Andrea Demetriades (born 1987) is an Australian actress known for her television, theatre and film roles.

Personal life

Demetriades was born in

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, the youngest of four sisters. Her father, Costas, emigrated from

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to Australia in 1969 and there met his future wife, Athena—who was from Perth, her father from

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, Greece. Athena was an artist and Costas became a

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teacher and a translator, helping people with legal matters and translating in

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s and

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departments. Demetriades studied Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and Communications and Cultural Studies at

Curtin University Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ...

. She graduated from the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) degree in 2006.

Television

Demetriades is best known for her role as Lina Badir in the television series ''

Crownies ''Crownies'' is an Australian television drama series which was originally broadcast on ABC1 from 14 July until 1 December 2011. The series revolves around a group of solicitors fresh from law school, working with Crown Prosecutors, who are t ...

''. She reprised the role for the spin-off series '' Janet King'' in 2014 and 2016. Her television guest roles include '' All Saints'' as Felicity Summers in 2009, '' Mr & Mrs Murder'' as Lola and ''

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' is an Australian detective television series. It was first broadcast on ABC on 24 February 2012. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Ea ...

'' as Beatrice in 2013. Demetriades appeared in the critically acclaimed 2015 Australian drama series ''The Principal'' as Hafa Habeb. In 2017 she starred in both the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV series ''Seven Types of Ambiguity'', and ''Pulse'' as Doctor Lou Tannis. In 2018 she also starred in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV series '' Squinters''. In 2024, Demetriades was named in the cast for ABC series Return to Paradise.

Theatre

Demetriades' theatrical work has included a role in

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's ''

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''—for which she was nominated for a 2009 Green Room Award—and an Australian tour with Bell Shakespeare's ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' in 2010. She starred as Eliza Doolittle in

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

's 2012 production of '' Pygmalion''.

Film

Demetriades has featured in the films ''

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'' and '' Around The Block'' (both 2013). In the 2015 comedy-drama ''

Alex & Eve ''Alex & Eve'' is a 2015 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Peter Andrikidis and written by Alex Lykos based on Lykos's 2006 play of the same name. The film adaptation was released in October 2015 by producer, Murray Fahey's distribution ...

'', she starred as Eve, a Muslim Lebanese lawyer dating a Greek Australian schoolteacher (Alex, played by Richard Brancatisano).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demetriades, Andrea 1983 births Australian film actresses Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Actors from Perth, Western Australia

Personal life

Television

Theatre

Film

Filmography

Film

Television

References

Further reading

External links