Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in Neighbours.

Early life Brady grew up in Melbourne. She first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school production. Following high school, she studied performing arts at the University of Ballarat.

Career Brady's first screen role was the lead in the 1991 television film Street Angels. She plays street kid Chrissie, who is a victim of incest. She appears in the 1994 coming-of-age film Only the Brave as Tammy. She is perhaps best known for being the second actress, after Amelia Frid, to play Cody Willis in the television soap opera Neighbours from 1993 until 1996. After leaving Neighbours, Brady initially struggled to find acting work, but in 1997, she played Dianne in Simone de Beauvoir's Babies and filmed an appearance in Raw FM.

Brady has appeared in the feature films Mullet (2001) and Pawno (2016) as well as numerous short films and tv movies. She has had roles in several miniseries, including Fat Cow Motel (2003), RAN (Remote Area Nurse) (2006) and The Slap (2011).

Brady has had recurring roles as Kelly in the TV sitcom Kath & Kim, Rosie Day in drama series Big Sky (1999), and Janine Ballich in Jack Irish (2016-2021). She has also had numerous guest roles in television series such as Phoenix (1993), Good Guys Bad Guys (1997), Blue Heelers (1997 & 2003), MDA (2003), City Homicide (2008 & 2009), The Librarians (2009 & 2010), Rush (2010), It' a Date (2014), House Husbands (2015), Safe Home (2023) and Fake (2023)

Brady played the character of Annie in 2005 stage production Love by Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius, which won her the Gerda Nicholson Award for an 'Actress with an Emerging Career' at the 2005 Green Room Awards. The first play she wrote, Status Update (2010), received two Green Room Awards nominations, including 'Best New Writing for the Melbourne Stage', and 'Best Female Performer'. Her play Strands receive funding from the R.E Ross Trust Award in 2011. Brady performed in five seasons of Patricia Cornelius’s award winning play Shit, receiving the 2016 Green Room Award for Best Ensemble.

In 2011, Brady had been working for the Salvation Army as a mobile health, alcohol and drug safety outreach worker on weekends for about ten years, as a secondary source of income.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1994 Only the Brave Tammy Short film 1997 Pepper Alice Short film 2001 Mullet Robbie Feature film 2013 The Turning Mrs Larwood Anthology film, segment: "Cockleshell" 2015 Pawno Kylie Feature film 2018 Incubator Mum Short film 2021 Some Happy Day Tina Also producer 2023 Shit Sam Feature film 2023 Cold Water Police Officer Short film

Television Year Title Role Type 1991 Street Angels Chrissie TV movie 1993 Phoenix Mandy TV series, 1 episode 1993–1996 Neighbours Cody Willis Series regular 1997 Good Guys Bad Guys Susie Crake TV series, 2 episodes 1997 Raw FM Jemma TV series, 1 episode 1997 Simone de Beauvoir’s Babies Diane, age 17 Miniseries, 4 episodes 1997–2003 Blue Heelers Anise Lightfoot / Margaret Todd TV series, 6 episodes 1999 Big Sky Rosie Day TV series, season 2, 12 episodes 1999 Pig's Breakfast Nancy TV series 2000 Dogwoman: A Girl’s Best Friend Parsley TV movie 2002–2004 Kath & Kim Kelly TV series, 4 episodes 2003 The Forest Emily TV movie 2003 Fat Cow Motel Diane Miniseries, 2 episodes 2003 MDA Melissa Morrice TV series, 2 episodes 2005 Da Kath & Kim Code Kelly TV movie 2006 RAN (Remote Area Nurse) Lindy Gaibui Miniseries, 6 episodes 2008–2009 City Homicide Kim Charlton TV series, seasons 1 & 2, 2 episodes 2009 Four of a Kind Young Gina TV movie 2009 Whatever Happened to That Guy Louise TV series, 1 episode 2009–2010 The Librarians Marzena Stovic TV series, 2 episodes 2010 Rush Linda TV series, 1 episode 2011 The Slap Shamira Miniseries, 2 episodes 2012 Beaconsfield Jacqui Knight TV movie 2014 It’s a Date Max TV series, 1 episode 2015 House Husbands Tania TV series, 1 episode 2016–2021 Jack Irish Janine Ballich TV series, 4 episodes 2023 Safe Home Hila TV series, 2 episodes 2023 Fake Milena TV series, 1 episode 2024 The Newsreader Daniela Aranz TV series, season 2

Theatre

As actor Year Title Role Venue / Theatre 1997 The Essentials Trades Hall, Melbourne with Zeal Theatre 1998 Shark Fin Soup Robyn Pike Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC 1999 Diving for Pearls Verge Albury Convention & Performing Arts Centre with MTC & HotHouse Theatre 2001 The Rain Dancers Kat Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC 2004 Mouse Max (self-devised) Zeal Theatre 2005 The Secret Place Chloe Zeal Theatre / STC 2005 Love Annie Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with HotHouse TheatreWon Gerda Nicholson Award for Emerging Actor at Green Room Awards 2006 Room Service Girl in Hotel Melbourne Writers Festival 2006 Sugar Mountain Cinema Nova, Melbourne 2007 The Call Denise Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Melbourne Workers Theatre 2008 Zombie State Persephone University of Melbourne with Melbourne Workers Theatre 2009 The Water Carriers Kate Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC 2009 Entanglement Carlton Courthouse, Melbourne with La Mama 2010 Status Update Eve La Mama, Melbourne for Melbourne Fringe FestivalNominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards 2010 War Crimes Ricky Playwrights Conference 2011 Save for Crying Luv La Mama, MelbourneNominated for Best Actress in Independent Theatre at 2011 Green Room Awards 2011 Strands La Mama, MelbourneNominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards 2013 Coranderrk Various roles Ilbijerri Theatre Company 2014 Ugly Mugs Working Girl / Mum Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre CompanyNominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards 2014; 2018 The House of Bernada Alba Angela Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019 Shit Sam Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC, Darwin Festival, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Seymour Centre, Sydney for Sydney Festival, Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga with HotHouse Theatre, Venice Biennale, Edinburgh Festival Won 5 Green Room Awards including Best Ensemble 2017 Trustees Lesley / Peta Belarus Theatre / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne 2019 Dogged (reading) Main cast Playwriting Australia

As writer Year Title Role Venue / Theatre 2009 Entanglement Playwright Carlton Courthouse, Melbourne with La Mama 2010 Status Update Playwright La Mama, Melbourne for Melbourne Fringe FestivalNominated for Best Writing at Green Room Awards 2011 Strands Playwright La Mama, Melbourne Nominated for Best New Writing for Stage at Green Room Awards 2014 Ugly Mugs Playwright Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Stables Theatre, Sydney Nominated for Best Writer at Green Room Awards http://libertyartistmgt.com.au/actors/peta-brady/

Radio Year Title Role Company The Farm ABC Radio National 2007 Great Ocean Road Tracey 2007 Bantam: A Real Book Performer 2009 Good Sylvie 2010 Poetry Various roles ABC Radio 2010 Oxygen Performer 2010 Water Carriers Performer

Awards Year AssociationCategory Work Result 2005 Green Room Awards Gerda Nicholson Award for Emerging Actor Love 2010 Best New Writing for the Melbourne Stage Status Update Best Female Performer 2011 Best Actor Strands Best New Writing Best Actress in Independent Theatre Save for Crying 2014 Best Actor Ugly Mugs Best Writer 2016 Best Ensemble Shit

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