Trilby Glover is an Australian actress known for her roles as Shoshanna in miniseries The Starter Wife, Jessica in 2008 film Righteous Kill, and Jane Hollis in comedy-horror series Scream Queens.
Early life and education Glover was born in Perth in Western Australia. She studied acting at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 2003, alongside actors Kate Box and Ian Roberts.
Career Glover had a small film role in 2005 comedy film Son of the Mask, before contributing regular voice work for 2007 animated Australian series I Got a Rocket!, together with Jamie Oxenbould and Drew Forsythe. That same year, she played the role of Shoshanna in the American miniseries The Starter Wife, alongside Debra Messing, which was filmed in Australia. She then appeared in Al Pacino-starring 2007 film thriller 88 Minutes.
After having caught the eye of The Starter Wife's director, Jon Avnet, Glover relocated to LA where in 2008, she worked with Al Pacino once more, as well as Robert De Niro in 2008 American crime thriller feature Righteous Kill. Beginning the same year, she secured a recurring role in the Starz network drama series Crash, making five appearances between 2008 and 2009.
Glover then appeared in 2010 Australian horror film Needle, opposite Michael Dorman, Travis Fimmel and Ben Mendelsohn, before landing the role of Margaret Hemmings-Welliington in 2011 made-for-television film William & Kate, chronicling the relationship of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
In 2014, Glover appeared opposite Jaime Pressly, Patrick Muldoon in TV horror film Finders Keepers. The following year she performed alongside Mayim Bialik in comedy-drama TV film The Flight Before Christmas, and played Tina in drama suspense film Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story. Then in 2016, she landed the recurring role of Jane Hollis, a psychotic 65 year old, in the second season of Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens. She later had a main role playing Cynthia, in the sci-fi horror film Threshold in 2019.
In 2022, Glover appeared in the Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, alongside Evan Peters.
Personal life Glover married screenwriter Ian Brennan in September 2016 and the couple have two children.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref2005 Son of the Mask Dream Nurse Soft The Girl Short film 2007 88 Minutes Defense Attorney Bennett The Course Olivia The Changing Man Lisa Short film 2008 Righteous Kill Jessica 2010 Needle Isabel Du Pont Chat noir Cat (voice) Short film 2013 Heatwave Trilby Short film Someone to Love Marisol 2014 Six Train Alice Short film Actresses Bitsy Short film Awkward Expressions of Love Anna Short film You're a Natural Shana Short film Oren Lana Short film 2015 Mine Clara Short film 2016 Library of Love Isabelle Short film 2018 Tall Tales Teresa Short film 2019 Threshold Cynthia Cookie Gaby Short film Talk to Me The Girl Short film All That Glisters Cheryl Short film Floored Eleanor Short film Television Year Title Role Notes Ref 2006–2007 I Got a Rocket! Gabby, Maya 38 episodes 2007 The Starter Wife Shoshanna 5 episodes 2008–2009 Crash Ann Finet 2011 William & Kate: The Movie Margaret Hemmings-Wellington TV movie 2012 The New Normal Dede 1 episode This American Housewife Robin TV movie 2013 Schooled Candace 2014 Mistresses Red-haired woman 1 episode Finders Keepers Kathy TV movie 2015 Glee Carmel High Secretary 1 episode The Flight Before Christmas Courtney Carson TV movie Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story Tina Anderson TV movie 2016 Scream Queens Jane Hollis Season 2, 6 episodes 2017 Tall Tales Teresa 1 episode The Chinaboy Show 2018 There's a Special Place in Hell for Fashion Bloggers Veronica 1 episode 2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story High School Guidance Counsellor 1 episode Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref2005 In Rapture Newtown Theatre, Sydney for Short+Sweet Insular Newtown Theatre, Sydney for Short+Sweet Tape Rechabite Hall, Perth with Capgun Productions Matt & Ben Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney 2006 The House of War Seymour Centre, Sydney for Short+Sweet 2007 Verbatim Newtown Theatre, Sydney for Short+Sweet
Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result Ref 2016 Threshold First Glance Film Festival Best Actress
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External links
Trilby Glover at RGM Artists Trilby Glover at AusStage