Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in The Matrix.

McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia.[1] Her father was a police officer, giving her insight to the life of a cop and their family.[2] On 30 January 1999 she married director Jon Hewitt.[2] She received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in the 2004 Australian production of Frozen.[3]

Education

Attended Marymount College and Sacred Heart College Snr; both being Private Catholic schools in South Australia.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Life Sharon
1996 Hotel de Love Janet Campbell
1996 The Big Maybe Death Short
1999 The Matrix Switch[4]
1999 Redball Det. JJ Wilson[2]
2001 Mullet Kay
2001 Cubbyhouse Lynn Graham
2006 Darklovestory Gretchen Also writer
2006 The Book of Revelation Jeanette
2008 Acolytes Kay Wright
2011 X: Night of Vengeance Katherine / Marilyn Also writer[5]
2014 Turkey Shoot Meredith Baxter Also writer[6]
2017 The Wheel Chairperson Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 A Country Practice Tess "Kiss Me Kate: Part 1"
1991 The Flying Doctors Tina "Swinging on the Rope"
1993 Seven Deadly Sins "Envy"
1993 Phoenix Cilla "Snow Job"
1993 The Feds: Deadfall Pauline TV film
1994–95 Janus Kirsty Nichols Main role
1994 Blue Heelers Jennifer Willis "Payback"
1995 Halifax f.p. Paula Kingsley "Hard Corps"
1997 Simone de Beauvoir's Babies Wendy TV miniseries
1997 The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Girl Across the Road "Star Quest"
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Carmen Francis "Car Wars"
1998 SeaChange Dorothy Della Bosca "Stormy Weather"
1998 Murder Call Carol Magnus "Skin Deep"
1999 Blue Heelers Sr. Const. Robyn Taylor Recurring role
2001 BackBerner Susan Lamb "1.129"
2001 Corridors of Power Tanya Dunne Main role
2002 All Saints Nicola Lewis "Opening Night", "The Show Must Go On"
2003 Kath & Kim Mona "The Shower"
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Madam Lyon "Murder Most Scandalous"
2013 Camp Aunt Jeanette "Last Days of Summer"
2014–2017 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Alice Harvey Main role (season 2–5)[7]
2016 Little Acorns Belinda[8] "United Nations of Toddlers", "She's a Man", "Eat Cake"
2017 Glitch Vicky Carmichael "A Duty of Care"
2017 Oddlands Civix (voice) TV film, completed

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Belinda McClory". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Urban, Andrew L. "McClory, Belinda: Redball". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "'King' rules Helpmann Awards". Variety. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Our 11 Favorite 'Matrix' Scenes, Ranked". Wired. 29 March 2019. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ Madden, James (23 November 2011). "Film Review: X (2011)". Film Blerg. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ Smith, Chris (9 December 2014). "Film Review: Turkey Shoot (2014)". Film Blerg. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ Carmody, Broede (13 March 2017). "Doctor Blake fans protest hit show's surprise cancellation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. ^ Molloy, Shannon (1 October 2016). "What Aussie TV will be like in 2020". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. ^ "The Modern International Dead". 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  10. ^ Craven, Peter (6 August 2016). "Malthouse Theatre's 'Edward II'". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ^ Dezfouli, Liza (3 June 2018). "Review: My Sister Feather at La Mama Courthouse". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

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