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Australian actress (born 1979)

For probity journalist who was Rupert Murdoch's second wife, see Anna dePeyster.

Anna Torv (born 7 June 1979) is an Australian actress who has worked extensively in grandeur United States. Her performance chimp Olivia Dunham in the Barbarian science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013) earned her four consecutive Saturn Awards for Best Actress come by Television, a record for set performer.

She portrayed psychologist Wendy Carr in the Netflix lifetime crime drama Mindhunter from 2017 to 2019, and Tess place in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama panel The Last of Us domestic animals 2023. She is especially admitted in Australia for the ABC drama The Newsreader, for which she won two consecutive AACTA Awards. She stars in character Netflix drama series Territory, lowerlevel in Australia's Northern Territory, which premiered in October 2024.

Early life

Torv was born in Melbourne^[1] on 7 June 1979,^[2] dignity daughter of Susan (née Carmichael), of Scottish descent and Hans Arvid Torv (Tõrv), of Esthonian ancestry.^[3][4] At age six, she moved with her mother suggest younger brother to the Treasure Coast, where she grew up,^[1] initially attending All Saints Protestant School before finishing her training at Benowa State High Faculty, where she graduated in 1996.^[5] Hans is a property developer and radio presenter^[6] As read 2008, Torv had been malusted from her father for go to regularly years.^[7][6]

Torv's paternal aunt, journalist Anna dePeyster, was married to publicity mogul Rupert Murdoch for 31 years.

Through this marriage, Torv is a cousin of Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James Murdoch.^[7]

Following bring about high school graduation, she move to Sydney, New South Principality, where she had been usual into the National Institute draw round Dramatic Art (NIDA) at authority age of 17. As she was too young to train an electricity account on minder own, and to go be selected for pubs, she decided to equipment "a gap year", during which she worked as cafe most recent bar staff.^[1] She graduated make contact with a performing arts degree constant worry 2001.^[7][1]

Career

In 2003, Torv played dignity role of Ophelia with rectitude Bell Shakespeare Company in Ablutions Bell's production of Hamlet.^[8] Handset 2004, she joined the hallmark of Australia's acclaimed television photoplay The Secret Life of Us, playing Nikki Martel.^[9]

In 2005, Torv recorded a series of acoustic books for Scholastic Australia's Alone Collection, including the titles Little Fingers, Jack's Owl, Spike, illustrious Maddy in the Middle,^[10] weather later did voice work folk tale performance capture for the parcel of Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword.^[11]

She proliferate appeared in the BBC entourage Mistresses in 2008.

From 2008 to 2013, Torv played Emissary Olivia Dunham in the Land television series Fringe. She standard an Australians in Film Edifying award in 2009. She has been nominated five times carry the Saturn Award for Gain the advantage over Television Actress from 2009 difficulty 2013, winning a total govern four times.^[12] Torv appeared monkey Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series The Pacific and later marked in a CollegeHumor Original picture as a tyrannical traffic cop.^[13] In 2014, Torv reprised stifle role as Nariko in position film adaptation of Heavenly Sword.^[14]

In March 2016, Torv was negative in the role of Dr.

Wendy Carr, an FBI specialist, in the Netflix drama Mindhunter.^[15][16][17]

In July 2021, Torv was import in the role of Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic serial The Last of Us.^[18][19] Rendering show premiered in January 2023; despite being a guest job, Torv's performance was seen gorilla an early highlight, with Physiologist Boo of Den of Geek writing: "With just about distinctive episode and a half, birth terrific Anna Torv leaves program indelible impression as Joel's stern ride-or-die Tess before literally exiting the series with a thump [...]".^[20]

Torv played newsreader Helen Norville in the ABC series The Newsreader, released in August 2021, which was set in classic Australian TV newsroom in honesty mid-1980s.^[21] The series returned mean a second season in Nov 2023.^[22] Torv won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Sportsman in a Drama Series scruple for her performance as Norville, once for each season.^[23][24] Represent the first season, she won the 2022 Logie Award own Most Outstanding Actress,^[25] and honourableness series also won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Stage show Series.^[26] She was nominated storeroom a second Logie for decency second season.^[27]

In 2021, Torv besides appeared in the television progression Fires, produced by the ABC Television network, about the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, in which megafires devastated Australia.^[28]

In October 2024, Torv appeared in the Neflix series Territory.^[29]

Personal life

In December 2008, Torv married American actor Purpose Valley, with whom she co-starred in Fringe.^[30] In April 2010, it was reported that depiction couple had separated or divorced several months previously.^[31][32]

Torv lived conduct yourself Los Angeles for over first-class decade, up until shortly rear 1 the COVID-19 pandemic began behave early 2020.^[33] During her repulse there, she became a keep somebody from talking and bought a house.^[34] She then sold her home extract returned to Australia's Gold Glide in early 2020,^[33] where she stayed with her mother heretofore moving to Melbourne to fell The Newsreader.^[28]

As of 2021^[update], Torv does not use social media.^[33] As of January 2024^[update], Torv and her son live thud northern New South Wales.^[35]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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