Australian actress
Zoe Carides
Born (1962-02-19 ) 19 February 1962 (age 62) Occupation Actress Years active 1986 - present Children 1 Relatives Gia Carides (sister) Danielle Carides (sister)
Zoe Carides (Greek : Ζωή Καρίδη , romanized : Zoí Karídi ; born 19 February 1962) is an Australian actress of film and television, who is best known for her roles in Death in Brunswick as Sophie, G. P. as Dr. Sonia Kapek and Grass Roots as Liz Murray.
Family
Carides was born in Sydney, Australia
.[ 1]
She has a daughter.[ 3] Her sister is actress Gia Carides who also appeared in Police Rescue . Her brother-in-law was actor Anthony LaPaglia .[ 4]
Career
Carides has made cameos in many successful Australian television shows, such as All Saints , Acropolis Now , White Collar Blue , Crownies , Janet King , Rake , and Top of the Lake: China Girl .
Carides appeared in the 1980s advertisement for the State Bank of Victoria where, as she sits in her bed with her partner, she turns and says "it's your money, Ralph". This saying became part of the Australian lexicon for many years with people quoting it when talking about any monetary issue.[citation needed ]
In 1986 Carides worked as a presenter on the ABC magazine style television show Edge of the Wedge [ 5]
Carides' first major role was the 1991 film Death in Brunswick as the love interest of Sam Neill 's lead character.[ 6] She also went on to star in Brilliant Lies , which won her an AFI nomination, The Kiss and Police Rescue . She also starred in the independent Australian production of Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns .[ 7]
After turning 40, Carides set two goals: to have a solo exhibition of her paintings and to record an album of her own music.[ 4]
In 2005, Carides starred in the Sydney Theatre Company 's Influence , by David Williamson , for which she won a Helpmann Award .[ 8] [ 9] In 2008, she played the part of Pia Jones in the BBC -commissioned Australian soap opera Out of the Blue .[ 10]
She has also directed two short films: Gifted in 2005, and Not even a Mouse in 2011.[ 11]
In 2015, Carides appeared in the film Alex & Eve , which was based on the Australian play by Alex Lykos. She plays Chloe, the mother of Greek Alex (played by Richard Brancatisano ), who falls in love with Muslim Lebanese Eve (played by Andrea Demetriades ).[ 12]
She released an album of self-written songs, When I was Little , in 2018.[ 3]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Type
1985
Chunk - Cut the Cheese
Film Short
1986
Face the Day
Film Short
1986
With Inertia
Film Short
1988
Kadaicha (aka Stones of Death )
Gail Sorensen
Feature film
1991
Death in Brunswick
Sophie Papafogos
Feature film
1992
Mad Bomber in Love
Rebecca
Feature film
1992
Seeing Red
Red Sessions
Feature film
1993
Shotgun Wedding
Helen Llewellyn
Feature film
1994
Police Rescue
Constable Lorrie 'Flash' Gordon
Feature film
1994
Gino
Lucia Petri
Feature film
1994
Fuckwit
Shannon
Film Short
1996
Brilliant Lies
Katy Connor
Feature film
1998
The Kiss
Sue
Film Short
1998
The Picture Woman
Travelling Woman
Film Short
1998
Something Honest
Film Short
1999
Midas
Narrator
Film Short
2000
Sammy Blue
Film Short
2000
Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns
Nicki
Feature film
2005
Gifted
Writer
Film Short
2008
The Black Balloon
Russell's Mum
Feature film
2010
Good As New
Mum
Film Short
2011
The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg
Lisa Bacon
Video
2011
I Spy
Jo
Film Short
2011
Throw Away the Key
6 Minutes Journalist
Film Short
2011
Family Values
Mum
Film Short
2012
Not Suitable for Children
Lab Technician
Feature film
2013
Mystery Road
Shirley
Feature film
2013
Blinder
Ally
Feature film [ 13]
2013
The Kiss
Woman
Film Short
2014
The Little Death (aka A Funny Kind of Love )
Doctor Barnes
Feature film
2014
Surviving Bug
Sue
Film Short
2014
Grace Under Water
Lou
Film Short
2015
Airlock
Leanne Ashbrook
2015
Alex & Eve
Chloe
Feature film
2016
The Veiled
Maria
Film Short
2016
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
Rominja
Feature film
2017
Event Zero
Pamela Laird[ 14]
Feature film
2017
Red Handed
Female Voiceover (voice)
Film Short
2018
Final Resting Place
