Felicity Price

Felicity Price
Born
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materVictorian College of the Arts
Occupation(s)Actor
screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Known forWish You Were Here
Spouse(s)Kieran Darcy-Smith
(m. January 7, 2006)
Children2

Felicity Price is an Australian actress and screenwriter.[1] She co-wrote and starred in Wish You Were Here which saw her nominated for the 2012 AACTA Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won Best Original Screenplay.[2]

Early life

Price was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up in Warrawee, a Northern Sydney suburb. Influenced by her maternal grandmother who was a dancer and actress, Price studied art and theatre in high school. She also sang as part of a comedy a capella pop trio called the Aphrodisiacs.[3] She graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts.[4]

Personal life

Price has been married to fellow Australian actor, writer and director Kieran Darcy-Smith since 7 January 2006.[5] Actor Joel Edgerton was best man at their wedding and is the godfather of one of their kids.[6] Together, they have two children – a son, Levi born in 2008 and a daughter.

Price and Darcy-Smith moved to Los Angeles in 2012, shortly after their film, Wish You Were Here opened at the Sundance Film Festival.[7] Price holds both US and Australian citizenship.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Type
1997 Big Sky Kirstie Season 1, episode 17: "Mile Low Club"
1997 Water Rats Sally Season 2, episode 22: "Retribution"
1998 Australia’s Most Wanted Rowena
2002 Farscape Princess Katralla Season 2, 3 episodes
2002 Always Greener Anne Clarke Season 2, 4 episodes
2004 The Postcard Bandit Receptionist TV movie
2004 The Alice Felicity Marione TV movie
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Dottie TV movie
2006 All Saints Katrina King Season 9, episode 5: "The Things We Do"
2007 Make or Break Pilates Instructor
2009 Home and Away Jane Avent 8 episodes
2009 My Place Mrs Thomson Season 1, episode 9: "1928 Brodie"
2011 Rescue Special Ops Wendy Schmidt Season 3, episode 3: "True Romance"
2017 Wolf Creek Nina Webber Season 2, 6 episodes
2023 Last King of the Cross Yael Shipman Season 1, 9 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Type
1998 The Sugar Factory Jacquiline Feature film
1998 Occasional Coarse Language Bookseller Feature film
1999 Change of Heart Monique Feature film
2001 Russian Doll Phaedra Feature film
2002 The Doppelgängers Riley Short film
2006 Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Young Florence Broadhurst Documentary film
2007 West Elizabeth Feature film
2007 Boys Own Story Sharleen Short film
2008 Outside In Julie Perdiau Short film
2008 The List Delivery Florist Short film
2012 Wish You Were Here Alice Flannery Feature film
2015 The Gift Dr. Angela Derezio Feature film
2015 The Duel Naomi Feature film
2016 Bad Girl Michelle Anderson Feature film
2017 Heartthrob Collette Feature film
2018 Unregistered Alexis Short film
2023 Finally Me Coach Hunter Feature film
2023 The Big Dog Kelly Morgan Feature film

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1994 The Annotated Briar Rose Chester Street Uniting Church Hall, Sydney with Bathhouse Arts
1997 Alice in Wonderland Alice Melbourne Zoo with EHJ Productions
1997 Romeo and Juliet Juliet MTC
1997–08 The Taming of the Shrew Bianca Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria & Adelaide Festival with EHJ Productions
1999 The Judas Kiss Phoebe Cane Belvoir Theatre Company, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Canberra, Capital Theatre, Bendigo
1999 Western Kitty Big Eye Studio
1999–2000 Face to Face Julie Ensemble Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Playhouse, Canberra, Bruce Gordon Theatre, Wollongong with
2001 The Small Poppies Courtney / Clint's Mum / Thuan Sydney Opera House with Belvoir Theatre Company
2002 The Lover Wife / Mistress Belvoir Theatre Company
2002–03 Room 207 Tesla Various characters X-Ray Theatre
2004 Tales of the Arabian Nights Shahrazad Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford with Theatre of Image
2005 Cu*t Pie Charlie Old Fitzroy Theatre with Tamarama Rock Surfers
2006 Fat Pig Jeannie STC
2007–08 Don’s Party Jody Sydney Opera House with STC, Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC

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Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Original Screenplay (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith) Won
2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Film Nominated
2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Film Won
2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Screenplay (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith) Won
2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Actress Nominated
2012 Wish You Were Here AWGIE Awards Best Feature Film (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith) Nominated

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References

  1. ^ Bodey, Michael (25 April 2012), "All those old familial places", The Australian
  2. ^ Maddox, Gerry (3 December 2012), "Sapphires in running for 12 'Aussie Oscars'", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ https://thenationaltreasuresseries.com/2017/01/03/the-grounded-lovers-of-la-la-land-felicity-price-and-kieran-darcy-smith/
  4. ^ https://www.impactdevelopment.com/creators/p/felicity-price-kzfe7
  5. ^ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/felicity-price-wish-you-were-here
  6. ^ https://silverscreenriot.com/201-talking-with-kieran-darcy-smith-and-felicity-price-of-wish-you-were-here/
  7. ^ https://thenationaltreasuresseries.com/2017/01/03/the-grounded-lovers-of-la-la-land-felicity-price-and-kieran-darcy-smith/
  8. ^ https://www.impactdevelopment.com/creators/p/felicity-price-kzfe7
  9. ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PRICE-Felicity-280223-1.pdf
  10. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6504
  11. ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PRICE-Felicity-280223-1.pdf