She trained in acting and directing in the theatres of Berlin in 2009[4] after winning the Marten Bequest Prize for Acting for 2008/2009, working under Bulgarian director Dimiter Gotscheff on the play The Powder Keg at Der Haus der Berliner Festspiele, as well as traveling and studying performance in Poland, Denmark, and the USA.
Career
Beyersdorf was one of eight actresses who played the title character Angie in John Winter's directorial debut feature film, Black & White & Sex in 2011.[5] It was her second feature film, after Rats and Cats premiered on 15 May 2008.[6]
Beyersdorf has acted in several short films, including playing the role of Emma in the short film Emma and the Barista.[7] She played the lead role in the Australian Film Commission short film Love's Labour, which was nominated for a Dendy Award in 2007.[8] She also played the role of Tamara in the short film Dugong, which was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award in 2007.[9]
In 2016, she directed the short film Vampir, director Tony Rogers played the lead character.[10] In 2017, she wrote and directed the short film, "How the Light Gets In" about a woman who suddenly has an inner light.[11] In 2019 she wrote the short film It's Me.[12]
In 2021 she wrote the Stan series Eden[13] and the ABC series Fires.[14] In 2023, she was announces as the co-writer for the second season of Foxtel series The Twelve,[15] which premiered in July 2024.[16] Also in the same year, she was announced as co-writer for Netflix mini series Apple Cider Vinegar[17] and the ABC documentary The Black Hand hosted by Anthony LaPaglia.[18] In 2024, she created and wrote the TV drama, Fake for Paramount+, about a woman magazine writer who thinks she has found her perfect match.[19]
^Edwards, Amy and Beaumont, Anita (12 May 2007). "the word". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Fairfax Media. Question Time. Retrieved 26 October 2024 – via NewsBank.
^Edwards, Amy and Gadd, Michael (31 July 2006). "Rats, we forgot cats". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Rural Press. p. 14. Retrieved 26 October 2024 – via NewsBank.
^ abcEdwards, Amy (5 March 2010). "Building on Berlin". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Fairfax Media. p. 12. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
^Edwards, Amy and Beaumont, Anita (9 April 2008). "Anya's gritty role down Canal Road". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Fairfax Media. p. 12. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
^Edwards, Amy and Gadd, Michael (16 May 2005). "Coffee's been good to Anya". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Rural Press. p. 12. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
^Edwards, Amy and Beaumont, Anita (11 May 2007). "Love's labour's found". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Rural Press. p. 12. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
^Edwards, Amy and Beaumont, Anita (16 July 2007). "Career goes swimmingly". the word. Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: Rural Press. p. 12. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
