Anna Bamford

Anna Bamford (born 19 September 1989) is an Australian television and theatre actress. She won the role of Miranda Beaumont in Wonderland shortly after graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2012. For her performance, Bamford earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer. After Wonderland was cancelled in 2015, Bamford made her major theatre debut in a production of Freak Winds. Later that year, she began appearing in Andrew Upton's production of The Present, which later transferred to Broadway. In 2016, Bamford joined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of Jeannie Woods.

Early life Bamford was born in Sydney. She grew up in Killara and attended Barker College. After taking a year off to travel, Bamford studied nursing for six months, before deciding that she wanted to be an actress. She moved to Perth to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2012. Bamford appeared in various theatre productions while at WAAPA, including The Crucible and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Career Shortly after graduating from WAAPA, Bamford secured the leading role of Miranda Beaumont in the Network Ten drama Wonderland. Wonderland was cancelled after three seasons in 2015. Bamford also made a guest appearance in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2013. She also became the Australian ambassador for beauty brand ModelCo. In August 2015, Bamford began appearing in Andrew Upton's production of The Present, alongside Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh, Jacqueline McKenzie and Marshall Napier at the Sydney Theatre Company. She was also named as an ambassador for the Sydney Spring Carnival at the Randwick Racecourse, and a judge for Myer Fashions on the Field at the Spring Champion Stakes. She was contracted for six weeks. Her character was introduced as love interest for Brody Morgan (Jackson Heywood). Bamford described their romance as being "sort of doomed from the start" as Jeannie comes from an unusual background. She has also made guest appearances in the second season of comedy series Here Come the Habibs, and miniseries Underbelly Files: Chopper.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lola 2013–2015 Wonderland Miranda Beaumont Series regularNominated – Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer 2016 Home and Away Jeannie Woods Recurring role 2017 Here Come the Habibs Samantha 2018 Underbelly Files: Chopper Elizabeth Allman

Stage Year Production Role Theatre Notes 2015 Freak Winds Myra Old Fitz Theatre 2015 The Present Maria Sydney Theatre Company 2017 The Present Maria Ethel Barrymore Theatre