Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp (born 1 February 1973) is an Australian stage, film and theatre actress. Her television credits include BlackJack, Crownies (and its spin-off Janet King), Jack Irish and A Place to Call Home.

Marta Dusseldorp
Marta Dusseldorp in 2015
Born (1973-02-01) February 1, 1973[1]
Australia
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Victorian College of the Arts
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Ben Winspear[2]
Children2

Early life and education

Dusseldorp is the granddaughter of Dutch-born engineer Dick Dusseldorp, the founder of Lend Lease Corporation.[3] Her maternal grandfather was Sandy Robertson, a Sydney paediatrician.[4] She attended Geelong Grammar School, graduating in 1990, and the University of New South Wales, where she majored in theatre and film for two years. She then went on to study at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.[5]

Career

Dusseldorp played the character of Janet King in the 2011 ABC1 drama series Crownies,[6] a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off Janet King. She is also known for the telemovie series BlackJack (2003–2007) as Sam Lawson and the 2012 Jack Irish telemovie series as Linda Hillier. She has appeared in guest roles on television series such as All Saints. She had a starring role in the series A Place to Call Home, which ran from 2013 until 2018.[7]

She won the award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play in the 2009 Helpmann Awards for her performance as Queen Margaret in Benedict Andrews' The War of the Roses with the Sydney Theatre Company.[8] Dusseldorp returned to the stage in 2016 in the premiere of Benedict Andrews' play Gloria with the Griffin Theatre Company.[9] In November 2017, Dusseldorp and her husband Ben Winspear played the couple in Joanna Murray-Smith's stage adaptation of Scenes from a Marriage for the Queensland Theatre Company.[10]

Personal life

Dusseldorp is married to fellow actor Ben Winspear, and they have two children.[11]

She is an ambassador for Save the Children Australia and Australia for UNHCR.[12]

Dusseldorp was the subject of an episode of the television genealogical documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? that first screened on SBS on 14 May 2019.

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Paradise RoadHelen van Praagh
1998PraiseRachel
2000InnocenceMonique
2001EllyEllyShort film
2002Baggage ClaimLisaShort film
2011Burning ManLisa
2013The Railway Man[13]Memsahib (uncredited)

Television
YearTelevision showRoleNotes
1992G.P.Sophie"Dial the Universe" (#4.25)
1996MercuryLily-Ann Venables"Bad News Is Good News" (#1.13)
1997FableSarahTV movie
1999Halifax f.p.Glenys Lund"A Murder of Crows" (#1.14)
2000All SaintsInspector Debbie Bloom4 episodes
2000Murder CallMarion Dreyfuss"Last Act" (#3.16)
2002Kangaroo Creek GangActress
2002FarscapeOfficer Yal Henta2 episodes
2002Young LionsCatherine McGregor"Boy School Bullies" (#1.5)
2003After the DelugeEvaTV movie
2003MDAJoanna Gilchrist2 episodes
2004BlackJack: Sweet ScienceSam LawsonTV movie
2005BlackJack: In the Money
2005BlackJack: Ace Point Game
2005Hell Has Harbour ViewsHelen
2006BlackJack: Dead MemorySam Lawson
2006BlackJack: At the Gates
2007BlackJack: Ghosts
2010Rescue: Special OpsLisa Hartigan"Locked In" (#2.3)
2011CrowniesJanet King22 episodes
2012Jack Irish: Black TideLinda HillierTV movie
2012Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012Devil's DustMeredith Hellicar2 episodes
2013Precinct 13Anne Chalmers
2013–2018A Place to Call HomeSarah AdamsMain role
2014Jack Irish: Dead PointLinda HillierTV movie
2014–2017Janet KingJanet KingLead role
2014Life on UsNarratorSBS documentary[14]
2016Hatch, Match & DispatchNarratorABC documentary
2016–2018Jack IrishLinda HillierTwo 6-part series
2020StatelessMargot6 episodes
2020–presentWentworthSheila BauschMain role
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References
  1. Screenshot, Instagram, undated, metadata: "Feb 1, 2016 at 8:06am UTC"
  2. "Actor Ben Winspear plays opposite his wife Marta Dusseldorp in A Place To Call Home" by Paul Kalina, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 2014
  3. "Rise and shine" by Catherine Keenan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 October 2004
  4. RACP Roll: Robertson, Sandy Edwin John Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. Marta Dusseldorp: Before Janet King, I always felt I was there to serve a man's story Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. "Marta Dusseldorp, TV's leading lady, finds a place to call home". The Australian. 29 November 2014.
  7. Byrnes, Holly (9 July 2012). "New TV lead Marta Dusseldorp has Rebecca Gibney on speed dial". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. Melanie Kembrey (19 March 2015). "Marta Dusseldorp reveals breastfeeding cost job on Sydney Theatre Company show". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  9. "Crownies' Marta Dusseldorp on stage and screen" by Steve Dow, The Saturday Paper, 27 August 2016
  10. Scenes from a Marriage, production details, Queensland Theatre Company
  11. Kylie Northover, "The Good Life: Lunch with Marta Dusseldorp", The Age, 8 June 2013, Life & Style, p. 3
  12. "Save the Children Ambassadors". Save the Children Australia.
  13. "The Railway Man Review" by Michelle Orange, SBS Movies, 16 September 2013
  14. Life on Us: A Microscopic Safari on IMDb
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