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Jillian O'Dowd

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Summary

Jillian O’Dowd (NIDA BDA, LTCL)


New Zealand born Jillian O’Dowd is a NIDA graduate with 30 years professional experience on Stage and Screen, as a classically trained actor, voice artist, singer, drummer, director, teacher and producer in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Asia.


Jilly’s been recently heard on SLR productions ABC kids TV award winning Series Two Guess How Much I Love You and Christmas Special. Jilly’s voice features as The Narrator, The Big Brown Bear and The Bluebird.  She is featured on the up and coming 2018 GHMILY Easter Special.


Currently recording at Trackdown Digital on Nate is Late animation due for release 2018 on Channel 9, Germany and France, she is Nate’s Mum, Violet, Melanie, Hydra the Warrior Mermaid and many more which showcases her Australian, UK and US accents.


Jilly was the comic lead role in RAA’s ‘Storm’ commercial in SA 2017. She is about to appear on ABC TV for ‘Rake’, in a comic scene on Episode 3 with Richard Roxburgh.


Her corporate voice/acting experience began with being the face and voice of AGL in Sydney.


She has performed numerous roles on stage for The STC, Belvoir St Theatre, The ARTSLAB NSW, The Comedy Co. UK, Leicester Square Theatre and continues to hone her character roles. She’s played many a Mum on TV/Film in Waterrats, All Saints, Home and Away and a wedding celebrant on Cold Feet. She’s tred the boards with Hugh Jackman in The Boy from Oz and was one of the ten picked to sing live in the National Arena Tour, covering Rock Star Chrissy Amphlet’s role as Judy Garland. Jilly also covered Australia’s leading music theatre star Marina Prior in The Witches of Eastwick musical.


Jilly’s main passion is her voice work and her husband’s band, Baxter Stone and The Chocolate Dogs as their drummer/singer.


With Jillian’s versatility and experience in every medium – she can take on any gig!

Awards

2012 

 

National Youth Theatre Award  

 

British Theatre Overseas | Singapore 

 

 

1994 

 

Hazel Treweek Shakespeare Award 

 

Shakespeare 

 

Australia 

Film

2017

 

Trinity

 

 

Diana Clone

Cheeroth Productions
Dir: Sajeev Cheeroth

2005

 

Love Stirred Not Shaken

 

 

Anna

Hunter Productions
Dir: Vic Hunter

2001

 

Walking on Water

 

 

The Crying Girl

Porchlight Films
Dir: Tony Ayres

1997

 

Dead Letter Office

 

 

Lizzie

Artist Services
Dir: John Ruane

Short Film

2005

 

Baptism

 

 

The Wife

Dir: Machew Macracken

1998

 

Antidote

 

 

The Woman (Lead)

AFTRS

1996

 

Schlinder's Lift

 

 

The Daughter

Dir: Dean Carey

Tele-Feature

2000

 

The Three Stooges

 

 

Mavis

Jim Lemley & Tim White Productions

Television

2007-2007

 

All Saints

 

 

Lynnette Shearer

7 Network

2004

 

Sixpack Sitcom

 

 

Liv Tyler

AFTRS
Dir: Ben West

2003-2003

 

All Saints

 

 

Jasmine

7 Network

2001

 

Cold Feet

 

 

Wedding Celebrant

Granada Television

2000

 

Love if a Four Letter Word

 

 

Pokie Woman

ABC

2000-2000

 

Home and Away

 

 

Mrs Little

Seven Network

1999-1999

 

Water Rats

 

 

Linda

Nine Network Australia
Dir: Mark Piper

Theatre

2016

 

Songs about Girls and their Fingerips

 

 

Rachael

The Artslab
Dir: Sarah Butler

2016

 

Songs about Girls and their Fingerips

 

 

Rachael

The Artslab
Dir: Sarah Butler

2015

 

Tempting Morsels

 

 

Lead

The Artslab
Dir: Sarah Butler

2012

 

History of Theatre

 

 

Director

Traffic of the Stage
Dir: Jillian O'Dowd

2012

 

A Brave New World

 

 

Fanny | Linda

TNT / ADGE
Dir: Paul Stebbings

2011

 

Wildboyz

 

 

Maxine | Tina | Gloria

Robert Warner Productions
Dir: Stuart Morrison

2010-2011

 

Dinnerladies

 

 

Petual Gordeno

Dir: David Graham

2010

 

Beautiful Bodies in Leicester Square

 

 

Martha

Six in the City
Dir: Caroline Devlin

2008

 

Young Mary | Hay Before He Mower | Loss of Innocence

 

 

Mary Mackillop | Various

Troubadour Theatre
Dir: Scott Croll

2002

 

Sweet Phoebe

 

 

Helen (Lead)

Hair of the Dog Inc
Dir: Helen Dallimore

2001

 

The Tempest

 

 

Sebastian | Trinculo

Bell Shakespeare Co
Dir: Des James

2001

 

The Misanthrope

 

 

Ellen

Hair of the Dog Inc
Dir: David Field

Training

Training and Development

 

London School of Dramatic Art
Tutors(s)Jake Taylor

 

London, UK

Bachelor of Dramatic Art

 

NIDA
Tutors(s)Tony Knight

 

Sydney, Australia

Licentiate Teachers Diploma

 

Trinity College of London

 

London, UK

Skills

Language

French - Beginner | German

Accents

American | Australian | British | Eastern European | New Zealand

Singing

Blues | Classical | Musical Theatre

Dance

Contemporary | Jazz | Tap

Music

Drums

Sports

Tennis | Yoga

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