Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress from Sydney. In high school, she acted in plays such as The Merchant of Venice, and her first major role was in Wicked Science from 2003 to 2004. After that, she gained critical attention by starring in Hating Alison Ashley, which won her a nomination for Best Lead Actress from the Australian Film Institute (AFI). She later won an acting award from the AFI for a guest role in Blue Heelers, and received another nomination for The Jammed.
From 2007 to 2009, Saskia was on Sea Patrol as the navigator Nikki Caetano. In 2011, Saskia joined Home and Away as Tegan Callahan. She also appeared in Underbelly: Razor. Her upcoming projects include Black and White and Sex, Min Min, and Tricky Business. She has been married to Australian actor Jamie Croft since 2008, and in 2012 she gave birth to their first child. Her sister, Martika Sullivan, is also an actress.
Roles
- Water Rats (2000 episode "Low Blows") as Victoria St. Clair
- The Junction Boys (2002) as Joyce
- Ned Kelly (2003 film starring Heath Ledger) as Jane Jones
- The Pact (2003) as Young Susan Tuttle
- Wicked Science (2003-2004) as Dina Demiris
- Thunderstruck (2004) as Chloe
- The Glenmoore Job (2005) as Sally
- Hating Alison Ashley (2005) as Erica Yurken
- Jewboy (2005) as Rivka
- Blue Heelers (2005 episode "Child's Play") as Ashley Barker
- The Jammed (2007) as Vanya
- Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji (2007) as Pirate Lily
- Sea Patrol (2007-2009) as Nikki Caetano
- Kind of Man (2009 Short Film) as Chloe
- Storage (2009) as Zia
- Cold Sore (2011 Short Film) as Jenna
- Rescue Special Ops (2011 episode "Storm Chaser") as Annie Griffin
- Home and Away (2011) as Tegan Callahan
- Underbelly: Razor (2011 episode "The Darlinghurst Outrage") as Ida Maddocks
- Black and White and Sex (2012) as Angie 7
- Min Min (2012 Short Film) as Celeste
- Tricky Business (2012 episode "Space and Time") as Zoe Platt
Tropes
- Typecasting: Saskia shows up in a lot of Police Procedural and other Emergency Services dramas, and in Short Film.