Mum
Film Short
2018
Trigger Happy
Belinda the DOP
Film Short
2018
Hot Mess
Loz's Mum
Feature film
2019
A Remarkable Career
Interviewer
Film Short
2020
Charging
Premier
Film Short
2022
Interceptor
President Wallace
Netflix Feature film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Type
1985
Out There
Presenter
TV series
1986
Edge of the Wedge
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1986
Game of Life
Herself
TV series
1986
Studio 86
TV series, 2 episodes: "Strawberry Girl"[ 15] & "Sisters in the Bathroom"[ 16]
1987
Rafferty's Rules
Janine Tate
TV series, 1 episode
1988
The Insiders (Your First Tax Return)
Narrator
Video documentary
1988
Richmond Hill
TV series, 2 episodes
1988
The Tourist (aka Sands of Bedouin )
TV movie
1989
Rafferty's Rules
Mardi
TV series, 1 episode
1989
E Street
Jill Pritchard
TV series, 2 episodes
1989
Acropolis Now
Stella Hatzidimitropoulos
TV series, episode: "The Proxy Blues"
1990
The Flying Doctors
Mandy Sinclair
TV series, episode 20: "Life Line"
1991
The Midday Show
Guest (with Sam Neill)
TV series, 1 episode
1991
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1992
Andrew Denton: Live and Sweaty
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1993
For Whose Sake?
Presenter
Film documentary
1993
A Current Affair
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1993; 1994
Review
Guest Presenter
TV series, 1 episode
1993
Ray Martin at Midday
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1993-2001
Good Morning Australia
Guest
TV series, 7 episodes
1993
People's Choice Awards
Presenter
TV special
1994
Police Rescue In Action
Constable Lorrie 'Flash' Gordon
TV movie
1994; 1995
Review
Herself
TV series, 2 episodes
1994
Midday with Derryn Hinch
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1994
At Home
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1994
What's Cooking
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1994
Heartland
Shelley
TV series, 2 episodes
1994
Ernie and Denise
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1994
Level 23
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1994; 1995
Review - A.F.I. Awards
Herself
TV special
1995
The 37th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
Presenter
TV special
1995
Sale of the Century
Contestant
TV series, 3 episodes: "Cinema"
1995-96
G.P.
Dr. Sonia Kapek
TV series, 35 episodes
1995
Eleven AM
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1995
Ten News
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1995
National Nine News
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1995
Seven Nightly News
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1995
ABC News
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1995
Roy and HG
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1995
Review with Myles Barlow
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1996
Midday with Kerri-Anne
Guest (with Gia Carides )
TV series, 1 episode
1996
Monday to Friday
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1996
World Vision Appeal: A Christmas Wish
Herself
TV special
1997
War of Distance
Narrator
TV film documentary
1997
Good Guys Bad Guys
Skye Rinker
TV series, 2 episodes: "1.8 Million Reasons to Change Your Name Part 1" & "1.8 Million Reasons to Change Your Name Part 2"
1997
Bohemian Rhapsody
Herself
TV special
1998
Good News Week
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1998
Good News Weekend
Guest
TV series, 2 episodes
1998
What's Cooking
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1998
Wildside
Karen Begbie
TV series, 1 episode: "1.32"[ 17]
1999
Murder Call
Dr. Constance Young
TV series, season 3, episode 7: "A Blow to the Heart"
1999
Dog's Head Bay
Pauline
TV series, 1 episode: "The Birthday Boy"
2000
Denise
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
2000
The 10.30 Slot
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
2000-01
All Saints
Sarah Adams
TV series, 5 episodes
2000-03
Grass Roots
Liz Murray
TV series, 18 episodes
2001
My Husband, My Killer
Lydia Lurman
TV movie
2002
White Collar Blue
Mrs. Zenopoulos
TV series, 1 episode: "1.7"
2003
Lucy
Lolita De Acha
TV movie
