Rebecca Frith

Rebecca Frith
Rebecca Frith
Born	Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–2011
Notable work	Love Serenade (1996); Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2002)

Rebecca Frith is an Australian retired actress.^[1]

Career

Frith has appeared in several films, most notably, 1996 quirky comedy Love Serenade, alongside Miranda Otto,^[2] in which she played Vicki-Ann Hurley, one of the three lead characters.^[3] She also starred in 2002 ABC television film Secret Bridesmaids' Business, based on the play of the same name by Elizabeth Coleman.^[4] For her performance in the latter, she was nominated for the 2002 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama.^[5]

Further film credits include mystery thriller The Missing (1999),^[6] romantic comedy Me Myself I (1999) with Rachel Griffiths, drama A Wreck A Tangle (2000),^[7] romantic comedy Russian Doll (2001) opposite Hugo Weaving and David Wenham,^[8] and comedy A Man's Gotta Do (2004).^[9]

Frith's television credits include the 1989 TV movie Malpractice, a recurring role in the 2004 crime miniseries Through My Eyes (based on the Lindy Chamberlain case), and recurring guest roles in medical defence series MDA (2003) and teen drama SLiDE (2011). She has also had guest roles in medical dramas The Flying Doctors (1991), A Country Practice (1991/1993) and G.P. (1995), anthology series Six Pack (1992), Law of the Land (1994) and police procedural series Water Rats (1999).

Frith has also appeared on stage in numerous productions for some of Australia's major theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, Belvoir, Griffin Theatre Company and NIDA.^[10] Her credits include playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1989),^[11]^[12] Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989),^[13] Natasha in Three Sisters (1990),^[14] Olivia in Twelfth Night (1991),^[15]^[16] Leura in Blue Murder (1994),^[17] Abigail Williams in The Crucible (1994) and many more.

Frith is also a voiceover artist, having voiced television commercials for the likes of the Queensland Women's State of Origin team, a Queensland Government smoke alarms safety campaign and Wellgrove Olive Leaf Extract.^[18]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2002	Secret Bridesmaids' Business	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama	Nominated	^[5]

Personal life

Frith is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[18]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Love Serenade	Vicki-Ann Hurley
1998	Fetch	Girl	Short film
1999	Me Myself I	Terri
	Strange Planet	Amanda
	The Missing	Susan
2000	A Wreck A Tangle	Rita
2000	Human Touch	Desiree	Short film
2001	Russian Doll	Miriam
2003	Violet Lives Upstairs	Violet	Short film
2004	A Man's Gotta Do	Yvonne
2007	Corroboree	Dr Elsja

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Malpractice	Sister Pam Elliot	TV movie
1991	The Flying Doctors	Gail Ramsay	1 episode
1991; 1993	A Country Practice	Lois West / Denise Scott	4 episodes
1992	Six Pack	Sharon	Anthology series, 1 episode
1994	Law of the Land	Alex Lentini	1 episode
1995	G.P.	Ruth Taylor	2 episodes
1999	Water Rats	Rebecca Solomon	1 episode
2002	Secret Bridesmaids' Business	Angela	TV movie
2003	MDA	Fran Griffin	3 episodes
2004	Through My Eyes	Robertson	Miniseries, 2 episodes
2011	SLiDE	Rebecca	4 episodes

Theatre

Source: ^[10]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	As You Like It	Phebe / A Lord (at court)	NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
	Under a Weeping Sky		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
	The Big Shiny Frock Show		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
	A Journey Through Peer Gynt		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
	Don Juan Comes Back from the War	Maid / Actress / Brunette / Landlady	NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1988	The Kid	Desiree	Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
	Ghosts	Regine	Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
	Cowgirls and Indians		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
	Conversations with Jesus		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney, Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane
1989	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Sydney Opera House with STC
1989	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Hermia	Sydney Opera House with STC
1990	Three Sisters	Natasha	Sydney Opera House with STC
1991	Twelfth Night	Olivia	Q Theatre, Penrith
1992	The Rain Dancers		Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1992	The Real Live Brady Bunch		University of Sydney
1993	A Flea in Her Ear		NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1994	Blue Murder	Leura	Belvoir Theatre, Sydney
1994	The Crucible	Abigail Williams	Monash University, Melbourne, Riverside Theatres Parramatta, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with STC
2000	Chilling & Killing My Annabel Lee		Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
2002	Much Ado About Nothing		Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, Southern Cross University, Lismore with Railway Street Theatre Company & NORPA

