Emma Booth (actress)

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Emma Booth
File:Emma Booth (8182107944).jpg
Booth at the AACTA Awards in 2012
Born (1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 43)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Dominick Joseph Luna
(m. 2013)

Emma Booth (born 28 November 1982) is an Australian actress and model[1][2] from Perth, Western Australia.[3] The former teen model[4] and TV actress played a significant role in the film Clubland (2007).

Television and film career

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After Clubland[3] was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, many talent agencies solicited Booth for roles in upcoming films.

Booth appeared in the 2009 horror film Blood Creek, directed by Joel Schumacher. She worked on the unreleased 2007 production Hippie Hippie Shake,[3] an account of the Schoolkids OZ obscenity trials in the United Kingdom.[5][6] In 2010, she appeared in Underbelly: The Golden Mile[7] and had a supporting role in the 2013 Parker.[8][9] In 2017, she appeared in Hounds of Love, as the partner of a serial killer.

In July 2017, Booth joined the hit ABC series Once Upon A Time in a recurring role for its rebooted season seven. She played the main antagonist, Mother Gothel, a powerful witch who is the leader of the Coven of the Eight.[10]

Modelling career

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At thirteen, Booth was cast in The Adventures of the Bush Patrol, and at fourteen became a finalist in Girlfriend magazine's cover girl competition.[11] By fifteen, Booth had modelled in Tokyo, Milan, Paris and New 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

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In March 2015, Booth stated on Instagram that she had married musician Dominick Joseph Luna in 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[12]

Filmography

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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 Award for 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 Prix for 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

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Booth at the world premiere of The Lucky One, 2012.
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

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  1. ^ Vogue Australia Archived 27 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ Frockwriter (21 October 2008) Fashion redux: Emma Booth. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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