Catherine McClements
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Catherine McClements (born 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress.
McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein on the Australian police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999. McClements had a recurring guest role on The Secret Life of Us in 2001, for which she won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama. She later starred as 'Rosie' in the 2003 drama series CrashBurn and most recently appeared in the Network Ten telemovie Mary Bryant. In the early 1990s she had a role in The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End
Catherine McClements is also an accomplished film and stage actress, appearing in stage productions such as Suddenly Last Summer, Macbeth, It Just Stopped and in 2007, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
McClements studied librarianship at Melbourne University before successfully auditioning for the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art. She graduated from NIDA in 1985.
Her partner is actor Jacek Koman who also starred in The Secret Life of Us as Dominic. They have a daughter named Clementine (born July 2001) and a son named Quincy (born May 2007).
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[edit] Filmography
- My Brother Tom (TV, 1986) - Peggy McGibbon
- The Right Hand Man (1987) - Sarah Redbridge
- Struck By Lightning (1990) - Jill McHugh
- Weekend With Kate (1990) - Kate Muir
- Redheads (1992) aka Desperate Prey - Diana Ferraro
- The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End (TV, 1993) - Lorien
- Water Rats (TV, 1996-1999) - Rachel Goldstein
- Waiting at the Royal (TV, 2000) - Dinny
- Better Than Sex (2000) - Sam
- The Secret Life of Us (TV, 2001) - Carmen
- After the Deluge (TV, 2003) - Nicki Kirby
- Floodhouse (TV, 2003) - Ava
- CrashBurn (TV, 2003) - Rosie Harfield
- Call Me Mum (TV, 2006) - Kate
- Real Stories (TV, 2006, 1 episode) - Jillian
- Emerald Falls (TV, 2008) - Rosalie
[edit] Awards
[edit] Won
- 2001 AFI Award: Best Actress in a guest role in a Television Series for The Secret Life of Us.
- 1998 Logie Award: Most Outstanding Actress in a series for Water Rats.
- 1990 AFI Award: Best Actress in a lead role for Weekend With Kate.
[edit] Nominated
- 2007 AFI Award: Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama for Call Me Mum.
- 2000 Logie Award: Most Outstanding Actress in a series for Water Rats.
- 1999 AFI Award: Best Actress in a lead role for Water Rats (for episode "I'm Home").
- 1998 Logie Award: Most Popular Actress for Water Rats.
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