Ivy Latimer
Born (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 29)
Ventura, California, U.S.
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Ivy Latimer (born 1 December 1994) is an Australian actress best known for portraying the mermaid Nixie on the television series Mako: Island of Secrets.

Early life and education

Latimer was born on 1 December 1994 in Ventura, California, U.S.A.. Latimer's family moved to Newcastle, New South Wales at six years old.[1]

Latimer attended the Hunter School of Performing Arts in Broadmeadow, in Newcastle.[2]

Acting career

From 2002 to 2003, Latimer was guest star on White Collar Blue, portraying the character Lel.[3]

From 2004 to 2006, Latimer appeared in seven episodes of the TV show Love My Way as Ashley McClusky,[4] and from 2010 to 2011 portrayed Angela Carlson in the series Me and My Monsters.[citation needed]

In 2007, Latimer participated in the amateur film festival Shoot Out along with some classmates, winning second place in the category under 18.[2]

In May 2012, Latimer landed the role of Nixie, one of the lead mermaid roles in season 1 of Mako: Island of Secrets, a spin-off of H2O: Just Add Water.[5]

In July 2014, Latimer hosted the television series Studio 3.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Work Role Notes
2009 Franswa Sharl Cassie Bishop Short film
2009 Accidents Happen Linda Conway Feature film

Television

Year Work Role Notes
2002 All Saints Madelaine James TV series, episode 5x03: "In the Lap of the Gods"
2002–03 White Collar Blue Lel (recurring role) TV series, 14 episodes
2003 Grass Roots Chantelle TV series, episode 2x07: "Youth"
2004 The Cooks Isabella TV series, episode 1x06: "The Gingerbread Man"
2005 Home and Away Olivia Richards TV series, 9 episodes
2004–06 Love My Way Ashley McCluskey TV series, 7 episodes
2010–11 Me and My Monsters Angela Carlson (main role) TV series, 26 episodes
2011 Underbelly: Razor Constance Solomon TV miniseries, episode 8: "A Big Shivoo"[7]
2013 Mako: Island of Secrets Nixie (main role) TV series, season 1
2014–15 Studio 3 Presenter TV series

References

  1. ^ "All About... Ivy Latimer". ABC Online. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Melissa Lyons (10 July 2008). "Teenagers giving it their best shot". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ^ "White Collar Blue: guest stars". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Love My Way: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Shooting starts on Jonathan M Shiff's $12.3 million series Mako Mermaids". 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  6. ^ Studio 3 Presenter Profile: Ivy, retrieved 24 June 2021
  7. ^ "Underbelly – Razor: episode guide". Australian Television. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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