Sibylla Budd
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Sibylla Budd is an Australian actress best known for her role in the television series The Secret Life Of Us
.
, attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School
and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts
in 1999.
(ABC) soap opera Something in the Air playing Sharon. In 2001 she was the leading female in The Bank
as Michelle Roberts, and played Sam Cooper in the TV mini-series The Farm. That year she also began playing her break-out role of Gabrielle Kovich in The Secret Life Of Us.
Budd left The Secret Life Of Us in late 2003 a year before the series was cancelled. In 2005 she joined the cast of medical drama series All Saints
. In 2007 Budd appeared in Channel Nine's naval drama, Sea Patrol
as marine biologist Ursula Morrell and in the feature film directorial debut of Gallipoli
actor Mark Lee
in The Bet
, starring alongside Matthew Newton
, Aden Young
and Australian acting veteran Roy Billing
.
In 2008 Budd appeared in the $40 million advertising campaign to sell Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann
for Tourism Australia
entitled "Come Walkabout" with Matthew Le Nevez
.
on a journey to Tanzania
with World Vision
. The documentary The Secret Life of Tanzania was screened on Australian television in January 2004.
In August 2006 Budd was appointed as a member of the Advertising Standards Bureau, an advertising industry self-regulation body concerned with standards of advertising material in print, television and radio media.
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...
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Early life and education
Budd grew up in CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Canberra Girls' Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Deakin, a suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia....
and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts
Victorian College of the Arts
The Faculty of the VCA and Music is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria . VCAM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the...
in 1999.
Film and television work
In 2000 Budd appeared in the Australian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) soap opera Something in the Air playing Sharon. In 2001 she was the leading female in The Bank
The Bank (2001 film)
The Bank is an 2001 Australian thriller/drama film starring David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia.-Plot:Jim Doyle is a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market...
as Michelle Roberts, and played Sam Cooper in the TV mini-series The Farm. That year she also began playing her break-out role of Gabrielle Kovich in The Secret Life Of Us.
Budd left The Secret Life Of Us in late 2003 a year before the series was cancelled. In 2005 she joined the cast of medical drama series All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
. In 2007 Budd appeared in Channel Nine's naval drama, Sea Patrol
Sea Patrol
Sea 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...
as marine biologist Ursula Morrell and in the feature film directorial debut of Gallipoli
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
actor Mark Lee
Mark Lee (actor)
Mark Lee is an Australian actor and director, whose most prominent role was the lead in the film Gallipoli , alongside Mel Gibson. He has worked extensively in Australian film, television and theatre for over thirty years....
in The Bet
The Bet
The Bet is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The story has a twist ending....
, starring alongside Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
, Aden Young
Aden Young
Aden Young is an Australian actor. In recent years he has also turned his hand to filmmaking, directing and writing short films The Rose of Ba Ziz and The Order .- Life and career :Young was born in Toronto, Canada...
and Australian acting veteran Roy Billing
Roy Billing
Roy Billing is a New Zealand television actor, now based in Sydney, Australia.-Career:Billing has starred in many television shows and had main roles on Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Dossa and Joe and Hell Has Harbour Views...
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In 2008 Budd appeared in the $40 million advertising campaign to sell Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
for Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for tourism marketing within Australia and internationally, as well as research and forecasting of domestic and global tourism trends...
entitled "Come Walkabout" with Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez is an award-winning Australian actor.-Early life :Le Nevez was born in Canberra in 1978 and attended The French-Australian School, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before accepted into NIDA aged 17...
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Documentaries and Other Work
After the 2003 season of Secret Life, Budd joined her co-star Deborah MailmanDeborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman , is an Australian television and film actress. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role...
on a journey to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
with World Vision
World Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
. The documentary The Secret Life of Tanzania was screened on Australian television in January 2004.
In August 2006 Budd was appointed as a member of the Advertising Standards Bureau, an advertising industry self-regulation body concerned with standards of advertising material in print, television and radio media.