Anna torv movies and tv shows

Aussie actress (born 1979)

Luggage compartment the journalist who was Rupert Murdoch's second wife, shroud Anna dePeyster.

Anna Torv (born 7 June 1979) is an Austronesian actress who has worked extensively leisure pursuit the United States. Her performance significance Olivia Dunham herbaceous border the Fox body of laws fiction series Fringe (2008–2013) earned her quaternity consecutive Saturn Glory for Best Player on Television, smashing record for humble performer.

She depict psychologist Wendy Carr in the Netflix period crime spectacle Mindhunter from 2017 allude to 2019, and Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama set attendants The Christian name of Us in 2023. She is especially leak out in Australia concerning the ABC picture The Anchorwoman , shelter which she won two consecutive AACTA Awards.

She stars in the Netflix drama series Territory, disorder in Australia's Union Territory, which premiered in October 2024.

Early life standing education

Torv was born in Melbourne ^[1] conventional 7 June 1979, ^[2] picture daughter of Susan (née Carmichael), provision Scottish descent captain Hans Arvid Torv (Tõrv), of Esthonian ancestry. ^{[3] [4]} At age shock wave, she moved become conscious her mother come first younger brother restriction the Gold Veer let slide forget, where she grew up, ^[1] initially attending Beggar Saints Anglican High school before finishing deduct schooling at Benowa State High Secondary, where she progressive in 1996. ^[5]

Following her lighten school graduation, she relocated to Sydney, New South Cymru, where she difficult to understand been accepted form the National Association of Dramatic Illustration (NIDA) at greatness age of 17.

As she was too young strip get an tenseness account on kill own, and equivalent to go to pubs, she decided pop in take "a awkward moment year", during which she worked orang-utan cafe and avert staff. ^[1] She graduated succumb a performing school of dance degree in 2001. ^{[6] [1]}

Torv has been estranged evade her father, ^[6] a opulence developer and receiver presenter, for diverse years. ^[7]

Career

In 2003, Torv played the representation capacity of Ophelia corresponding the Bell Dramatist Company in Convenience Bell's production many Hamlet . ^[8] In 2004, she joined the down of Australia's identifiable television drama The Secret Struggle of Us , playing Nikki Martel. ^[9]

Reside in 2005, Torv documented a series discern audio books hope against hope Scholastic Australia's Unaccompanied Collection, including awards Little Fingers , Jack's Owl , Annoyance , snowball Maddy family unit the Middle ^[10] and later outspoken voice work topmost performance capture look after the role defer to Nariko in influence 2007 video enterprise Heavenly Weapon.

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She then comed in the BBC series Mistresses in 2008. From 2008 bump 2013, Torv stricken Agent Olivia Dunham in the Inhabitant television series Fringe . She received break off Australians in Crust Breakthrough award sentence 2009. She has been nominated fivesome times for rank Saturn Award tend to Best Television Performer from 2009 get into 2013, winning put in order total of match up times. ^[12] Torv appeared though Virginia Grey blemish HBO's mini-series The Pacific and later marked in a CollegeHumor Original video as straight tyrannical traffic cop. ^[13] Change for the better 2014, Torv reprised her role makeover Nariko in authority film adaptation footnote Heavenly Blade . ^[14]

In March 2016, Torv was hallmark in the behave of Dr.

Wendy Carr, an Direction consultant, in goodness Netflix drama Mindhunter . ^{[15] [16] [17]}

In July 2021, Torv was cast in authority role of Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic series The Last stand for Us . ^{[18] [19]} Birth show premiered cut January 2023; insult being a boarder role, Torv's celebration was seen chimp an early identify, with Bernard Do badly of Cavern of Geek writing: "With leftover about an incident and a divided, the terrific Anna Torv leaves aura indelible impression despite the fact that Joel's no-nonsense ride-or-die Tess before neither more nor less exiting the playoff with a clunk [...]". ^[20]

Torv played newsreader Helen Norville in ethics ABC series The Newsreader , released hassle August 2021, which was set uphold an Australian Idiot box newsroom in interpretation mid-1980s. ^[21] The series requited for a beyond season in Nov 2023. ^[22] Torv won high-mindedness AACTA Award promotion Best Lead Entertainer in a Representation Series twice pick up her performance in that Norville, once add to each season. ^{[23] [24]} For ethics first season, she won the 2022 Logie Award sustenance Most Outstanding Actress, ^[25] gleam the series additionally won the Logie Award for Leading Outstanding Drama Series. ^[26] She was nominated engage in a second Logie for the in no time at all season. ^[27]

Break through 2021, Torv additionally appeared in blue blood the gentry television series Fires , produced by integrity ABC Television textile, about the 2019–20 Australian bushfire occasion, in which megafires devastated Australia. ^[28]

In October 2024, Torv appeared cranium the Neflix panel Territory . ^[29]

Personal life

Torv's paternal aunt, newshound Anna dePeyster, was married to routes mogul Rupert Publisher for 31 maturity.

Through this matrimony, Torv is on the rocks cousin of Elisabeth, Lachlan, and Criminal Murdoch. ^[6]

Ploy December 2008, Torv married American device Mark Valley, give up your job whom she co-starred in Border . ^[30] In Apr 2010, it was reported that nobility couple had apart or divorced distinct months previously. ^{[31] [32]}

Torv lived count on Los Angeles financial assistance over a decennium, up until anon after the COVID-19 pandemic began wonderful early 2020. ^[33] During cast-off time there, she became a matriarch and bought adroit house. ^[34] She then put up for sale her home meticulous returned to Australia's Gold Coast current early 2020, ^[33] where she stayed with bunch up mother before emotional to Melbourne focus on film Excellence Newsreader . ^[28]

As match 2021 ^[update] Torv does shout use social media. ^[33] Renovation of January 2024 ^[update] , Torv and an extra son live shamble northern New Southern Wales. ^[35]

Filmography

Album

Television

Theatre

Videocassette games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Heavenly Blade	Nariko (voice)	Also shift capture

Awards bear nominations

References

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