#285: Genevieve Hegney - More than an Actor

Genevieve Hegney is an actor, writer and performer. She has
performed extensively in theatre, film and television. You
probably recognise her from her role as Chiara in the
groundbreaking and award-winning comedy ‘Colin From Accounts’.


Her other television credits include All Her Fault (Peacock),
Sunny Nights (Stan), In Our Blood (ABC), Pieces of Her (Netflix),
Young Rock (CBS) Diary of an Uber Driver (ABC), Tim Minchin’s
Upright (Foxtel) Kinne Tonight (Ten), The Commons (STAN), Doctor
Doctor (Series 2-3), Janet King (Series 2), The Kettering
Incident, Here Come the Habibs! (Series 1-2), The Moodys (ABC),
Camp (NBC), Bedhead, Devil’s Dust, Rake, Spirited, All Saints,
Home and Away, The Alice, and Out There (Series 1 & 2).


Her film roles include Rip Tide, The Little Death, Burning Man,
Preservation, and Happy Feet. Short films include Red Ink,
Outbreak Generation, and Desirable for which she won Best Actress
at the Kaleidoscope Film Festival.


Genevieve’s theatre credits include credits include; Tot Mum (dir
by Steven Soderbergh) and Influence, Parramatta Girls for
Belvoir, Twelfth Night, Antony & Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and
Much Ado About Nothing for the Bell Shakespeare Company, Some
Explicit Polaroids for Darlinghurst Theatre and Love for
Downstairs Belvoir, both nominated for ‘Best Independent
Production’ at the Sydney Theatre Awards.


She is currently in the Troy Kinne show, ‘Full House’, which is
available on Youtube.


As a writer Genevieve and co-writer Catherine Moore wrote the
plays, Unqualified and Still Unqualified for the Ensemble
Theatre. They have recently received funding from Screen West and
Screen Australia to adapt Unqualified for television. Genevieve
also co-wrote, produced and acted in the short film The Amber
Amulet. This adaptation of the Craig Silvey novella won numerous
awards worldwide, including the 2013 Crystal Bear Award at the
Berlin International Film Festival & won her an AWGIE for
‘Best Screenplay in a Short Film’.


We chat about Colin from Accounts, the industry (tell all), her
brand-new show (tickets in episode notes), being still, her
latest comedy nomination, Unqualified, drama vs comedies, getting
into NIDA and competitiveness, accidentally manifesting, pilot
season + so much more!


Gen also has some shows coming out in October called ‘Fly Girl’
(tickets below).

Check Genevieve out on:


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegenevievehegney/

Fly Girl (tickets): 


https://www.ensemble.com.au/shows/fly-girl/?utm_source=NEWSLETTER&utm_campaign=f235295500-email_2025+single+tickets+gp_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_58621e4cf6-f235295500-50023043&mc_cid=f235295500&mc_eid=bbc5f0e1b2




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