Kathryn Beck (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian television and theatre actress. In 2007, she played Lily Nelson in the soap opera '' Home and Away'' and the following year, she appeared in ''

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''. In 2013, Beck began appearing in '' Neighbours'' as

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. She joined the cast of ''

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'' in 2014.

Biography

She was born in

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, Queensland, and raised in

Wellington Point Wellington Point is a residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wellington Point had a population of 12,350 people. The suburb is a popular seaside destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area and is nota ...

, a suburb of

Redland City Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in Jun ...

. She attended Alexandra Hills State High School, and studied drama at

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The univ ...

. She appeared in an advertising campaign for KFC's "Twister", before moving to Sydney and landing the role in ''Home and Away''. In 2008, she played Lizzy Dellora in the

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drama series ''

''.Saleh, Suraya
Local girl stars in ABC drama
, ''The Redland Times'', 27 March 2008. In 2010 she was cast in the lead role of the successful feature-length film '' The Little Things'' directed by Nell McGregor. She has performed in theatre work for the Griffin Theatre Company, including ''King Tide'' by Katherine Thomson in 2007. Beck joined the cast of '' Neighbours'' as

in 2013. She began appearing in the second season of prison drama ''

'' in 2014. Beck plays a doctor in the comedy film ''Cooped Up''.

Personal life

Beck is married and has one child, a daughter. In November 2018, Beck was forced to leave her house in Malibu due to the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Short works

* 2005: ''Passive Smoker'' as Beth * 2009: ''Benefit'' as Karina * 2010: ''The Improbable Existence of Lily Bell'' as Lily * 2010: ''Falling Fowl'' as Stephine Fowl * 2011: ''Collision'' as Mia * 2012: ''Love Untitled'' * 2013: ''Kite'' as Sara * 2013: ''First Date'' * 2014: ''Twisted'' The Girl * 2014: ''Flat Daddy'' Erica * 2015: ''These Final Hours'' as Vicky * 2015: ''Batman and Jimbo'' as Kath * 2015: ''The Gap'' as Theresa

References

External links

* 1986 births Living people Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Australian stage actresses Actresses from Brisbane Queensland University of Technology alumni People from Redland City 21st-century Australian actresses {{Australia-tv-actor-stub