Kestie Morassi
Quick Facts
Biography
Kestie Morassi (born 8 August 1978) is an Australian film and television actress.She played Natalie in the TV series Satisfaction (2007). Morassi has also appeared in the films Dirty Deeds (2002), Wolf Creek (2005), and The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005), and has made television appearances on Underbelly (2008) and Wilfred (2010).
Early life
Morassi was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Sandy and Liv Morassi. She lived in Adelaide until she was thirteen years old. She studied at the National Theatre, Melbourne Drama School, graduating in 1994, and another five years at Drama with a Difference.
Career
Morassi first appeared on the television series Neighbours in 1996. She would later appear in BeastMaster, Stingers and The Secret Life of Us in the early 2000s before making the transition to films in 2002 alongside an all-star cast including Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, and John Goodman in Dirty Deeds which saw her nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
Morassi has also appeared in Darkness Falls, Travelling Light, Strange Bedfellows, Thunderstruck, The Illustrated Family Doctor, and Josh Jarman before getting her international break in the Australian box-office success Wolf Creek, which screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. She played backpacker Kristy Earl, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for Best Supporting Actress 2005. She also starred in the Patrick Hughes short film Signs for Schweppes opposite Nick Russell.
In recent work, Morassi played whip-cracking brothel manager Natalie in Foxtel's groundbreaking drama Satisfaction and portrays sultry and infatuated criminal defence lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson in the Nine Network TV drama series Underbelly.In 2010, she had a guest appearance on Wilfred, playing "Kat".
Morassi joined the cast of Seven Network soap opera Home and Away in 2017 as Maggie Astoni.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Dirty Deeds | Margaret | Nominated – FCCA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Female) |
2002 | The Merchant of Fairness | Katrina | |
2002 | Travelling Light | Rhonda | |
2003 | Darkness Falls | Nurse Lauren | |
2003 | Strange Bedfellows | Carla | |
2003 | Thunderstruck | Amy | |
2004 | Josh Jarman | Sasha | |
2005 | Wolf Creek | Kristy Earl | Nominated – AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress |
2005 | The Illustrated Family Doctor | Jennifer | |
2008 | Signs | Stacey | Short film |
2009 | Piñata | Wendy | Short film |
2009 | Birthday | Lily | Melbourne Underground Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress |
2010 | The Wedding Party | Jacqui | |
2010 | Blame | Cate | |
2012 | Fearless | Rachel Lepinsky | Short film |
2012 | Real Meal Deal | Activist | Short film |
2014 | Fractions | Peta | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Neighbours | Charnelle Edwards | |
2001 | The Saddle Club | Mrs. Sharlow | |
2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Larissa | |
2003 | Stingers | Simone | |
2006 | Two Twisted | Rose | |
2007–2010 | Satisfaction | Natalie | Recurring role |
2008 | Underbelly | Zarah Garde Wilson | Recurring role |
2010 | Wilfred | Kat | |
2010 | Offspring | Ivy | Recurring role |
2017– | Home and Away | Maggie Astoni | Main role |