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5	Anna Charmichael Torv (born 7 June 1979 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress known for her starring role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series ''Series/{{Fringe}}''.
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8	!Roles
9	* 2003 ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' as Ophelia
10	* 2004 ''Series/McLeodsDaughters'' as Jasmine [=McLeod=]
11	* 2005 ''Theatre/TheCherryOrchard'' as Anya
12	* 2006 ''Film/TheBookOfRevelation'' as Bridget/The Leading Hooded Woman
13	* 2007 and 2014 ''VideoGame/HeavenlySword'' as Nariko
14	* 2010 ''Series/ThePacific'' as Virginia Grey
15	* 2008-2013 ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' as Olivia Dunham/Alternate Olivia Dunham/William Bell
16	* 2015 ''Deadline Gallipoli'' as Gwendoline Churchill
17	* 2016-2019 ''Series/SecretCity'' as Harriet Dunkley
18	* 2017-2019 ''Series/{{Mindhunter}}'' as Dr. Wendy Carr
19	* 2021- ''Series/TheNewsreader'' as Helen Norville
20	* 2023 ''Series/{{The Last of Us\|2023}}'' as Tess
21	* 2024 ''Film/ForceOfNatureTheDry2'' as Alice Russell
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25	!Tropes
26	* ActingForTwo:
27	** Played Olivia Dunham and her AlternateSelf on ''Series/{{Fringe}}''.
28	** Played Bridget and TheLeader of the antagonists in ''Film/TheBookOfRevelation''.
29	* FakeAmerican: As [[Series/{{Fringe}} Olivia Dunham]], [[Series/ThePacific Virginia Grey]], [[Series/{{Mindhunter}} Dr. Wendy Carr]] and [[Series/{{TheLastofUs}} Tess.]]
30	* MsFanservice: She frequently disrobes in her films or/and shows.
31	* OneHitWonder: Unlike other female leads on J.J Abrams shows, Anna Torv isn't really known for anything else in the United States besides ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', although she has had her profile elevated quite a bit as a result of her work in ''Series/{{Mindhunter}}''. Her recent Australian work has got her a big profile there - she won Logie Awards (the Australian equivalent of an Emmy) for ''Secret City'' and ''The Newsreader''.
32	** She also appears as Tess in the highly-anticipated ''The Last of Us'' HBO series.
33	* RomanceOnTheSet: She was married to her ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' on-screen partner Creator/MarkValley for a year.
34	* ShakespeareanActors: She starred as Ophelia in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' for Bell Shakespeare in the 2003 season.
35	* StarMakingRole: As Olivia Dunham in ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', a role that won her the Saturn Award for Best Actress in Television a record-whooping four times.

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