Gracie Otto
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Gracie Otto is an Australian actress, film producer, writer and film director.
and Susan Hill. Her sister is actress Miranda Otto
and her brother-in-law is actor Peter O'Brien. She attended Burwood Girls High School
, performing extremely well in sport and music.
She also received 100% in the HSC for her first short film Kill Blondes. As a schoolgirl she represented Australia
and NSW in Futsal
in New Zealand
, Greece
and Canada
and NSW in Softball
.
Gracie completed four years of study in film - a two year Screen Production course (2003-4) while at high school; and a Certificate IV in Film (2005), Diploma in Film (2005) and Advanced Diploma in Film (2006) at the renowned Sydney Film School
.
Gracie has directed five short films, all of which have screened at prestigious international and Australian film festivals.
Gracie’s previous four short films - La Meme Nuit (2007), Tango Trois (2005), Broken Beat
(2005) and Kill Blondes (2004) have also been acclaimed in major festivals including Flickerfest
, St Kilda, European ECU Paris, Short Film Market Cannes, Interfilm Berlin, Palm Springs
, Shoot Me Netherlands, Salento Italy, Spirit On Screen and Show Me Shorts NZ, Singapore
, Santiago
, Normandy
and the Australia-Japan Student Film Festivals (Tokyo).
Gracie’s most recent short film, Seamstress, was a winning screenplay in the Jameson Short Film Competition, and stars Australian acting legends Barry Otto
and Julie Forsythe and supermodel Mink Sadowsky. Screening in 2011 at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, St Kilda Short Film Festival
, London Short Film Festival and Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, audiences have responded to her homage to Hitchcock
and cinematic 60s style.
She is preparing to direct her first feature and has three writer/director projects in development – an Australian/French co-production Rue De Tournon about the wild and romantic adventures of two Aussie girls in Paris; Blonde V Brunette, a noir piece inspired by the films of Alfred Hitchcock
and David Lynch
and living in LA; and she is currently shooting a feature documentary on legendary British theatre and film impresario Michael White
.
Gracie has earned critical acclaim as an actress for her performances in leading roles in two Australian feature films Three Blind Mice
(2008) and LBF – Living Between F**ks (2011) both of which have screened at major film festivals including SXSW, Sydney
, London
and Toronto
. Three Blind Mice
also marked Gracie’s debut as a feature film editor
, probably one of the few times the leading actress doubled in this role.
Apart from her editing skills on display in Three Blind Mice and her own short films,
Gracie also worked as an editor on the feature documentary Rocket Compulsion and frequently does corporate work.
Gracie is also a photographic model and ambassador for many top Australian and international designers and magazines and has developed a substantial portfolio including Stronghold Jeans (US) and Australian fashion magazines including InStyle, Cleo
, Cosmopolitan
, Who, Madison and Sunday
. Last year she also graced the first cover of the new international art magazine, Stil, channeling Barbarella
. She has also walked in shows for Pussycat Dolls Lingerie, Coca Cola Little Black Dress and Thirty Days of Fashion.
She is the Ambassador for the Chambord Shine Awards and has also been Ambassador for Royal Randwick Autumn Racing, international accessories company Mimco and Australian designer Jane & Eleni.
Gracie appeared as a celebrity guest on Talkn' Bout Your Genertation as well as a presenter at the IF awards. She was the spokes person for Tropfest
with John Jameson productions and MC the Moet and Chandon lunch at Audi Race Week in Hamilton Island.
Gracie is an Industry Advisory Board member of the Sydney Film School
and a Creative Director of Class Movies. She is committed to several charities including Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
, Madison Ovarian Cancer, Nobody Was Thirsty and Bulgari Save the Children Foundation.
In 2011 Gracie's achievements were recognised when she was awarded the InStyle & Audi Women of Style Scholarship to assist her to develop her feature film projects. Previously Gracie had twice been a finalist in the SOYA
Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards Film Category in 2008 and 2009, a finalist for the 2009 British Council Realise Your Dreams award, and a finalist for the 2009 Inside Film Rising Talent Award.
Gracie Otto has represented Australia and New South Wales in indoor soccer
in some international games. In softball
, she represented her home state New South Wales in the 2004 Australian Championships.
Approximately one month later she pleaded guilty to the offence in the Waverly Local Court. Magistrate Antony Townsden did not suspend Otto's licence, accepting she needed it to maintain her busy film industry schedule.