2004
Fireflies
Kim Porter
TV series, 1 episode: "Sons and Lovers"
2006
Monarch Cove
Guest role: Justine
TV series, 2 episodes: "1.11" & "1.12"
2006
All Saints
Jilly Winters
TV series, season 9, episode 3: "Moment of Faith"
2007
Back Seat
Beverly
TV short
2008
All Saints
Sandra Dyer
TV series, season 11, episode 6: "Careful What You Wish For"
2008
Out of the Blue
Pia Jones
TV series, 58 episodes
2009
The Cut
Goth Skater (voice)
TV miniseries, episode 5: "A Falcon's Tail"
2010
The Pacific [ 18]
Mama Karamanlis
TV miniseries, episode 3: "Melbourne"
2010
Packed to the Rafters
Penny Mallory
TV series, 1 episode: "When Worlds Collide"
2010
Cops LAC
Alison Bristow
TV series, 1 episode: "Old Love"
2011
Crownies
Gillian Warden
TV series, 2 episodes: "1.16" & "1.18"
2012
Event Zero
Pamela
TV series, 1 episode
2013
Camp
Guidance Counselor
TV series, 1 episode
2013
The Real Mary Poppins
Herself
TV special
2014
Janet King
Gillian Warden
TV series, 3 episodes
2014
Old School
Carmen Gabban
TV miniseries, 1 episode
2015
Airlock
Leanne Ashbrook
TV series
2015
Ready for This
Principal Hardy
TV series, 1 episode
2016
Rake
Josephine
TV series, 1 episode
2016-19
Doctor Doctor
Nancy Miller / Jill / Mayor Miller
TV series, 9 episodes
2016
The Daily Edition
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
2017
Top of the Lake
Sylvia
TV series, 1 episode
2017
Pulse
Lucia
TV series, 1 episode
2017
Home and Away
Dr. Lang
TV series, 1 episode
2019
The Daily Edition
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
2019
The Commons
Dr. Carras
TV miniseries, 1 episode
2020
Reckoning
Sue
TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2020
Deadhouse Duck
Rosemary
TV miniseries, 1 episode
2021
Arguments with My Mum
TV series, 1 episode
2022
The PM's Daughter
Michaela Keane
TV miniseries, 1 episode
2022
Pieces of Her
Francine
TV series, 1 episode
Theatre
References
^ a b "Zoe Carides" .
^ "Zoe Carides in U.S. Miniseries" . 19 January 2010.
^ a b Elphick, Nicole (20 October 2018). "Zoe Carides "bares her soul" in self-penned tunes" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ a b "Out of the comfort zone, into the unknown" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 August 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2019 .
^ "The Wedge" (PDF) , Stiletto , 1986
^ Mcdonald, Dougal (27 April 1991). "More laughs on the page than on screen" . Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) . p. 21. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ Stratton, David (15 June 2000). "Beware of Greeks bearing guns" . Variety . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Past nominees and winners | Helpmann Awards" . www.helpmannawards.com.au . Retrieved 3 October 2019 .
^ "2005 Helpmann Awards winners list" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 August 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Watson, Carides to take on Poms" . News.com.au . 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ Roach, Vicki (7 March 2011). "Directors cast their eyes on the future" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ Buckmaster, Luke (22 October 2015). "Alex & Eve review – cultural clashes and baklava in a Greek-Lebanese love story" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ Kalin, Paul (16 January 2013). "Short cuts" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Red carpet event in Warriewood for new Aussie film" . www.dailytelegraph.com.au . 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Castrol six-hour" . Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986) . 10 October 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Sisters in the Bathroom" . Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) . 17 November 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Wildside" . Torres News (Thursday Island, Qld. : 1957-2015) . 31 July 1998. p. 1. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
^ "Pacific actors put through 'terrifying' boot camp" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 April 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2019 .
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