Angourie Rice ( ; born 1 January 2001) is an Australian actress. She began her career as a child actress, coming to attention for her roles in '' These Final Hours'' and ''

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''. She is known for her portrayal of

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in the

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, appearing in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021).

Early life

Rice was named after a town in New South Wales where her grandmother lived. She was born in Sydney and lives in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

, with her parents Jeremy Rice, a director, and Kate Rice, a writer, where she attended Princes Hill Secondary College graduating in 2018. She also lived in

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for five years and in

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, Germany, for one year before moving back to Melbourne.

Career

Rice began her career in

, Western Australia with several short films and Australian television credits. In 2012, Rice gained industry attention at just eleven years old with her lead role in Zak Hilditch’s short ''Transmission'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the

St. Kilda Film Festival St Kilda Film Festival is Australia's longest running short film festival In 2013, Rice made her feature film acting debut with apocalyptic thriller film '' These Final Hours''. She also appeared in the live action sequences at the beginning and end of the animated film ''

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''. In 2014, Rice appeared in the television series ''

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'', '' Worst Year of My Life Again'', and appeared in '' Mako: Island of Secrets'' in 2015. In 2016, Rice had her break-out performance as Holly March in the action comedy ''

'' opposite

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and

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. She also appeared in the science-fiction fantasy film '' Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows'' as Tegan, a supernatural villain. In 2017, she played Eliza Wishart in the Australian film adaptation of the novel ''

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'' which garnered several AACTA nominations. She also played Jane in '' The Beguiled''. Rice played

in the 2017 film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming''. She reprised the part, this time in a more significant role, in the 2019 sequel '' Spider-Man: Far From Home''. She reprised the role again in the web series '' The Daily Bugle'', and yet again in '' Spider-Man: No Way Home''. In 2018, Rice headlined the romantic drama '' Every Day'', and as Lisa in the Australian film adaptation of '' Ladies in Black for'' which she won an AACTA award for Best Lead Actress. In 2019, Rice starred opposite

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in the Season 5 finale of ''

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'', an episode described as a "save-the-day buddy romp" and "a teen sci-fi adventure". In 2021, Rice was listed in

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's coveted 'Actors to Watch' list, as well as their 'Power of Young Hollywood' list. She played the role of Siobhan in ''

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'' opposite

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. She noted that the Delco accent was hard to master and worked hard to tone down her Australian accent. In April 2022, Rice was cast to star alongside

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in the

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miniseries ''

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''. In December 2022, Rice was cast as Cady Heron in the film-adaptation of the Broadway musical ''

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'', based on the 2004 hit film alongside Auli’i Cravalho, Renée Rapp, and Jaquel Spivey, to be released on

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Podcast

Inspired from her current book club activities, she runs the podcast ''The Community Library'' with an aim to democratise critical reading skills. The podcast started its first episode in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Angourie 2001 births Living people Australian child actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Melbourne Best Actress AACTA Award winners Place of birth missing (living people)