Alicia Gardiner is an Australian television and theatre actress who is best known from her role on television series Offspring as Kim Akerholt. Gardiner is also known for her role as Cath in Deadloch.
Early life
Gardiner studied at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Career
Television In addition to Offspring Gardiner's television roles include the series Last Man Standing, mini-series Queen Kat, Carmel and St. Jude, as well as Wolf Creek, Redfern Now, Kath And Kim and the children's television series Fergus McPhail and Noah & Saskia. Gardiner had most recently appeared in Wakefield and Rosehaven.
On 21 February 2023 it was announced that Gardiner was named as part of the cast for Prime series Deadloch in the role of Cath York. On 9 July 2024 it was announced that Deadloch was renewed for a second series with Gardiner reprising the role of Cath York. Gardiner also appeared in online series Buried.
Theatre In 2001 and 2002, Gardiner was a member of the original Australian cast of Mamma Mia!, playing the role of 'Ali'. In 2017 and 2018, Gardiner played the role of 'Rosie' in the Australian tour of Mamma Mia!.
Personal life Gardiner has two children.
On 22 April 2026, Gardiner faced court on a charge of twisting the breast of a parliamentary worker during a scuffle at a pro-Palestine protest in 2024. The charge was dismissed, but Gardiner pled guilty to failure to leave a parliamentary precinct. She was fined for the failure to leave.
In May 2026, singer-songwriter Deborah Conway gave evidence to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion, saying that venues had received letters describing her as a "self-confessed Zionist and a supporter of genocide" and warning that platforming her would make them "complicit in genocide". Conway later named Gardiner as the actor she alleged had led the letter-writing campaign.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2015DownriverDana McCarthy Film 2013CourageShannonShort film2012Jack Irish: Bad DebtsSue McKillop TV movie 2004LootLaura MantusiTV movie 2003After the DelugeNurse AidTV movie
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2024Darby and JoanGillian NovakTV series: series 2 episode 2BuriedRita2 episodesFam TimeManager Tracey2 episodes 2023The ClearingJudith TV miniseries, 1 episode2023–presentDeadloch Cath York TV series, 14 episodes2021WakefieldJennifer TV miniseries, 6 episodes2020RosehavenJulie TV series, 1 episode2019My Life Is MurderJoanne Argus TV series, 1 episodeGet Krack!nKristen TV series, 1 episode2017St FrancisKim Akerholt TV series, 5 episodes2016The CaravanKim Akerholt TV series, 7 episodesWolf CreekJanine TV series, 1 episode2014Four Quarters2013Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesBirdie Fowler TV series, 1 episodeRedfern NowBrenda TV series, 1 episode2010-17OffspringKim Akerholt TV series, 86 episodes2010The NursesNurse Kim TV series2005Last Man StandingNurse Amelia Larkin TV series, 5 episodes2004Kath & KimGuest TV series, 1 episodeNoah and SaskiaTheresa TV series, 5 episodesFergus McPhailMrs Crombie TV series, 9 episodes 2003The Secret Life of UsJudy TV series, 1 episode2002MDANurse Jill TV series, 1 episodeMarshall LawFran TV series, 1 episodeShort CutsSchool Nurse TV series, 1 episode2000Dogwoman A Grrrls best friendVarna O'Halloran TV seriesSeaChangeSecretary TV series, 1 episode1999Halifax f.p.Gemma Preston TV series, 1 episodeQueen Kat, Carmel & St JudeCarmel McCaffey TV miniseries, 4 episodes
Theatre YearTitleRoleVenue 2001-02 Mamma Mia! Ali Princess Theatre Melbourne, Lyric Theatre Brisbane 2002 Love's the Best Doctor Chapel Off Chapel 2003 Open for Inspection La Mama 2017-18 Mamma Mia! Rosie Canberra Theatre, Lyric Theatre Brisbane, Capitol Theatre, Crown Theatre Perth, Princess Theatre Melbourne, Festival Theatre Adelaide
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