Pia Miller

Acting and presenting In 2009, Whitesell began taking acting lessons, and attended voice and presentation classes at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She left the show in 2012. In 2011, Whitesell appeared in the romantic comedy film Big Mamma's Boy and television crime drama East West 101. Whitesell made a guest appearance in Wonderland in 2013.

In August 2014, Whitesell joined the cast of Home and Away in the regular role of Katarina "Kat" Chapman. Whitesell began shooting her first scenes two weeks after her audition. She initially commuted to and from Sydney for filming. Whitesell made her first screen appearance as Kat on 5 February 2015. She earned a nomination for Best New Talent at the 2016 Logie Awards. News outlets published photos in August 2017 of the cast filming Kat's funeral. Whitesell confirmed her departure from the show in October 2017. Her final scenes aired during the 2017 season finale broadcast on 18 December.

In 2018, Whitesell was cast in the eight-part crime thriller Bite Club on Nine Network. She plays Kate Summers, a former nurse and best friend of Detective Senior Constable Zoe Rawlings (Ash Ricardo), a shark-attack survivor hunting a serial killer. The series also stars Todd Lasance and Dominic Monaghan. In 2019, Whitesell co-starred in the Dora and the Lost City of Gold, the live action film adaptation of Dora the Explorer, as Dora's aunt Mami.

Personal life Whitesell gave birth to her first son, Izzy, when she was nineteen. From November 2017 to April 2019, she was engaged to film producer Tyson Mullane. Pia announced her engagement to businessman Patrick Whitesell in early November 2020, and the couple married in May 2021.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2011 East West 101 Ximena Big Mamma's Boy Maria Project Runway Australia Herself/guest judge 2012 Conspiracy 365 Belinda Scott Episode: "February" Neighbours Monica Wetherby Season 28 (Episode: "6535") 2013 Wonderland Attractive Woman Episode: "Motherhood" 2015–2018 Home and Away Katarina Chapman Seasons 28–31 Nominated – Logie Award for Best New Talent 2018 Bite Club Kate Summers 2019Dora and the Lost City of GoldSabrina