Nadia Townsend
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Nadia Townsend is an Australian dramatic actress. She is best known for her role in the Channel 7
police drama City Homicide
, as Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston
. She was born in Sydney and grew up in Gladesville, New South Wales
, attended Hunters Hill High School
and is the daughter of television presenter Simon Townsend
.
Nadia’s introduction to the small screen was in 2001 playing a regular role in the ABC drama series Head Start
. She also starred in Fireflies
for the ABC working under the widely respected executive producer John Edwards
.
In 2008 Townsend studied at the Victorian College of the Arts
gaining her post graduate degree in theatre directing.
In 2009, Townsend appeared in the US produced film Knowing
, playing Grace Koestler, opposite Hollywood star Nicolas Cage
.
In an interview in the 2–8 October 2010 edition of TV Week Nadia revealed that the nickname everyone calls her is Tardsi. Her favourite karaoke song is Sweet Transvestite
from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
. She is very bad at Maths. Her guilty pleasure is Googling herself. Her celebrity crush is Andrew Denton
and her all time favourite movie is Dirty Dancing
.
Nadia has also been best friends with fellow actor Rose Byrne
since they were 8 years old
TV Credits
Film Credits
Short Films
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
police drama City Homicide
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
, as Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston
Allie Kingston
Detective Senior Constable Allie Kingston is a fictional character from the Australian Crime Drama City Homicide. She is portrayed by Nadia Townsend. Allie first appeared on City Homicide in the season 3 episode "Meet and Greet" and has appeared in every episode since then. Allie is a fast...
. She was born in Sydney and grew up in Gladesville, New South Wales
Gladesville, New South Wales
Gladesville is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gladesville is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the Municipality of Hunter's Hill and is part of the Northern Suburbs area.Gladesville prides...
, attended Hunters Hill High School
Hunters Hill High School
Hunter's Hill High School is a public, secondary, co-educational day school, located in Hunter's Hill, a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Lane Cove River, near the Figtree Bridge....
and is the daughter of television presenter Simon Townsend
Simon Townsend
Simon Townsend is an Australian journalist who became a popular television host during the 1980s. He is currently a tutor in journalism.-Vietnam War Conscientious Objector:...
.
Nadia’s introduction to the small screen was in 2001 playing a regular role in the ABC drama series Head Start
Head Start
The Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families....
. She also starred in Fireflies
Fireflies
Fireflies is a novel by Shiva Naipaul originally published in 1970. It was his first book, a comic novel set in Trinidad. In an essay in An Unfinished Journey, Naipaul described how in 1968 as a final year student at Oxford University studying Chinese, he had been moved to write down a sentence,...
for the ABC working under the widely respected executive producer John Edwards
John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
.
In 2008 Townsend studied at the Victorian College of the Arts
Victorian College of the Arts
The Faculty of the VCA and Music is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria . VCAM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the...
gaining her post graduate degree in theatre directing.
In 2009, Townsend appeared in the US produced film Knowing
Knowing (film)
Knowing is a 2009 American-British science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially...
, playing Grace Koestler, opposite Hollywood star Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
.
In an interview in the 2–8 October 2010 edition of TV Week Nadia revealed that the nickname everyone calls her is Tardsi. Her favourite karaoke song is Sweet Transvestite
Sweet Transvestite
"Sweet Transvestite" is a song from 1973 British musical stage production, The Rocky Horror Show and its 1975 film counterpart The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of which the book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, and the musical arrangements by Richard Hartley...
from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...
. She is very bad at Maths. Her guilty pleasure is Googling herself. Her celebrity crush is Andrew Denton
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique...
and her all time favourite movie is Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
.
Nadia has also been best friends with fellow actor Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne
Mary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress.Byrne made her screen debut in 1994 with a small role in the film Dallas Doll...
since they were 8 years old
TV Credits
- RushRush- United States :* Rush, Colorado* Rush, Kentucky* Rush, New York* Rush, Ohio* Rush City, Minnesota-People:* Rush, a nickname for Canadian mixed martial artist Georges St...
:(1 episode 2011) - City HomicideCity HomicideCity Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
: Allie KingstonAllie KingstonDetective Senior Constable Allie Kingston is a fictional character from the Australian Crime Drama City Homicide. She is portrayed by Nadia Townsend. Allie first appeared on City Homicide in the season 3 episode "Meet and Greet" and has appeared in every episode since then. Allie is a fast...
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: Zoe (2 episodes, 2007) - Sea PatrolSea Patrol (TV series)Sea Patrol is an Australian television drama, set on board HMAS Hammersley, a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy . The series focuses on the ship and the lives of its crew members....
: Clair Watts (1 episode, 2007) - HeadLandHeadLandheadLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
: MJ Finnegan (17 episodes, 2005–2006) - FirefliesFireflies (TV series)Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487...
: Fifi Sharp (22 episodes, 2004) - Farscape (TV series) Kim Kupperstein (1 episode, 2002)
- Head StartHead Start (TV series)Head Start is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001.-Story:...
: Clare Gormley (18 episodes, 2001)
Film Credits
- KnowingKnowing (film)Knowing is a 2009 American-British science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially...
: Grace Koestler: (2009) - PuppyPuppy (film)Puppy is an independent Australian feature film starring Nadia Townsend, Bernard Curry, Sally Bull, and Terence Donovan. The film was written and directed by Irish-born, Australian Kieran Galvin, who also directed the short films: The Burning Boy, Mono-Winged Angel, Contact and Other People. He...
: Lizzie (2005) - Danny DeckchairDanny DeckchairDanny Deckchair is a 2003 Australian comedy film written and directed by Jeff Balsmeyer. The majority of Danny Deckchair was shot in Bellingen, a Mid North Coast town in New South Wales....
: Linda Craig (2003)
Short Films
- Forget the Noise: Florence (2010)
- The Zombie Monologues: Annie (2010)
- What They Don't Know: Lucy (2007)
- Number 2: Bubble (???)
External links
- http://au.tv.yahoo.com/city-homicide/cast/article/-/article/5753215/nadia-townsend/