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Mia Morrissey is an Australian actress, model and singer.


Early life

The daughter of agents Peter and Lizzy Morrissey, whose clients include
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, she was brought up in
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and wanted to be an actress from five years old.


Career

In 2012 Morrissey appeared aged sixteen years-old in the Damien Power short film ''Bat Eyes'' which was shown at the
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. Morrissey appeared as a singer in 2014, when she competed on season three of ''
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''. She also appeared in the Australian children’s television series '' In Your Dreams'' as Lucy Bryson. In 2019 she joined long-running soap opera ''
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'' as Jade Lennox. She left the show in 2020. In 2023 she could be seen in '' Totally Completely Fine'' alongside
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. She could also be seen as Nadiyah in
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-set comedy crime drama ''
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''. On 11 April 2025, Morrissey was named in the cast for the film ''Posthumous.''


Personal life

Morrissey has
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although it was initially misdiagnosed as
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.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Mia Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Actresses from Sydney 21st-century Australian actresses Date of birth unknown