Kate Lister

Kate Lister is an Australian actress and producer, best known for her lead role in the horror movie Unhinged. She also played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in television series SeaChange and Clickbait.

Early life Lister was born in Melbourne. After she finished high school, she studied at Melbourne performing arts school, Patrick School of the Arts (PSA). Lister also trained at The Actors Centre in London, Brave Studios in Melbourne, and the Atlantic Acting School in New York under the guidance of William H. Macy, Cynthia Silver, and David Mamet.

Career Lister began her career in the entertainment industry as a vocalist and DJ at the age of 24, before transitioning to acting in 2012 with the movie Just the Way It Is.

She has since worked on numerous feature films, TV movies and short films, including the British Sony Pictures' horror film Fox Trap (2016), Australian Universal Studios horror film The Reef: Stalked (2022) and dark comedy thriller Slant – Monster Festival's Best Film for 2022. Lister's portrayal of the lead character Rachel in the horror film Unhinged (2017) earned her critical acclaim and established her acting career.

Lister has also starred in several TV series. She played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in Nine’s SeaChange and Jeannine Murphy, the cutthroat journalist, in Netflix's miniseries Clickbait. She has also appeared in Neighbours and Bad Mothers.

In addition to her acting career, Lister continues to pursue her passion for music, performing as a DJ and vocalist. She is also a producer and co-owner of production company Little Fish Films.

Filmography

Television +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released YearTitleRoleNotes/Ref 2005 Last Man Standing Female Shopper Episode 20 2015 Neighbours Hannah Dunham 1 episode Improv Sessions Hayley Episode 79: "Outcast" 2016 Man Woman Miniseries, episode 4: "The Toilet Break" 2017 The Warriors Jessica Miniseries, episode 4: "Mind Over Matter" Method Kelly Pilot episode: "Hungry" Murder Mia Hemingway Miniseries, episode 1: "Hunt for a Hunch" 2019 Bad Mothers Phoebe Miniseries, 3 episodes Snapperz Sophie Episode 1: "Bradley Coopers Underpants" SeaChange Lillian Liano Season 4, 8 episodes 2020 The Heights Karen Satya Season 2, 7 episodes 2021 Clickbait Jeannine Murphy Miniseries, 5 episodes 2022 Bump Skye Season 3, 3 episodes 2025 Apple Cider Vinegar Jordan Miniseries, 2 episodes

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2012 Just the Way It Is A Flicker of My Mother Doppelganger Short film 2015 Break it Gently Lisa Short film 2016 Fred Lisa Short film Fox Trap Connie 2017 Intune Lauren Short film Unhinged Melissa Suicide Club Valerie 7 Storeys Down Charlie Also producer Indie Film Hannah Also producer 2018 Curse of the Scarecrow June Sommers Mandy the Doll Shelby 2019 The Final Scream Kia Anderson 2020 Drive Me to the End Sunny Raei Also producer 2022 The Reef: Stalked Lisa 2023 Slant Una Power 2024 Ricky Stanicky World River Exec #2 TBASchnookumsLeyla RottenEmilyIn post productionDogged Kelly WatsonIn developmentThe Fortunate BrooklynIn development

As producer YearTitleTypeNotes 2017 7 Storeys Down Film Indie Film Film 2020 Drive Me to the End Film

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef(s) 2019 Festigious International Film Festival Best Actress 7 Storeys Down Indie Film Chart April Award 7 Storeys Down 2020 Queen Palm International Film Festival Best Actress Drive Me to the End Queen Palm International Film Festival Best Feature Drive Me to the End Shared with Richard Summers-Calvert