FILMOGRAPHY
2003] Clutch
2002] "Young Lions"
2002] Walking on Water
2001] WillFull
2000] Marriage Acts (TV)
2000] A Wreck, a Tangle
2000] The Three Stooges (TV)
1999] Envy
1998] "A Difficult Woman" (mini)
1998] The Boys
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Anna Lise Phillips
Graduated from NIDA in 1996.
Anna Lise grew up in Darwin and toured the Territory with a youth theatre group before moving to NIDA.
Her first major film role was in "The Boys".
Anna Lise appeared in one of the highest rating tv movies ever in Australia with the film The 3 Stooges that was executive produced by Stooge fan Mel Gibson.
Theatre credits include: the lead in Ben Elton's play "Popcorn"; "Rhinoceros" in September 2003 for the belvoir theatre; early 2002 Phillips performed in Tennesee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" for the MTC starring Guy Pearce.
TV guest roles include: Farscape, The Secret Life Of Us, Stingers, Heartbreak High, Murder Call, Good Guys Bad Guys, Water Rats and Wildside.
Anna Lise talking of her character in Young Lions:
"She's a bit of a dark horse. She's prickly on the outside and messy on the inside. But she's a good cop and a good detective. She just breaks out of her skin at night. She's one of those people who just wants to be loved, but because she's been on her own for so long, she doesn't actually let anyone in. The thing that's so special about Cameron is that she'll be the character who shows us the most about the difference between the person we present to the world, and the one we are inside."
Anna Lise on Australian tv:
"I haven't been overly impressed with Australian (TV) drama the last few years. I'd always said no to series television, but I was seduced with the idea of meeting (writer-creator) Michael Jenkins, and he talked me into it. They (the producers) had a psychoanalyst come in and look at the pilot and she didn't know any of the characters (and so based her judgments of the performances). She said Cameron was the most complex character and the most interesting. Then again, they could have been just telling me that."
Anna Lise on her character in Willfull:
“My character Catherine is a fiercely independent, determined and passionate control freak. I think she is like most girls in their mid twenties – people who think they are a lot more in control of their lives than they actually are!”
Anna Lise on her first lead role & appearing in 83 of Willfull’s 88 scenes:
“I was overwhelmed at first, as I was more used to ‘the waiting’, whereas this was a bit of an endurance test. But the best part is to be on set all the time - you get this sense of family with people which is really beautiful.”
Bud Tingwell talking of Anna Lise:
“I often work with young actors, and I find that the young people seem to know an awful lot more than my generation ever did. I found Anna Lise to be very skilful indeed.”
Anna Lise on working with Willfull director Rebel Penfold-Russell:
“Rebel is amazing - she is fiercely passionate and loyal, a mixture between overwhelming and awesome. She can hold fifty conversations at the same time!”