Kate Beahan (born 12 October 1974) is an Australian film actress. Beahan was born in Perth. She appeared mostly in movies and TV series in Australia. Her best-known American film role was playing Sister Willow Woodward in the 2006 horror remake The Wicker Man opposite Nicolas Cage.
Early life Beahan was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. Her father, Michael Beahan, was an Australian Labor Party Senator from Western Australia from 1987 to 1996.
She attended the University of Western Australia.
Career Beahan began her career appearing in theater productions in Perth and later, Sydney. She made her feature film debut in Strange Planet (1999), followed by a role in Chopper.
After relocating to the United States, Beahan was cast in lead roles in the thriller Flightplan (2005) opposite Jodie Foster, and opposite Nicolas Cage in Neil LaBute's The Wicker Man (2006), a remake of the 1973 British film of the same name. Subsequent roles included the psychological thriller The Return (2006) starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the independent drama One of Our Own (2007).
Beahan subsequently had supporting roles in the Australian films Burning Man (2011) and Goldstone (2016).
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999Strange PlanetPoppy2000ChopperTanya2002Jo Buckley2002PendingJasmineShort2005FlightplanStephanie2006Sister Willow Woodward2006Michelle2007One of Our OwnCathy2011Burning ManLesley2012My Mind's Own MelodyMelodyShort2014Bet on RedRedShort2015Urban ForagingAustralianShort2015SouthboundCait2016GoldstonePinky2019Candace Ames
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997EnzoMain role1999Home and AwayClaire AndrewsEpisodes: "1.2581", "1.2585", "1.2588"2000Water RatsStephanie KellyGuest role (season 5)2001Love Is a Four Letter WordAlicia 'Albee' BarrettMain role2001OutridersRachelRecurring role2001FarscapeHuberoEpisode: "Fractures"2002Seconds to SpareEve LambertTV film2002Young LionsEmma GreerEpisodes: "Arson Case", "The Priest"2003BlackJack: Murder ArchiveJulie EganTV film2003After the DelugeMargaretTV film2003SplitsvilleToby PullmanTV film2008Boston LegalAudrey PattersonEpisode: "The Court Supreme"2010RakeSimoneEpisode: "R vs Tanner"2012KendraMacyEpisodes: "Versed", "Twilight", "Recovery", "Memory"2013PerceptionIleanaEpisode: "Caleidoscope"2013, 2015MistressesMiranda NicklebyRecurring role (seasons 1 & 3)2014Jack Irish: Dead PointSusan AylissTV film2014Franklin & BashChelsea BeckmanEpisode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum"2015NCISColette GirardEpisodes: "The Lost Boys", "Neverland"2015NCIS: New OrleansNaomi ParsonsEpisode: "Foreign Affairs"2016Devious MaidsFiona GladhartEpisodes: "Much Ado About Buffing", "Grime and Punishment", "I Saw the Shine"2017Law & Order True CrimeDiane SawyerTV miniseries2018LuciferJustine DobleEpisode: "All About Her"2018Hawaii Five-0Lady HelenEpisode: "Ahuwale Ka Nane Huna"2022TroppoOliviaMain role2022–2023Surviving SummerMargot TorresRecurring role (seasons 1 & 2)2022DynastyFlorence WhitleyEpisodes: "More Power to Her", "Catch 22"2023ExtrapolationsReporter #3Episode: "2037: A Raven Story"2023The Horror of Dolores RoachGeorgina BellyardEpisodes: "Bitch, I've Already Been to Prison", "Bye, Felicia"
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