Kate Lister
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
  • film vocalist and DJ
Years active2012–present
Known forUnhinged, Fox Trap, SeaChange
AwardsBest Actress (Festigious Film Festival 2019)

Kate Lister is an Australian actress and producer, best known for her lead role in the horror movie Unhinged (2017), directed by Dan Allen. Lister's portrayal of the character Rachel earned her critical acclaim and established her acting career. She also played series regular Lillian Liano, the quirky small-town cop, in Nine's SeaChange[1] and Jeannine Murphy, the cutthroat journalist, in Netflix's Clickbait.[2]

Early life and career

Lister was born in Melbourne. She began her career in the entertainment industry as a vocalist and DJ at the age of 24,[3] before transitioning to acting in 2012 with the movie Just the Way It Is. She has since worked on around a dozen short films, TV movies, and theatrical movies, including Sony Pictures' film Fox Trap. She has also starred in various TV shows like Neighbours, Bad Mothers and starred in Universal Studio's The Reef: Stalked and Slant, