Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring in the television series Stingers, Janet King, and the ABC drama Total Control (TV series).

Life and career

Born May 11, 1972 In Perth, Australia Her father was Norwegian, and her mother is Estonian.^{[citation needed]} Hegh has one brother, Arnold Hegh.^{[citation needed]}

Hegh studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society.^[1] After auditioning for and being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1994,^[2] and has rarely been out of work since.

After minor roles in Così (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter, Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers.

Hegh received an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her work in MDA.^{[citation needed]} Other television credits include Last Man Standing, Valentine's Day, The Informant, Carlotta, Deep Water, My Place, McLeod's Daughters, Rescue Special Ops and Time of our Lives. She played a major role in two series of Janet King as Janet's colleague and lesbian lover, Bianca Grieve.

Her film credits include Stuffed, Maiden and Last Ride with Hugo Weaving.

Hegh works extensively in theatre. She won both a Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award for The Wild Duck at Belvoir Street Theatre. She also won a Sydney theatre award for The City at the Sydney Theatre Company.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, after completing the second season of Janet King for the ABC, Hegh worked for the Sydney Theatre Company in Cloud Nine and also The Father (touring Melbourne Theatre Company) in 2017.^{[citation needed]}

She won the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.^[3]

Personal life

Married to Peter Evans (2001, Divorced 2007) Current partner: Jay McEvoy Daughter: Edie Anne-Maret McEvoy (Born September, 2019)

Filmography

Film

Television