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'''Peta Sergeant''' is a Malaysian-born Australian actress best known for her lead role in the Australian television series ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]''. She graduated from [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SHOWTIME AUSTRALIA - Satisfaction - Cast & Characters |url=http://www.showtime.com.au/series/satisfaction/characters.php?cast=heather |publisher=showtime.com.au |date=24 January 2009 |accessdate=24 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920123505/http://showtime.com.au/series/satisfaction/characters.php?cast=heather |archivedate=20 September 2009 }}</ref>
'''Peta Sergeant''' is a Malaysian-born Australian actress best known for her lead role in the Australian television series ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]''. She graduated from [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SHOWTIME AUSTRALIA - Satisfaction - Cast & Characters |url=http://www.showtime.com.au/series/satisfaction/characters.php?cast=heather |publisher=showtime.com.au |date=24 January 2009 |accessdate=24 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920123505/http://showtime.com.au/series/satisfaction/characters.php?cast=heather |archivedate=20 September 2009 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Her other television credits include the television series ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'', ''[[Winners & Losers]]'', ''[[Last Man Standing (Australian TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'', ''[[Jeopardy (BBC TV series)|Jeopardy]]'', ''[[Supergirl]]'' and ''[[Canal Road (TV series)|Canal Road]]''.
Her other television credits include the television series ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'', ''[[Winners & Losers]]'', ''[[Last Man Standing (Australian TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'', ''[[Jeopardy (BBC TV series)|Jeopardy]]'', ''[[Supergirl]]'' and ''[[Canal Road (TV series)|Canal Road]]''.


Film credits include ''[[George of the Jungle 2]]'', ''[[Patrick (2013 film)|Patrick]]'' and ''[[The Bet (2006 film)|The Bet]]''.
Film credits include ''[[George of the Jungle 2]]'', ''[[Patrick (2013 film)|Patrick]]'' and ''[[The Bet (2006 film)|The Bet]]''.


She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a woman on the run<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/200906182642/reviews/sydney/savage-river-%7C-griffin-theatre-company.html|title=Savage River &#124; Griffin Theatre Company|website=www.australianstage.com.au}}</ref><ref>[http://www.stagenoise.com/reviewsdisplay.php?id=338 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716130847/http://www.stagenoise.com/reviewsdisplay.php?id=338 |date=16 July 2011 }}, stagenoise.com; accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> in Steve Rodgers' play ''Savage River''<ref>[http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/10934/savage-river.aspx ''Savage River''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715010820/http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/10934/savage-river.aspx |date=15 July 2009 }}</ref> for the [[Griffin Theatre Company]]. Sergeant received praise as "a stand out performance amid an excellent cast" in Sue Smith's ''Thrall''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts-reviews/thrall/2006/08/16/1155407864168.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Thrall|date=16 August 2006}}</ref> She was cast as Nina Cruz in the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] production of ''All About My Mother'', an adaptation for the stage based on [[All About My Mother|the film]] by [[Pedro Almodóvar]], directed by [[Simon Phillips (director)|Simon Phillips]].
She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a woman on the run<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianstage.com.au/200906182642/reviews/sydney/savage-river-%7C-griffin-theatre-company.html|title=Savage River &#124; Griffin Theatre Company|website=www.australianstage.com.au}}</ref><ref>[http://www.stagenoise.com/reviewsdisplay.php?id=338 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716130847/http://www.stagenoise.com/reviewsdisplay.php?id=338 |date=16 July 2011 }}, stagenoise.com; accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> in Steve Rodgers' play ''Savage River''<ref>[http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/10934/savage-river.aspx ''Savage River''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715010820/http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/10934/savage-river.aspx |date=15 July 2009 }}</ref> for the [[Griffin Theatre Company]]. Sergeant received praise as "a stand out performance amid an excellent cast" in Sue Smith's ''Thrall''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts-reviews/thrall/2006/08/16/1155407864168.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Thrall|date=16 August 2006}}</ref> She was cast as Nina Cruz in the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] production of ''All About My Mother'', an adaptation for the stage based on [[All About My Mother|the film]] by [[Pedro Almodóvar]], directed by [[Simon Phillips (director)|Simon Phillips]].
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* ''[[George of the Jungle 2]]'' (2003) as Attractive Woman
* ''[[George of the Jungle 2]]'' (2003) as Attractive Woman
* ''[[The Bet (2006 film)|The Bet]]'' (2006) as Lila
* ''[[The Bet (2006 film)|The Bet]]'' (2006) as Lila
* ''[[Iron Sky]]'' (2012) as Vivian Wagner
* ''[[Iron Sky]]'' (2012) as Vivian Wagner
* ''[[Crawlspace (2012 film)|Crawlspace]]'' (2012) as Wiki
* ''[[Crawlspace (2012 film)|Crawlspace]]'' (2012) as Wiki
* ''[[Patrick (2013 film)|Patrick]]'' (2013) as Nurse Williams
* ''[[Patrick (2013 film)|Patrick]]'' (2013) as Nurse Williams
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* ''[[Last Man Standing (Australian TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (4 episodes) (2005) as Janessa
* ''[[Last Man Standing (Australian TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (4 episodes) (2005) as Janessa
* ''[[Two Twisted]]'' (1 episode) (2006) as Isabelle Dempsey
* ''[[Two Twisted]]'' (1 episode) (2006) as Isabelle Dempsey
* ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' (season 10, 1 episode) (2007) as Bianca Frost
* ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' (season 10, 1 episode) (2007) as Bianca Frost
* ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' (seasons 1-2) (2007-2009) as Heather
* ''[[Satisfaction (Australian TV series)|Satisfaction]]'' (seasons 1-2) (2007-2009) as Heather
* ''[[Canal Road (TV series)|Canal Road]]'' (2008) as Holly Chong
* ''[[Canal Road (TV series)|Canal Road]]'' (2008) as Holly Chong
* ''[[Winners & Losers]]'' (seaaon 2) (2012) as Cat Johnson
* ''[[Winners & Losers]]'' (seaaon 2) (2012) as Cat Johnson
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' (6 episodes) (2014) as the [[Jabberwocky]]
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' (6 episodes) (2014) as the [[Jabberwocky]]
* ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' (6 episodes) (2014) as Francesca Guerrera
* ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' (6 episodes) (2014) as Francesca Guerrera
* ''[[The House of Hancock|House of Hancock]]'' (miniseries) (2015) as [[Rose Porteous]]
* ''[[The House of Hancock|House of Hancock]]'' (miniseries) (2015) as [[Rose Porteous]]
* ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' (seasons 1-6) (2017-2023) as Julia
* ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]'' (seasons 1-6) (2017-2023) as Julia
* ''[[American Woman (TV series)|American Woman]]'' (episode: "Jack") (2018) as Hannah
* ''[[American Woman (TV series)|American Woman]]'' (episode: "Jack") (2018) as Hannah
*''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' (season 6) (2021) as [[Nyxly|Nyxlygsptlnz]]
* ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' (season 6) (2021) as [[Nyxly|Nyxlygsptlnz]]


