Abby Earl

Abby Earl (born 15 February 1989) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Anna Bligh in the television drama A Place to Call Home.

Early life Earl was born and raised in Broulee, New South Wales. At age 15, she auditioned for Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. She was accepted and subsequently relocated to Sydney to attend the school.

She graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University in Perth.

Career

Earl's first role was a guest part in Fox8 drama series Love My Way in 2007. In 2012 she had another guest role on an episode of the fifth season of the Underbelly franchise, Underbelly: Badness. The same year, she featured as Diana in the made for television crime film The Great Mint Swindle, alongside Grant Bowler and Todd Lasance.

In 2013, Earl started playing Anna Bligh in post-war drama series A Place to Call Home, a part she starred in from seasons 1 through 6. She was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2014 Logie Awards for the role.

She has also featured in several short films, the most recent being Sweet Tooth in 2019, which was narrated by Cate Blanchett.

Filmography

Television Mrs Anna Poletti (Season 2 finale – Series finale) Seasons 1–6, 67 episodesNominated for Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 2014

Film

Awards Year Work Award Category Result 2014 A Place to Call Home Logie Award Most Popular New Talent 2014 A Place to Call Home Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Personal life Earl is mother to twins that she shares with the British writer and musician, Christopher Unwin.