Jacinta Stapleton

Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 1979) is an Australian actress. Known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours from 1997 to 2000. Her most notable role was playing an undercover detective in the primetime network television series Stingers. Her performance garnered an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She is the younger sister of Blindspot actor Sullivan Stapleton.

Jacinta Stapleton
Jacinta Stapleton
Born
Jacinta Patrice Stapleton

1979 (age 40–41)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

Career

Joining an acting agency at the age of 6 years old, along with her brother Sullivan Stapleton, she appeared in TV commercials, film and TV series. Jacinta studied drama, theatre and dance at Sandringham Secondary College before appearing in her first long running television series as Amy Greenwood in Neighbours from 1997 to 2000, making a cameo return in 2005 during the 20th anniversary of the series.[1] From 2002 to 2004 she played Christina Dichiera in the TV drama Stingers[2] which she was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama.

She also appeared in hit dramas MDA.[3],Blue Heelers, All Saints, Dirt Game, Out of the Blue and Packed to the Rafters.[3]

In October 1999 she posed nude for Black+White magazine.[4]

Her most notable roles of late are playing Reen Nalli in the INXS: Never Tear Us Apart biopic, Mercedes Corby in the story of Schapelle and was praised for her portrayal of Madonna in the Molly Meldrum biopic Molly.

She studied under the tutelage of world renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Boulevard of Broken Dreams Jassie Garfield
2002 Dalkeith Kate Johnson
2005 The Drop Leighla Short
2006 Get Lucky Jasmine Short
2010 Matching Jack Madeline
2010 Santa's Apprentice Felix's Mother Voice
2015 Sucker Alice
2016 All Cock and No Bull! Raina Short
2017 Musclecar Bambi Steele
2018 Paint It Red Hanika
2018 And the Winner Is Anja Short, completed
2018 The Dunes Misty Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989–90 The Flying Doctors Cindy / Heather McTaggart Episodes: "Next to Go", "Wilderness"
1991 Rose Against the Odds Jenny (young) TV film
1993 Neighbours Vikki Guest role
1996–1998 The Genie from Down Under Sophie Mills Recurring role
1997–2000 Neighbours Amy Greenwood Regular role
2000 The Lost World Thea Episode: "Amazons"
2001 Stingers Kristen Rodgers Episode: "Psychotic Episode"
2002 BeastMaster Ilira Episode: "Sisters"
2002–2004 Stingers Christina Dicheria Main role (series 6–8)
2005 MDA Chloe Davis Episodes: "A Human Cost: Parts 1-4"
2005 Last Man Standing Syl Episodes: "1.14", "1.16", "1.17"
2006 Blue Heelers Tilda Dean Episodes: "Affluenza", "Going Down Swinging"
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Cece Pryor Episode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band"
2006–07 All Saints Jo Henderson Recurring role (series 9–10)
2008 Valentine's Day Delvene TV film
2008 Out of the Blue Tamara Recurring role
2009 Dirt Game Chloe Episode: "Boab Dreaming"
2010 Cops L.A.C. Kate Nolan Episode: "A Veil of Tears"
2010 Dive Olly Dive! Dr. Katz (voice) TV series
2011 The Davincibles Cherie (voice) TV series
2013 Packed to the Rafters Carla Episodes: "Reality Checks", "Role Reversals", "Head vs. Heart"
2014 Schapelle Mercedes Corby TV film
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Reen Nalli TV miniseries
2016 Molly Madonna Episode: "1.2"
2018 Bite Club Marie Connors Episode: "1.2"

References
  1. Wilkes, Neil (15 October 2005). "Neighbours Weekend: Interviews – Jacinta Stapleton". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  2. Kalina, Paul (22 May 2003). "Undercover wild child". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. Jacinta Stapleton on IMDb
  4. "Not Only Black + White: Issue 39: October 1999 by Grand, Marcello (Editor in Chief). Karen-Jane Eyre (Editor) - 1999". Biblio.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.


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