Libby Munro (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Munro was born on a cattle station near

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, before she moved with her family to a property west of

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. She attended Fairholme College in Toowoomba where she became the school's drama captain. She attended The Women's College at

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and was appointed the cultural director. She appeared in many college productions, particularly of

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and Alan Ayckbourn plays. In 2004, she graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Business in Communications and in 2005 from The Performing Arts Conservatory Brisbane with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Stage Acting. In 2008, she graduated from the

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. In 2011, she attended The Groundlings school of improvisational comedy, the

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studios, and Film Fighting LA, all in Los Angeles.

Career

Munro worked at the

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, Queensland Theatre Company and

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. On television, she appeared in the series '' All Saints'', '' Review with Myles Barlow'', and ''

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''.List of performances
/ref> Her breakthrough performance was her role of Vanda/Wanda in David Ives' play '' Venus in Fur'' for the Queensland Theatre Company in 2013. She was awarded the Matilda Award for Best Female actor in a Leading Role for her performance. Later that year, she appeared as Philippa Haymes in a theatrical adaptation of

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's '' A Murder Is Announced'' for Mousetrap Production's Australian tour. In 2016, Munro performed in the

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winning play ''

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'' by

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in the role of Emily. She has been nominated for another Matilda Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Munro starred in the 82 minute one-shot feature film ''Eight'', directed by Peter Blackburn. The

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has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world including Best Film at Snowdance Filmfestival in Germany and Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Film Festival. Munro was featured in the "must see list of Oscar contenders" for the Atlanta Film Festival and also won Los Angeles Film Festival Best Film as well at the Jury Prize in Croatia.

Filmography

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Film and television

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, Libby 1981 births Living people People from Charleville, Queensland Queensland University of Technology alumni National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni 21st-century Australian actresses Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses