Penny McNamee
☼ Born on 17 December 1983, in Australia
BiographyPenny McNamee is one of Australia's most versatile actresses, forging an impressive career in television, film and musical theatre.
From May 2016, McNamee has been staring as the beloved Dr. Tori Morgan in Australia's most popular series "Home and Away" - a role which saw her nominated for a Logie Award.
Living in New York between 2011-2014, Penny was quickly cast as Elizabeth Berg in "Political Animals" (USA), Vivian Tully in "Elementary" (CBS) and Marie Grasso in "Blue Bloods" (CBS).
Australian screen credits include the role of Hope in the Steven Spielberg mini-series "The Pacific", Ruth Crockett in Stephen King's mini-series "Salem's Lot" and Carol in John Duigan's feature film, "Careless Love". Guest appearances include "White Collar Blue" (Ch10) , "All Saints" (Ch7) , "Headland" (Ch7) and "Satisfaction" (Foxtel).
On stage, Penny originated the role of Nessarose in the Australian production of "Wicked!", for which she won the 2009 Green Room Award. She also originated the role of Jennifer in Cameron Mackintoch's production of "The Witches of Eastwick" for which she was nominated for a Mo Award. In the USA, Penny performed the lead role of Jerusha Abbott in the new musical "Daddy Long Legs". Upon returning to Australia in 2015, Penny played "Mary Poppins" at Sydney's Riverside Theatre.
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See No Evil (03/05/2014)
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