References

↑ Broadfoot, Leah (23 August 2000), "Character building", Brisbane News
↑ Bernard, Jami (14 November 1997), "DJ Makes Two Sisters' Heads Spin", Daily News (New York)
↑ Ebert, Roger (8 August 1997), "Love Serenade", rogerebert.com, retrieved 17 April 2026
↑ "Who says 'I do' to keeping secrets?", The Age, 7 June 2002
1 2 "AACTA Awards Winners & Nominees 2002". AACTA. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
↑ Byrnes, Paul (11 November 1999), "Originality goes missing on this desert walkabout", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ "A Wreck, A Tangle", The Screen Guide
↑ Woods, Mark (October–November 2000), "Russian Doll", Cinema Papers – via Issuu
↑ Cockrell, Eddie (27 September 2004), "A Man's Gotta Do", Variety
1 2 "Rebecca Frith theatre credits". AusStage.
↑ Payne-Heckenberg, Pamela (31 May 1989), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Evans, Bob (2 June 1989), "Full-blooded Bard", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Carmody, John (10 December 1989), "Dream night for a midsummer Sydney", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Evans, Bob (3 August 1990), "Wherrett's swansong a play for all seasons", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Payne, Pamela (11 March 1991), "An eloquent, fluid triumph", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Healey, Ken (17 March 1991), "Splendid show promises more", The Sydney Morning Herald
↑ Payne, Pamela (10 April 1994), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald
1 2 "Rebecca Frith". BrisVO. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

External links

[Broadfoot-1] Broadfoot, Leah (23 August 2000), "Character building", Brisbane News

[2] Bernard, Jami (14 November 1997), "DJ Makes Two Sisters' Heads Spin", Daily News (New York)

[3] Ebert, Roger (8 August 1997), "Love Serenade", rogerebert.com, retrieved 17 April 2026

[4] "Who says 'I do' to keeping secrets?", The Age, 7 June 2002

[AFI-5] 1 2 "AACTA Awards Winners & Nominees 2002". AACTA. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[6] Byrnes, Paul (11 November 1999), "Originality goes missing on this desert walkabout", The Sydney Morning Herald

[7] "A Wreck, A Tangle", The Screen Guide

[8] Woods, Mark (October–November 2000), "Russian Doll", Cinema Papers – via Issuu

[9] Cockrell, Eddie (27 September 2004), "A Man's Gotta Do", Variety

[AusStage-10] 1 2 "Rebecca Frith theatre credits". AusStage.

[11] Payne-Heckenberg, Pamela (31 May 1989), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald

[12] Evans, Bob (2 June 1989), "Full-blooded Bard", The Sydney Morning Herald

[13] Carmody, John (10 December 1989), "Dream night for a midsummer Sydney", The Sydney Morning Herald

[14] Evans, Bob (3 August 1990), "Wherrett's swansong a play for all seasons", The Sydney Morning Herald

[15] Payne, Pamela (11 March 1991), "An eloquent, fluid triumph", The Sydney Morning Herald

[16] Healey, Ken (17 March 1991), "Splendid show promises more", The Sydney Morning Herald

[17] Payne, Pamela (10 April 1994), "Modern Eve's tortuous journey", The Sydney Morning Herald

[Brisvo-18] 1 2 "Rebecca Frith". BrisVO. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

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