Catherine Văn-Davies (born 1985 or 1986Siobhan Hegarty: The realities of a dream job as an actor in Australia. ABC Australia, 20 February 2020) is an Australian actress of partial Vietnamese descent.
Early life Văn-Davies' mother was a refugee from Vietnam who arrived in Australia at the age of 18, after the United States and allies withdrew from the country.
Văn-Davies was born in Canberra, spent part of her early childhood in Indonesia, and her school years in Brisbane, Queensland. After graduating from high school, she undertook a business degree at the Queensland University of Technology. She soon switched her focus to acting and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She also studied at the HB Studio in New York City.https://westernedge.org.au/archives/program/forging-your-own-path-a-discussion-with-catherine-van-davies-mark-cole-smith-and-zahra-newman-about-working-in-the-australian-arts-industry (retrieved 21 April 2021)
Career After returning to Australia from New York, Văn-Davies moved to Sydney and worked mostly in theatre. In 2019 she won a Sydney Theatre Award for her role in Angels in America (Best Female Support), and another one for White Pearl (Best Ensemble). In 2021, she starred as Abigail in Playing Beatie Bow. At the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, she won Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production for her role in Constellations and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production for A Streetcar Named Desire. She also serves as co-artistic director of the Old Fitz Theatre.
Văn-Davies has also appeared in multiple Australian TV series, most notably Hungry Ghosts (2020) and Amazing Grace (2021). In 2022, she appeared in the ABC drama Barons, as well as Foxtel legal drama The Twelve.
In 2023, Văn-Davies made several television appearances in Stan series Wolf Life Me, reimagined comedy series Mother and Son and crime miniseries The Claremont Murders. In the latter series she played the real-life Alison Fan, who reported on the case from the first day to the last day. The following year, she played the recurring role of film star Stevie Marlow in the soap opera Home and Away.
Personal life Văn-Davies has been in a relationship with fellow Australian actor Fayssal Bazzi since 2014.Catherine Nikas-Boulos: At home with actor and Hungry Ghosts star Catherine Van-Davies. The Chronicle, 18 August 2020
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Hot Source Presenter 2014 Precinct 13 Frisky Dupont TV series, season 2, episode 1: "Baby Jane's, Goodbye" 2017 Pet Killer Vivian Web series 2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Physical Girl TV series, season 2, episode 5: "Phil" Fighting Season Social Worker Miniseries, episode 6: "Outside The Wire" 2019 The Letdown Siah TV series, season 2, 2 episodes2020 Liberty Street Phoebe TV series, 1 episode 8: "Phoebe & Tait" Hungry Ghosts May Le Miniseries, 4 episodes 2021 Amazing Grace Laney Tran TV series, 8 episodes2022 Barons Shirley Kwong Miniseries, 4 episodes The Twelve Vanessa Young Miniseries, 10 episodes It's Fine, I'm Fine Kate Miniseries, episode 4: "I Hate This Thing"2023 The Claremont Murders Alison Fan Miniseries, 2 episodes Mother and Son Maya TV series, season 1, 8 episodes Wolf Like Me Melanie TV series, season 2, episode 3 2024 Home and Away Stevie Marlow / Miranda TV series, 27 episodes Bump Louise TV series, season 5, episode 1 (guest)2025He Had It ComingConvenorTV series
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2007 All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane Wedding Guest Feature film When Sally Met Frank Nurse Short film2009 Entanglement Theory Dancer Short film Lonely Gyspy Short film2023 Sweet Juices Sarah Short film Dog Brittany Short film
Theatre
As actor YearTitleRoleNotes2005 Terrain! Terrain! Terrain! Various characters QUT Camille Sophie QUT Twelfth Night Maria QUT We Will Rock You! Scaramouche QUT2006 Our Country's Good Duckling QUT Lion in the Streets Isobel QUT Once in a Lifetime Miss Chasen / Coat Check Girl QUT 2010 He Left Quietly (reading) Various New York Theatre Workshop2011 Running Blind Sue / Lola Milk Crate Theatre Secrets Lizzy Milk Crate Theatre The Bitter End Catherine Midsumma Festival Waltzing Woolloomooloo: The Tale of Frankie Jones Frankie Arthur Brigitte, Bracken & Box Brigitte, Bracken & Street Girl Milk Crate Theatre The Kiss Various characters Company B 2011; 2013–2015 Cut Snake Kiki Coriander Regional NSW & VIC tour, Brisbane Festival with Arthur/Critical Stages/RAV, Theatre Works2012 Unfinished Coral Milk Crate Theatre sex.violence.blood.gore Annabel Lee MKA 2012; 2013 Full Circle Ruth Milk Crate Theatre 2013 Lord of the Flies Sam US-A-UM / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne 2014 Superhero Training Academy Collateral Glammage Arthur The Myth Project: Twin Adi Arthur / MTC 2014; 2016 Dangerous Liaisons Emilie / Azolan Little Ones Theatre / MTC / Darwin Festival / Brisbane Powerhouse2015 No Place Like Slim / Charlotte / Flick Milk Crate Theatre Dracula Dracula Little Ones Theatre2016 Ground Control Tara Rachel Perks & Bridget Balodis Turquoise Elephant Visi / Vika Griffin Theatre Company Back at the Dojo Lois & others Belvoir Theatre Company / Stuck Pigs Squealing 2017 The Merchant of Venice Nerissa Bell Shakespeare 2017; 2020 The Happy Prince Swallow Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite Theatre Company / Little Ones Theatre2018 Complexity of Belonging Catherine Chunky Move An Enemy of the People Randine Belvoir Theatre Company The Misanthrope Eliante Bell Shakespeare / Griffin Theatre Company Going Down Natalie STC / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne2019 White Pearl Built STC / National Theatre of ParramattaAngels in America Harper Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Apocalypse Theatre Company Titus Andronicus Clown Bell Shakespeare 2020 No Pay? No Way! Margherita STC2021 Playing Beatie Bow Abigail Kirk Wharf Theatre with STC Honour Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 2023 Sex Magick Liraz Griffin Theatre Company Constellations Marianne STC A Streetcar Named Desire Stella Redline Productions 2024 American Signs The Consultant / Various characters Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
As crew YearTitleRoleNotes 2010 Coming Undone Assistant Director / Choreographer Cabaret Salon Series (NYC) https://www.sjmanagement.com.au/talent/catherine-van-davieshttps://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/521526
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