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Australian actress
Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in Neighbours.
Early life
Brady first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school production. Following high school, she studied performing arts at the University of Ballarat.[1]
Career
Brady is best known for being the second actress to play Cody Willis (a role instituted by Amelia Frid), in the TV soap opera Neighbours from 1993 to 1996.
Since she left the show, Brady has appeared in the feature films Mullet (2001) and Pawno (2016) as well as numerous short films and tv movies. She has had roles in several miniseries, including Simone de Beauvoir's Babies (1997), Fat Cow Motel (2003),
RAN (Remote Area Nurse) (2006) and The Slap (2011).
Brady has had recurring roles as Kelly in the TV sitcom Kath & Kim, Rosie Day in drama series Big Sky (1999), and Janine Ballich in Jack Irish (2016-2021). She has also had numerous guest roles in television series such as Phoenix (1993), Good Guys Bad Guys (1997), Raw FM (1997), Blue Heelers (1997 & 2003), MDA (2003), City Homicide (2008 & 2009), The Librarians (2009 & 2010), Rush (2010), It' a Date (2014), House Husbands (2015), Safe Home (2023) and Fake (2023)
Brady played the character of Annie in 2005 stage production Love by Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius,[2] which won her the Gerda Nicholson Award for an 'Actress with an Emerging Career' at the 2005 Green Room Awards. The first play she wrote, Status Update (2010), received two Green Room Awards nominations, including 'Best New Writing for the Melbourne Stage', and 'Best Female Performer'. Her play Strands receive funding from the R.E Ross Trust Award in 2011.[3] Brady performed in five seasons of Patricia Cornelius’s award winning play Shit, receiving the 2016 Green Room Award for Best Ensemble.[4]
In 2011, Brady had been working for the Salvation Army as a mobile health, alcohol and drug safety outreach worker on weekends for about ten years, as a secondary source of income.[5]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year
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Title
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Role
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Type
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| 1990
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Angels
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Chrissie Street
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TV series
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| 1993
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Phoenix
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Mandy
|
TV series, 1 episode
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| 1993-96
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Neighbours
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Cody Willis
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TV series, 292 episodes
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| 1997
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Good Guys Bad Guys
|
Susie Crake
|
TV series, 2 episodes
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| 1997
|
Raw FM
|
Jemma
|
TV series, 1 episode
|
| 1997
|
Simone de Beauvoir’s Babies
|
Diane, age 17
|
Miniseries, 4 episodes
|
| 1997–2003
|
Blue Heelers
|
Anise Lightfoot / Margaret Todd
|
TV series, 6 episodes
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| 1999
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Big Sky
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Rosie Day
|
TV series, season 2, 12 episodes
|
| 1999
|
Pig's Breakfast
|
Nancy
|
TV series
|
| 2002-04
|
Kath & Kim
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Kelly
|
TV series, 4 episodes
|
| 2003
|
Fat Cow Motel
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Diane
|
Miniseries, 2 episodes
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| 2003
|
MDA
|
Melissa Morrice
|
TV series, 2 episodes
|
| 2006
|
RAN (Remote Area Nurse)
|
Lindy Gaibui
|
Miniseries, 6 episodes
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| 2008-09
|
City Homicide
|
Kim Charlton
|
TV series, seasons 1 & 2, 2 episodes
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| 2009
|
Whatever Happened to That Guy
|
Louise
|
TV series, 1 episode
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| 2009-10
|
The Librarians
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Marzena Stovic
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TV series, 2 episodes
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| 2010
|
Rush
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Linda
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TV series, 1 episode
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| 2011
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The Slap
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Shamira
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Miniseries, 2 episodes
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| 2014
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It’s a Date
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Max
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TV series, 1 episode
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| 2015
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House Husbands
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Tania
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TV series, 1 episode
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| 2016-2021
|
Jack Irish
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Janine Ballich
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TV series, 4 episodes
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| 2023
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Safe Home
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Hila
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TV series, 2 episodes
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| 2023
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Fake
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Milena
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TV series, 1 episode
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| 2024
|
The Newsreader
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Daniela Aranz
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TV series, season 2
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Theatre
As actor
| Year
|
Title
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Role
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Venue / Theatre
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| 1997 |
The Essentials |
|
Trades Hall, Melbourne with Zeal Theatre
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| 1998 |
Shark Fin Soup |
Robyn Pike |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
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| 1999 |
Diving for Pearls |
Verge |
Albury Convention & Performing Arts Centre with MTC & HotHouse Theatre
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| 2001 |
The Rain Dancers |
Kat |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
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| 2004 |
Mouse |
Max (self-devised) |
Zeal Theatre
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| 2005 |
The Secret Place |
Chloe |
Zeal Theatre / STC
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| 2005 |
Love |
Annie |
Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with HotHouse Theatre
Won Gerda Nicholson Award for Emerging Actor at Green Room Awards
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| 2006 |
Room Service |
Girl in Hotel |
Melbourne Writers Festival
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| 2006 |
Sugar Mountain |
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Cinema Nova, Melbourne
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| 2007 |
The Call |
Denise |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with Melbourne Workers Theatre
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| 2008 |
Zombie State |
Persephone |
University of Melbourne with Melbourne Workers Theatre
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| 2009 |
The Water Carriers |
Kate |
Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
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| 2009 |
Entanglement |
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Carlton Courthouse, Melbourne with La Mama
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| 2010 |
Status Update |
Eve |
La Mama, Melbourne for Melbourne Fringe Festival
Nominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards
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| 2010 |
War Crimes |
Ricky |
Playwrights Conference
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| 2011 |
Save for Crying |
Luv |
La Mama, Melbourne
Nominated for Best Actress in Independent Theatre at 2011 Green Room Awards
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| 2011 |
Strands |
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La Mama, Melbourne
Nominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards
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| 2013 |
Coranderrk |
Various roles |
Ilbijerri Theatre Company
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| 2014 |
Ugly Mugs |
Working Girl / Mum |
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
Nominated for Best Actor at Green Room Awards
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| 2014; 2018 |
The House of Bernada Alba |
Angela |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC
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| 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019 |
Shit |
Sam |
Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC, Darwin Festival, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Seymour Centre, Sydney for Sydney Festival, Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga with HotHouse Theatre, Venice Biennale, Edinburgh Festival
Won 5 Green Room Awards including Best Ensemble
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| 2017 |
Trustees |
Lesley / Peta |
Belarus Theatre / Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
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| 2019 |
Dogged (reading) |
Main cast |
Playwriting Australia
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As writer
[6][7]
Radio
[8]
Awards
References
External links
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