Felicity Price

Felicity Price is an Australian actress and screenwriter. She co-wrote and starred in Wish You Were Here which saw her nominated for the 2012 AACTA Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and won Best Original Screenplay.

Early life Price was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up in Warrawee, a Northern Sydney suburb. Influenced by her maternal grandmother who was a dancer and actress, Price studied art and theatre in high school. She also sang as part of a comedy a capella pop trio called the Aphrodisiacs. She graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts.

Personal life Price has been married to fellow Australian actor, writer and director Kieran Darcy-Smith since 7 January 2006. Actor Joel Edgerton was best man at their wedding and is the godfather of one of their kids. Together, they have two children – a son, Levi born in 2008 and a daughter.

Price and Darcy-Smith moved to Los Angeles in 2012, shortly after their film, Wish You Were Here opened at the Sundance Film Festival.

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Original Screenplay (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith) 2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role 2013 Wish You Were Here AACTA Awards Best Film 2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Film 2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Screenplay (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith) 2013 Wish You Were Here FCCA Awards Best Actress 2012 Wish You Were Here AWGIE Awards Best Feature Film (shared with Kieran Darcy-Smith)