Michelle Davidson (actress)
Michelle Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michelle Lim July 23, 1987 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | |
Michelle Lim Davidson (born 23 July 1987[1]) is an Australian actress. She got her break in television starring on the skit show Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth in 2011.[2][3][4] From 2012, she was a presenter on Play School, a long running Australian TV show and its spin off, Big Ted's Big Adventure.[4] She also played the role of Amy in two seasons of the critically acclaimed comedy series Utopia.[5] Davidson has also had roles in television series Doctor Doctor, Get Krack!n, The Newsreader and Top of the Lake China Girl.[6] In 2022, she appeared in After the Verdict.[7]
Davidson made her stage writing debut with Koreaboo,[8] a Griffin Theatre Company play about Korean-Australian adoptee Hannah travelling to Korea to reconnect with her birth mother that ran from 14 June to 20 July at the Belvoir St Theatre in 2025. Davidson starred as Hannah in Koreaboo alongside Heather Jeong (as Umma). Griffin Theatre Company says the play takes "inspiration from real events of Michelle Lim Davidson‘s life".[8]
Born in South Korea, Davidson was adopted by Australian parents when she was four months old and grew up in Newcastle.[9] She attended the Hunter School of Performing Arts and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[2][6]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Return to Paradise | Susie Huen | Guest: TV series | [10] |
| 2021–25 | The Newsreader | Noelene Kim | 18 episodes | [11] |
| 2022 | After the Verdict | Clara | 6 episodes | [12][13] |
| 2021 | Harrow | Izzy Young | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Rani | 1 episode | |
| 2017–19 | Get Krack!n | Penny Kwan | 5 episodes | |
| 2017 | Beyond the Bubble | Sarah | Short | |
| Top of the Lake | Linda | 1 episode | ||
| 2016 | Doctor Doctor | Becky | 2 episodes | |
| Goldstone | May | |||
| 2014–15 | Utopia | Amy | 16 episodes | [14] |
| 2011 | Ben Elton Live | Ensemble | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Born to Spy | Writer | 1 episode | [15] |
| 2021 | The Wonder Gang | Writer | 1 episode |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Show | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Newsreader | AACTA Award (Best Supporting Actress) | Nominated[16] |
| 2024 | Nominated[17] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Funny, Frank & Fact-Finding, 9 November 2021, retrieved 23 July 2022
- 1 2 Amy Edwards (20 February 2011). "Actress debuts on Ben Elton's show". Newcastle Herald.
- ↑ "Axed: Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth". TV Tonight. 23 February 2011.
- 1 2 Connell, Tim (22 September 2015). "TOPICS: It's a tough, grown-up's life in kids' television". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Michelle Lim Davidson". Mollison Keightley Management. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
- 1 2 Rugendyke, Louise (9 February 2019). "Hot stage tickets 2019: Three shooting stars to watch in Sydney". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ "Jury trauma leads to mystery for Michelle | TV Tonight". 8 August 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- 1 2 "Koreaboo". Griffin Theatre Company. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Lam, Yvonne C. (2 February 2024). "Michelle Lim Davidson: 'I felt like I was an alien. I couldn't recognise my own reflection'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ Knox, David (17 April 2025). "Filming begins on Return to Paradise S2". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ Knox, David (26 November 2020). "Filming underway on The Newsreader". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ Knox, David (19 January 2022). "More cast for After the Verdict". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ Knox, David (22 June 2022). "After the Verdict a homecoming for Michelle Lim Davidson". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Airdate: Utopia". TV Tonight. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Airdate: Born to Spy". TV Tonight. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "AACTA Awards 2021: winners | TV Tonight". 9 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "AACTA Awards 2024: nominees | TV Tonight". 9 December 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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