Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera '' Neighbours'' from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2020 to 2022. Her most notable role was playing an undercover detective in the primetime network television series '' Stingers''. Her performance garnered an

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She is the sister of '' Blindspot'' actor

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Career

Joining an acting agency at the age of six years old, along with her brother

, she appeared in TV commercials, film and TV series. Jacinta studied drama, theatre and dance at Sandringham Secondary College before appearing in her first long running television series as Amy Greenwood in '' Neighbours'' from 1997 to 2000, making a cameo return in 2005 during the 20th anniversary of the series. In November 2020 it was announced that Stapleton would be reprising the role of Amy for a guest stint. From 2002 to 2004 she played Christina Dichiera in the TV drama '' Stingers'', for which she was nominated for an

award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She also appeared in hit dramas '' MDA'', ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Jacinta Stapleton - Zimbio

Jacinta Stapleton's own site

Jacinta Stapleton's voice agent
1979 births Living people Actresses from Melbourne Australian soap opera actresses Australian child actresses 21st-century Australian actresses 20th-century Australian actresses {{Australia-tv-actor-stub