Early life
Gracie Otto is the daughter of the Australian actor Barry OttoBarry Otto
Barry Otto is an Australian actor with a long list of memorable roles on stage and in film. Otto received an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly Ballroom as well as being nominated for Bliss, Cosi and The More Things Change......
and Susan Hill. Her sister is actress Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Lindsay and Barry Otto and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, she began acting at age eighteen, and has performed in a variety of independent and major studio films....
and her brother-in-law is actor Peter O'Brien. She attended Burwood Girls High School
Burwood Girls High School
Burwood Girls' High School is a public, comprehensive, secondary, day school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, performing extremely well in sport and music.
She also received 100% in the HSC for her first short film Kill Blondes. As a schoolgirl she represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and NSW in Futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and NSW in Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
.
Gracie completed four years of study in film - a two year Screen Production course (2003-4) while at high school; and a Certificate IV in Film (2005), Diploma in Film (2005) and Advanced Diploma in Film (2006) at the renowned Sydney Film School
Sydney Film School
The Sydney Film School, Australia, was established in August 2004 by a group of founding partners including Mark Allan, John Buckmaster, Ben Ferris, Phillip Handy, Leslie Oliver, Uracha Oliver, John Saunders, Joe Skrzynski, Emile Sherman and Willie Weinstein. It was officially launched on 3...
.
Gracie has directed five short films, all of which have screened at prestigious international and Australian film festivals.
Gracie’s previous four short films - La Meme Nuit (2007), Tango Trois (2005), Broken Beat
Broken beat
Broken beat is an electronic music genre that can be characterized by syncopated rhythm typically in 4/4 meter, with staggered or punctuated snare beats and/or hand claps....
(2005) and Kill Blondes (2004) have also been acclaimed in major festivals including Flickerfest
Flickerfest
Flickerfest is an Australian, Academy Award-accredited short film festival. Founded in 1992 at Balmain High School which is now called Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, it is held every January in Sydney. The films then go on tour throughout Australia. The Festival Director is currently...
, St Kilda, European ECU Paris, Short Film Market Cannes, Interfilm Berlin, Palm Springs
Palm Springs
Palm Springs is a desert city in CaliforniaPalm Springs may also refer to:* Palm Springs, Florida* Palm Springs, Hong Kong, a residential development in Yuen Long, Hong Kong* Coachella Valley, also known as the Palm Springs area...
, Shoot Me Netherlands, Salento Italy, Spirit On Screen and Show Me Shorts NZ, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Santiago
Santiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
and the Australia-Japan Student Film Festivals (Tokyo).
Gracie’s most recent short film, Seamstress, was a winning screenplay in the Jameson Short Film Competition, and stars Australian acting legends Barry Otto
Barry Otto
Barry Otto is an Australian actor with a long list of memorable roles on stage and in film. Otto received an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor in Strictly Ballroom as well as being nominated for Bliss, Cosi and The More Things Change......
and Julie Forsythe and supermodel Mink Sadowsky. Screening in 2011 at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, St Kilda Short Film Festival
St Kilda Short Film Festival
St Kilda Film Festival is Australia's longest running short film festival and has been showcasing Australian short films since 1983. The festival, produced and presented by the city of Port Phillip, screens Australian short films in all genres including drama, comedy, documentary, animation and...
, London Short Film Festival and Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, audiences have responded to her homage to Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
and cinematic 60s style.
She is preparing to direct her first feature and has three writer/director projects in development – an Australian/French co-production Rue De Tournon about the wild and romantic adventures of two Aussie girls in Paris; Blonde V Brunette, a noir piece inspired by the films of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
and David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
and living in LA; and she is currently shooting a feature documentary on legendary British theatre and film impresario Michael White
Michael White
- Academics :*Michael JD White , British zoologist*Michael White , inventor of narrative therapy*L. Michael White, American theologian*Michael White , English Communications Theorist- Journalism and literature :...
.
Gracie has earned critical acclaim as an actress for her performances in leading roles in two Australian feature films Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753.-Lyrics:The modern words are:-Variations and uses:Amateur music composer Thomas Oliphant noted in 1843 that:...
