Anna Lise Phillips (born 1975) is an Australian actress. She is sometimes credited as Anna Lise, Anna Lise Philips, or Anna-Lise Phillips.

Early life

Phillips grew up in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia where she was a founding member of the Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre. Her mother was Maggi Phillips, a dancer .

Career

Philips' first major film role was in '' The Boys'' (1998) shortly followed by ''Envy'' (also known as ''The New Girlfriend'') for which she was nominated for an

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for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. Other films of note include

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award-winning; '' Animal Kingdom'', '' Walking on Water'', ''

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'', '' The Pack'', '' A Wreck A Tangle'', and ''The Tank''. In 2002 Phillips played Mabel Fine in Icon's telemovie''

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'' with

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, Paul Ben Victor, and

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. Phillips first acted on television in 2002, starring in Channel 9's '' Young Lions''. In 2009, she appeared as Jeneana Palmer in Channel Seven's TV soap opera ''

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''. Phillips has appeared in many Australian TV series including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stingers'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Water Rats'', '' Wildside'', ''The Killing Field'', ''

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, '' Terra Nova, ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2012, she was cast in a recurring role in the American television series ''

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''. Phillips starred in Foxtel's 2014 miniseries '' Devil's Playground'' with

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. In 2016, she starred in US comedy ''Sensitivity Training'', which was also shown at the

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. In 2020, Phillips made a guest appearance in ''

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'' as Jenna Donaldson.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Actresses from the Northern Territory 1975 births {{Australia-screen-actor-stub