===Video games===
===Video games===
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==Theatre==
==Theatre==

* ''Thrall'' (2006) as Indigo
* ''Thrall'' (2006) as Indigo
* ''Savage River'' (2009) as Jude for [[Griffin Theatre Company]]
* ''Savage River'' (2009) as Jude for [[Griffin Theatre Company]]
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 15 November 2024

Peta Sergeant
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Penang Island, Malaysia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress

Peta Sergeant is a Malaysian-born Australian actress best known for her lead role in the Australian television series Satisfaction. She graduated from NIDA.[1]

Career

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Her other television credits include the television series All Saints, Winners & Losers, Last Man Standing, Jeopardy, Supergirl and Canal Road.

Film credits include George of the Jungle 2, Patrick and The Bet.

She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a woman on the run[2][3] in Steve Rodgers' play Savage River[4] for the Griffin Theatre Company. Sergeant received praise as "a stand out performance amid an excellent cast" in Sue Smith's Thrall.[5] She was cast as Nina Cruz in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of All About My Mother, an adaptation for the stage based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar, directed by Simon Phillips.

In 2012 she starred in Iron Sky, as Vivian Wagner, a campaign adviser to a Sarah Palin-like president of the United States, who later becomes general on the US' interplanetary warship USS George W. Bush.[6] In 2013 she starred in Patrick as Nurse Williams. In 2014 she played the Jabberwocky in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Francesca Guerrera in The Originals. In the 2015 telemovie House of Hancock, Sergeant portrayed Rose Porteous. She plays Julia in Snowfall.

In 2010 she was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowships Special Grant. In 2021, Sergeant joined The CW's Supergirl as Nyxly in the final season.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Video games

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Theatre

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References

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  1. ^ "SHOWTIME AUSTRALIA - Satisfaction - Cast & Characters". showtime.com.au. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Savage River | Griffin Theatre Company". www.australianstage.com.au.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, stagenoise.com; accessed 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ Savage River Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Thrall". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Iron Sky". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (9 April 2021). "'Supergirl': Peta Sergeant Joins Season 6 As New Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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