Daniela Farinacci is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits.

Farinacci is perhaps best known for her role in the Australian movie Lantana

Lantana (film)

Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence and featuring Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey. It is based on the play Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell, which premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company...

as Paula, alongside Vince Colosimo

Vince Colosimo

Vincenzo Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.-Personal life:...

. She also appeared in supporting roles in Little Fish

Little Fish

Little Fish may refer to:*Benny Bass, American world featherweight champion & world junior lightweight champion boxer*Little Fish , a 2005 film directed by Rowan Woods*Little Fish , a 2003 musical by Michael John LaChiusa...

and Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...

.

Farinacci is known for a starring role in the 2006 television mini-series The Society Murders as Maritza Wales, based on a real-life crime. She also has a starring role in the police television drama series, East West 101

East West 101

East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....

as Helen Callas.

Her theatre roles include Juliet in 'Romeo & Juliet' and Helena in 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' and many more Melbourne theatre productions.

Television credits

• Rush
  Rush (2008 TV series)
  -DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:...
  
   as Rita (2008)
• East West 101
  East West 101
  East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
  
   as Helen Callas (2007)
• City Homicide
  City Homicide
  City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
  
   as Marion Palmer (2007)
• The Society Murders as Maritza Wales (2006)
• BlackJack: Ace Point Game
  BlackJack (telemovie)
  BlackJack is a series of Australian television movies created by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, and starring Colin Friels. The movies began airing on Network Ten in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom on the BBC and UKTV Drama.After blowing the whistle on his...
  
   as Jenny Hasler
• MDA as Dr. Wendy Rossi
• The Secret Life of Us
  The Secret Life of Us
  The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
  
   as Francesca (2002)
• Blue Heelers
  Blue Heelers
  Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
  
  
• Halifax f.p.: Playing God
  Halifax f.p.
  Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
  
   as Detective Koslinski (2001)

Filmographys

• Little Fish
  Little Fish
  Little Fish may refer to:*Benny Bass, American world featherweight champion & world junior lightweight champion boxer*Little Fish , a 2005 film directed by Rowan Woods*Little Fish , a 2003 musical by Michael John LaChiusa...
  
   as Donna (2005)
• Look Both Ways
  Look Both Ways
  Look Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...
  
   as Julia (2005)
• Lantana
  Lantana (film)
  Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence and featuring Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey. It is based on the play Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell, which premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company...
  
   as Paula (2001)

Awards

Daniela's role in Lantana

Lantana (film)

Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence and featuring Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey. It is based on the play Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell, which premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company...

 brought her numerous awards and nominations:

• 2001 – Won Inside Film (IF) Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2001 – Won Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2001 – Nominated for an AFI Award
  Australian Film Institute Awards
  The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
  
  for Best Supporting Actress.
• 2003 – Nominated for a Green Room award for 'Metamorphosis' (Melbourne Theatre Company)
• 2005 – Nominated for a Green Room award for 'Traitors' (Melbourne Fringe/Independent Production).

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