Alexandra Schepisi

Alexandra Schepisi (born ) is an Australian actress.

Early life Schepisi was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of filmmaker Fred Schepisi and casting director Rhonda (nee Finlayson) Schepisi; through her mother, she is the niece of actor, writer and director Jon Finlayson. She obtained her bachelor's degree in dramatic art from Victorian College of the Arts in 1997.

Career Schepisi made her acting debut as a baby, a cameo as the axe murdered Baby Hersey in the 1978 drama film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, which her father scripted, directed and filmed in mid-1977. In 2011, as an adult, she appeared in another film of her father's, The Eye of the Storm (2011).

Schepisi has performed on stage, including the Melbourne Theatre Company production A Doll's House.

Schepisi has appeared in a number of Australian films and television shows. Her TV acting credits include The Secret Life of Us (2001), MDA (2002), Underbelly (2008), and Devil's Dust (2012). On the other hand, she starred in films The Boys Are Back (2009), Matching Jack (2010).

Schepisi has directed two short films.

Filmography Films

Television

Awards