Kathryn Beck

Kathryn Beck (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian television and theatre actress. In 2007, she played Lily Nelson in the soap opera Home and Away and the following year, she appeared in East of Everything. In 2013, Beck began appearing in Neighbours as Gemma Reeves. She joined the cast of Wentworth in 2014.

Biography She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and raised in Wellington Point, a suburb of Redland City. She attended Alexandra Hills State High School, and studied drama at Queensland University of Technology. She appeared in an advertising campaign for KFC's "Twister", before moving to Sydney and landing the role in Home and Away. In 2008, she played Lizzy Dellora in the ABC1 drama series East of Everything. In 2010 she was cast in the lead role of the successful feature-length film The Little Things directed by Nell McGregor.

She has performed in theatre work for the Griffin Theatre Company, including King Tide by Katherine Thomson in 2007. Beck joined the cast of Neighbours as Gemma Reeves in 2013. She began appearing in the second season of prison drama Wentworth in 2014. Beck plays a doctor in the comedy film Cooped Up.

Personal life Beck is married and has one child, a daughter. In November 2018, Beck was forced to leave her house in Malibu due to the Woolsey Fire.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Mosaic Young Candice 2009 Subdivision Dale Kelly 2010 The Little Things Dee O'Keefe 2011 Burning Man Marti 2012 Not Suitable for Children Becky Kincaid 2012 The Adventures of Scooter the Penguin Darling Starling Shawntelle Direct-to-video film; voice role 2013 These Final Hours Vicki 2013 Aim High on Creation Kathryn Beck 2014 Locks of Love Sally Segment: "CapItal L" 2015 Super Awesome! Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes 2016 Madly Woman Segment: "Afterbirth"

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Home and Away Lily Nelson 4 episodes (season 20) 2007 Chandon Pictures Sherbert Episode: "Cousins" 2008–09 East of Everything Lizzy Dellora Main role, 13 episodes 2008 Scorched Emily Francia Nine Network television film 2009 All Saints Marina Reade Episode: "On Second Thoughts..." 2012 Puberty Blues Ginny Episode 1.4 2013 Camp Veronique Episode: "CIT Overnight" 2013 Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War Anoushka Miniseries, 2 episodes 2013–14 Neighbours Gemma Reeves Recurring role (seasons 29–30), 16 episodes 2014 Wentworth Sky Pierson Recurring role (season 2), 12 episodes 2016 Cooped Up Emily Television film

Short works 2005: Passive Smoker as Beth 2009: Benefit as Karina 2010: The Improbable Existence of Lily Bell as Lily 2010: Falling Fowl as Stephine Fowl 2011: Collision as Mia 2012: Love Untitled 2013: Kite as Sara 2013: First Date 2014: Twisted The Girl 2014: Flat Daddy Erica 2015: These Final Hours as Vicky 2015: Batman and Jimbo as Kath 2015: The Gap as Theresa