• Was once offered a recording contract with British songwriter and producer Tom Nicholls but turned it down to focus on her acting
• Tomorrow, When the War Began director Stuart Beattie saw a picture of her a year before casting for the film began and said, "That's what [the character] Ellie should look like․"
• Has also appeared in stage productions, including lead roles in "Snow White" and "The Subtle Art of Flirting․"