Emma Booth(born 28 November 1982) is an Australian model[1][2]and actress fromPerth, Western Australia.[3]The former teen model[4]and TV actress played a significant role in the filmClubland(2007).
Emma Booth | |
|---|---|
 Booth at the AACTA Awards in 2012 | |
| Born | 28 November 1982 Denmark, Western Australia,Australia |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Dominick Joseph Luna
(m.2013) |
Television and film career
editAfterClubland[3]was screened at theSundance Film Festival,many talent agencies solicited Booth for roles in upcoming films.
Booth appeared in the 2009 horror filmBlood Creek,directed byJoel Schumacher.She worked on the unreleased 2007 productionHippie Hippie Shake,[3]an account of theSchoolkids OZobscenity trials in the United Kingdom.[5][6]In 2010, she appeared inUnderbelly: The Golden Mile[7]and had a supporting role in the 2013Parker.[8][9]In 2017, she appeared inHounds of Love,as the partner of a serial killer.
In July 2017, Booth joined the hit ABC seriesOnce Upon A Timein a recurring role for its rebootedseason seven.She played the main antagonist,Mother Gothel,a powerful witch who is the leader of the Coven of the Eight.[10]
Modelling career
editAt thirteen, Booth was cast inThe Adventures of the Bush Patrol,and at fourteen became a finalist inGirlfriendmagazine's cover girl competition.[11]By fifteen, Booth had modelled inTokyo,Milan,ParisandNew York.[11]She later held the title of Western Australia's Model of the Year and Face of Fashion Week, for Sydney and Melbourne.[citation needed]
Personal life
editIn March 2015, Booth stated on Instagram that she had married musician Dominick Joseph Luna in 2013 inLas Vegas, Nevada.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Alex's Party | Christie | Short |
| 2007 | Hippie Hippie Shake | Germaine Greer | Unreleased |
| 2007 | Introducing the Dwights | Jill | AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role FCCA Awardfor Best Actress – Supporting Role |
| 2009 | The Boys Are Back | Laura | |
| Blood Creek | Liese Wollner | ||
| 2010 | Pelican Blood | Stevie | |
| 2011 | Swerve | Jina | |
| 2013 | Parker | Claire | |
| Scene 16 | India | Short | |
| Tracks | Marg | ||
| 2014 | Tango Underpants | Carolyn | Short |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Nephthys | |
| 2016 | Hounds of Love | Evelyn White | AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Brussels Film Festival (BRFF) Grand Prixfor Best Actress |
| 2018 | Extinction | Samantha | |
| 2019 | H is for Happiness | Claire Phee | |
| 2020 | Proxy | Victoria | Short |
| 2023 | Where All Light Tends to Go | Josephine |
Television
edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | The Adventures of the Bush Patrol | Dana Drysdale | Recurring role |
| 2003 | The Shark Net | Roberta Ainslie | TV miniseries |
| 2006 | Small Claims: The Reunion | Annie | TV film |
| 2007 | All Saints | Ruby Sparrow | Episodes: "Smoke and Mirrors", "Back on Track" |
| The Circuit | Nicola | TV miniseries | |
| 2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | Sarah Corbett | TV film |
| 2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Kim Hollingsworth | Main role |
| 2011 | Cloudstreet | Rose Pickles | TV miniseries |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Isabel Irish | TV film |
| 2013 | Gothica | Madeline Usher | TV film |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point | Isabel Irish | TV film |
| 2015–19 | Glitch | Kate Willis | Main role |
| 2017–2018 | Once Upon a Time | Mother Gothel/Eloise Gardener | Recurring role (season 7) |
| 2020 | The Gloaming | Molly McGee | Main Role |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Isabel Irish | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Paper Dolls | Margot Murray | 8 episodes |
References
edit- ^Vogue AustraliaArchived27 March 2015 at theWayback MachineEmma Booth.Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^Frockwriter(21 October 2008)Fashion redux: Emma Booth.Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^abcGanska, Helen (15 June 2010)."Underbelly star Emma Booth 'disgusted' at strip".Perth Now.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Press, Clare (8 February 2015)."Model-turned-actor Emma Booth secretly married LA musician Dominick Joseph Lunar".The Daily Telegraph.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^"Hippie Hippie Shake".Internet Movie Database.Retrieved18 March2013.
- ^Greer, Germaine (16 July 2007)."So Emma Booth is to play me in a raunchy film about the 60s. Can't she get an honest job?".The Guardian.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Clune, Richard (22 August 2009)."Emma Booth, Dougie the Pizza Boy Underbelly's star signing".The Advertiser.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Williams, Vanessa (15 December 2013)."Love blooms for Booth".The West Australian.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Groves, Don (28 October 2013)."Emma Booth embodies Shallows' Queenie".IF.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Armitage, Helen (2 February 2020)."Once Upon A Time: Emma Booth's Season 7 Villain Gothel Explained".ScreenRant.Retrieved24 February2023.
- ^abCox, Nicole (13 June 2007)."Emma Booth's going bush".Perth Now.Retrieved14 March2015.
- ^Emma Booth (11 August 2015)."Most wonderful week ever. Almost two years ago with surprise visit from da mamma. Missing Las Vegas".Instagram.Archived fromthe originalon 24 December 2021.Retrieved5 September2017.
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