Saskia Post

Saskia Post (1 January 1961 – 16 March 2020) was a US-born Australian actress.[1] She is best known for her leading role in the 1986 film Dogs in Space.[1] Post also acted in the 1985 film Bliss and the 1991 film Proof,[2] as well as numerous Australian television series.

Saskia Post
Born	Saskia Steenkamer (1961-01-01)1 January 1961 Martinez, California, US
Died	16 March 2020(2020-03-16) (aged 59) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–2020

Biography

Saskia Post was born in Martinez, California, in 1961. Her Dutch parents moved between America and Japan, before settling in Australia in 1975.[2] At high school she studied acting and singing and after completing high school she spent a year attending acting workshops and dance classes in Sydney. Post then commenced a degree course in drama and arts at the University of New South Wales but gave it up after 12 months to attend a full-time course at the Drama Studio in 1981. Shortly after completing the course she obtained her first television role as Julianna Sleven, a Dutch refugee, in The Sullivans,[3] an Australian drama television series about an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives.[4] Post moved to Melbourne and worked on the series for 12 months before leaving in 1984 to take part in the John Duigan film One Night Stand,[3] in which she played Eva, a Czech-born bank teller.[5]

In 1985, Post appeared in the AFI Award winning film Bliss as Honey Barbara's daughter.[3] This was followed in 1986 with a feature role in the Richard Lowenstein film Dogs in Space,[3] a story about a group of young musicians and music fans sharing a house in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond. In the film Post played the role of Anna, the girlfriend of Sam (Michael Hutchence).[6][7]

Post also appeared in numerous stage productions in Melbourne and Sydney, including Hating Alison Ashley, Salome, Endgrain, Train to Transcience, Could I Have this Dance?, In Angel Gear, Figures in Glass, Skin and Vincent in Brixton.[8]

Post also worked as a transpersonal art therapist and educator.[9]

Post died following a cardiac arrest at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on 16 March 2020.[10]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	The Sullivans	Julianna Sleven
1982–83	Sons and Daughters	Kerry Mitchell	recurring role – 15 episodes
1984	One Night Stand	Eva
1985	A Country Practice	Michelle Longet	2 episodes
	Bliss	young Honey Barbara
1986	Return to Eden	Jessica Stuart	recurring role – 11 episodes
	Dogs in Space	Anna
1987	A Country Practice	Pammie Allen	2 episodes
1991	Proof	waitress
	All Together Now	Susan	Episode: "Stuck on You"
1996	Ocean Girl	Hypnotherapist	1 episode
1997	True Love and Chaos	Sam
2000	Introducing Gary Petty	Emily	6 episodes
	Eugénie Sandler P.I.	Angela Duvier	recurring role – 11 episodes
2002	Short Cuts	Louise
2010	City Homicide	Gloria Beck	1 episode

References

1. Benedictus, Luke (23 October 2005). "The lost Post". The Age. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
2. O'Brien, Kerrie (19 March 2020). "'She really lit up the screen': Dogs In Space actor Saskia Post dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. Caputo, Juan (July 2009). "Interview with Richard Lowenstein". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. Morris, Jill (18 February 1982). "Sullivans import problem solvers". The Age. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
5. Mitchell, Charles P. (2001). A Guide to Apocalyptic Cinema. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 175. ISBN 9780313315275.
6. "INXS' Hutchence in Screen Debut". The Canberra Times. 27 November 1986. p. 4 Supplement: The Good Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "The Aussie Film Database Dogs in Space". Australian Cinema Unit at Murdoch University. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
8. Cluff, Caleb (18 March 2020). "'A great actor and a great human: Saskia Post remembered". The Courier. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
9. "Phoenix Prospectus Bachelor Degree and Vocational Education (VET)" (PDF). Phoenix Institute of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
10. "'Dogs In Space' Star Passes Away". The Music. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

External links

• Saskia Post on IMDb
• Official Michael Hutchence Memorial Website | Saskia Post