| Anita Hegh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1972 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994– |
Anita Hegh (born 11 May 1972) is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.
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Her father is Norwegian, who came to Australia at the age of 14, and her mother is a Swedish–Estonian.[1] Hegh has one brother.
Hegh studied drama when she was younger to overcome shyness. She originally studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society.[2] After auditioning for the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney and being accepted, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at NIDA, graduating in 1994,[3] and has rarely been out of work since.
After minor roles in Cosi (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter, Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers, which she starred on from 1998 to 2002.
Hegh's most recent roles were starring alongside Jason Donovan in the ABC miniseries Loot, a four episode guest role on MDA in 2005, for which she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and a recurring role on Last Man Standing. She also guest starred as an American Coach in an episode of Holly's Heroes.
In 2005, Hegh performed in a psychodrama entitled The Yellow Wallpaper which was an adaptation from a novella of the same title by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This play was adapted by Hegh and Evans, and directed by Evans. Hegh was a nominated for best female actor in the 2005 Green Room Awards for the role in the fringe/independent theatre category.[4]