Adrienne Pickering (born 22 February 1981) is an Australian actress.

Adrienne Pickering
Born (1981-02-22) 22 February 1981 (age 43)
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Early life and education

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Born in rural Queensland, Pickering was educated at the University of Queensland, where she majored in psychology and drama.[1] She later undertook her drama training at Queensland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting in 2003.[2]

Career

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Pickering portrayed Elly Tate on the drama headLand in 2005.[3] She also played the recurring role of Detective Christine Taylor in the BBC-commissioned soap opera Out of the Blue.[4] In the soap opera Home and Away she appeared as Natalie Franklin, the mother of Nicole, portrayed by Tessa James.

Pickering starred in the 2010 Australian drama-thriller film The Reef. From 2010, Pickering played the role of Melissa "Missy" Partridge in the ABC drama Rake. In 2014, she appeared in Neighbours as Erin Rogers.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Candy Teller
2006 Final Call Samantha Collins Short film
2008 Shutter Megan
2009 Knowing Allison Koestler
2010 The Reef Suzie
2010 The Clinic Jane Doe
2011 Safe Mia Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 All Saints Sophia Beaumont Recurring role
2005-2006 headLand Elly Tate Main role
2008 Out of the Blue Det. Christine Taylor Recurring role
2008 Home and Away Natalie Franklin Recurring role
2009 Rogue Nation Sarah Wentworth "Rights of Passage"
2009 Sea Patrol Cynthia Luxton "Safeguard"
2010-2018 Rake Melissa Partridge Main role
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Ariel "The Course Whisperer"
2014 Secrets & Lies Jess Murnane TV miniseries
2014 House Husbands Layla "3.5"
2014 It's a Date Tess "Is it OK to Date a Friend's Ex?"
2014-2015 Neighbours Erin Rogers Recurring role
2015 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Catherine Lewis "Room Without a View"
2017 Ronny Chieng: International Student Karen Ford Recurring role
2017 House of Bond Eileen Bond TV miniseries
2017 Offspring Kirsty Crewe Recurring role
2019 Reef Break Beth Episode: "The Comeback"
2019 My Life Is Murder Jasmine Harris Episode: "Fake Empire"
2020 Operation Buffalo Corinne Syddell 6 episodes
2022 Surviving Summer Abbie Gibson 10 episodes
2022 Darby and Joan Lucy Kirkhope 1 episode
2022 Barrumbi Kids Lucy 10 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ruben Guthrie Zoya Belvoir - Upstairs Theatre[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Adrienne Pickering". Facebook.
  2. ^ "Adrienne Pickering". Reef Movie. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Seven Announces Title for its New Drama Series". 31 May 2005.
  4. ^ "Three Acting Graduates Appear in New Film The Reef". QUT. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Digital Spy - TV, Movies and Entertainment News".
  6. ^ "Ruben Guthrie Belvoir". belvoir.com. Belvoir. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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