(2008) and LBF – Living Between F**ks (2011) both of which have screened at major film festivals including SXSW, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753.-Lyrics:The modern words are:-Variations and uses:Amateur music composer Thomas Oliphant noted in 1843 that:...
also marked Gracie’s debut as a feature film editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
, probably one of the few times the leading actress doubled in this role.
Apart from her editing skills on display in Three Blind Mice and her own short films,
Gracie also worked as an editor on the feature documentary Rocket Compulsion and frequently does corporate work.
Gracie is also a photographic model and ambassador for many top Australian and international designers and magazines and has developed a substantial portfolio including Stronghold Jeans (US) and Australian fashion magazines including InStyle, Cleo
Cleo (magazine)
CLEO is an Australian, New Zealand, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thailand and Indonesian women's magazine.Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused Dolly, the magazine is known for its CLEO Bachelor of the Year award....
, Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, Who, Madison and Sunday
Sunday
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection....
. Last year she also graced the first cover of the new international art magazine, Stil, channeling Barbarella
Barbarella
Barbarella is a female given name, variant of Barbara. It may also refer to:* Barbarella by Jean-Claude Forest; the origin of the story** Barbarella , based on the comic book; starring Jane Fonda...
. She has also walked in shows for Pussycat Dolls Lingerie, Coca Cola Little Black Dress and Thirty Days of Fashion.
She is the Ambassador for the Chambord Shine Awards and has also been Ambassador for Royal Randwick Autumn Racing, international accessories company Mimco and Australian designer Jane & Eleni.
Gracie appeared as a celebrity guest on Talkn' Bout Your Genertation as well as a presenter at the IF awards. She was the spokes person for Tropfest
Tropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...
with John Jameson productions and MC the Moet and Chandon lunch at Audi Race Week in Hamilton Island.
Gracie is an Industry Advisory Board member of the Sydney Film School
Sydney Film School
The Sydney Film School, Australia, was established in August 2004 by a group of founding partners including Mark Allan, John Buckmaster, Ben Ferris, Phillip Handy, Leslie Oliver, Uracha Oliver, John Saunders, Joe Skrzynski, Emile Sherman and Willie Weinstein. It was officially launched on 3...
and a Creative Director of Class Movies. She is committed to several charities including Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer is a charity campaign launched in the UK in 1996 by Breakthrough Breast Cancer . M & S has sold a wide range of charitable women's clothes for Breakthrough Breast Cancer for many years. The charity is best known for its famous 'target' logo t-shirt designed by Ralph...
, Madison Ovarian Cancer, Nobody Was Thirsty and Bulgari Save the Children Foundation.
In 2011 Gracie's achievements were recognised when she was awarded the InStyle & Audi Women of Style Scholarship to assist her to develop her feature film projects. Previously Gracie had twice been a finalist in the SOYA
Soya
Soya can mean:* Soya bean* Sōya District, Hokkaidō* Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaidō* Soya3D, a high-level three-dimensional rendering engine for the Python programming language* Soya sauce, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt....
Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards Film Category in 2008 and 2009, a finalist for the 2009 British Council Realise Your Dreams award, and a finalist for the 2009 Inside Film Rising Talent Award.
Gracie Otto has represented Australia and New South Wales in indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
in some international games. In softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, she represented her home state New South Wales in the 2004 Australian Championships.
Criminal history
On the evening of 31 July 2009 Gracie Otto registered a 0.063 blood/alcohol reading during a random breath test. As a result she was charged for low range drink driving.Approximately one month later she pleaded guilty to the offence in the Waverly Local Court. Magistrate Antony Townsden did not suspend Otto's licence, accepting she needed it to maintain her busy film industry schedule.
Actress
- 2005 Eve
- 2006 The New Life
- 2007 Good Luck with That
- 2008 Three Blind MiceThree Blind MiceThree Blind Mice is an English nursery rhyme and musical round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3753.-Lyrics:The modern words are:-Variations and uses:Amateur music composer Thomas Oliphant noted in 1843 that:...
- 2009 Sea PatrolSea PatrolSea Patrol may refer to:*Sea Patrol, an Australian television series from 2007-2011**Sea Patrol **Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol II: The Coup**Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol: Red Gold...
- 2011 "L.B.F"
Director
- 2004 Kill Blondes
- 2005 Broken Beat
- 2006 Tango Trois
- 2007 La Meme Nuit
- 2011 "Seamstress"