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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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