Sianoa Smit-McPhee | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Kodi Smit-McPhee (brother) |
Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress and singer. From 2005 until 2007, she playedBree Timmins in the Australian soap operaNeighbours. She starred inAs the Bell Rings, theHBO seriesHung, andThe Kettering Incident. She has also appeared in the feature filmsAll Cheerleaders Die (2013) andFallen (2016).
Smit-McPhee was born in Adelaide to Sonja Smit andAndy McPhee, an actor and former professional wrestler.[1] She has six siblings from her father's three marriages, includingKodi Smit-McPhee, who is also an actor. Smit-McPhee attended Croydon Primary and Allenby Gardens Primary, before she moved toMelbourne with her family when she was seven years old.[2] Her father got her into acting when she was three years old and she starred in a number of commercials.[3]
After signing to her father's agents, Smit-McPhee secured a role in police dramaBlue Heelers as a girl withgender dysphoria. She had to cut her long hair for the role.[2] Shortly after, she won the role ofBree Timmins in the long-running Australian TV seriesNeighbours, which she played from 2005 to 2007.[2][4] After leavingNeighbours, Smit-McPhee starred in the children's television seriesAs the Bell Rings, which aired on theDisney Channel.[5] She also starred in the 2008 short filmHugo, which had its Australian premiere at the Canberra Short Film Festival. The film centres on a school girl (Smit-McPhee) who finds a moth-boy and tries to win a science competition with him.[6] From 2009 to 2011, Smit-McPhee starred in theHBO seriesHung as Darby Drecker.[2][7]
Smit-McPhee made her feature film debut in the 2011 American sports filmTouchback, alongsideKurt Russell.[8][9] In 2012, she featured in theAmerican Broadcasting Company's television filmFirelight,[10] as well as the seriesIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.[11] The following year, she starred inAll Cheerleaders Die, alongside her formerNeighbours co-starCaitlin Stasey.[2] Smit-McPhee and her husband also wrote and produced the song "Take a Bite of My Heart", which was featured in the film and performed by her.[2] In 2014, she guested in an episode ofCriminal Minds,[11] and appeared in the thriller filmMall.[12]
After living in Los Angeles for around ten years, Smit-McPhee moved back to Australia to launch her music career.[2][13] She played at theAdelaide Fringe in March 2017.[2] She also appeared inThe Kettering Incident, which was filmed in Tasmania, and the 2016 feature filmFallen.[2]
Smit-McPhee has been married to American music producer John Rush since 2012.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Hugo | Desma | Short film |
| 2012 | Touchback | Sasha | |
| 2013 | All Cheerleaders Die | Leena Miller | |
| 2014 | Mall | Shel | |
| 2016 | Fallen | Molly Zane |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Charlie Campbell | Episode: "One of the Boys" |
| 2005–2007 | Neighbours | Bree Timmins | Main cast |
| 2007–2009 | As the Bell Rings | DJ | Main role |
| 2009–2011 | Hung | Darby Drecker | Main role |
| 2012 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Bridesmaid | Episode: "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre" |
| 2012 | Firelight | Tammy | Television film |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Sue Walsh | Episode: "Gabby" |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Chloe Holloway | Main role |
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