Kate Box
Biography
Kate Box is an Australian actress who trained at NIDA and has worked across stage, film and television. Born in Adelaide, she grew up there and graduated from NIDA in 2003. Her stage career began in 2004, playing Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream for Bell Shakespeare, and she was later nominated for a Helpmann Award for her role in Top Girls. On screen she debuted in the 2005 television film Small Claims: White Wedding and made her film debut in The Black Balloon in 2008. She came to prominence as Nicole Vargas in Rake and became known for Lou Kelly in Wentworth and Dulcie Collins in Deadloch. Her performance in The Little Death (2014) earned an AACTA nomination, while Riot (2018) brought her an AACTA lead actress award for television drama. Deadloch brought another AACTA win in 2024. She was also cast in Runner (2026).
47years old
Turns 48 on August 25in 312 days
- Born Adelaide
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 12 years2014 to 2026
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First role
Kate Box made her first stage appearance in 2004 as Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Bell Shakespeare Company.
Early training
At 13, Box started taking classes at Unley Youth Theatre, now Urban Myth. There she met screenwriter Drew Proffitt and filmmakers Sophie Hyde and Matthew Cormack, who later formed Closer Productions.
Kate Box movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Kate Box shares three films with Damon Herriman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Owen Wilson's page
Geoffrey Rush's page
Miranda Otto's page
Rodrigo Santoro's page
All films by Josh Lawson
Matt VeselyDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Matt Vesely
All films by Simon Stone
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