Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in Hating Alison Ashley and Sea Patrol.
Early and personal life Born in Sydney, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney, and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People.
In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft. Burmeister first met Croft at a film audition and after they played a couple in The Pact, they began dating. Burmeister and Croft have two sons together, Jackson Jay "JJ", born in May 2012, and Bodhi Phoenix in June 2014.
Career During high school, Burmeister performed in various theatre productions including Blackrock, The Merchant of Venice and The Chapel Perilous.
Burmeister joined the cast of Wicked Science as Dina Demiris in 2003. She appeared in the 2005 comedy film Hating Alison Ashley and received a nomination for Best Lead Actress from the Australian Film Institute (AFI) for her performance.
Burmeister made a guest appearance in Blue Heelers and earned the 2006 AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance in episode 493.
In 2007, Burmeister joined the cast of Sea Patrol as Nikki Caetano. That same year, Burmeister appeared in The Jammed and earned an AFI nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
On 24 April 2011, Lizzy Lovette of The Sun-Herald reported Burmeister had joined the cast of Home and Away. Burmeister had an extended guest role as Tegan Callahan. The actress bleached her usual brown hair blonde for the part. Burmeister's younger sister, Martika Sullivan, also landed a role in the show at the same time.
Burmeister joined the cast of Black & White & Sex in 2012 and had a guest role in Tricky Business.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 The Junction Boys Joyce TV movie 2003 Ned Kelly Jane Jones Feature film The Pact Young Susan Tuttle 2004 Thunderstruck Chloe 2005 Jewboy Rivka Hating Alison Ashley Erica Yurken The Glenmoore Job Sally 2007The Jammed Vanya Feature film 2009 Kind of Man Chloe Short film Storage Zia Feature film 2010 Rampage 2011 Cold Sore Jenna Short film 2012 Black & White & Sex Angie 7 Feature film Min Min Celeste Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Water Rats Victoria St. Clair TV series, episode: "Low Blows" 2003–04 Wicked Science Dina Demiris TV series 2005 Blue Heelers Ashley Barker TV series, episode: "Child's Play" 2007 Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji Pirate Lily TV series 2007–09Sea Patrol Lieutenant Nicole 'Nikki' (Nav) Caetano TV series 2011 Rescue Special Ops Annie Griffin TV series, episode: "Storm Chaser" Home and Away Tegan Callahan TV series Underbelly: Razor Ida Maddocks TV miniseries, episode: "The Darlinghurst Outrage" 2012 Tricky Business Zoe Platt TV series, episode: "Space and Time"
Theatre Title Blackrock The Merchant of Venice The Chapel Perilous
Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2005 Hating Alison Ashley AFI Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role 2006 Blue Heelers (episode 493) AFI Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series 2007 The Jammed AFI Awards AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
References
External links
TV Week interview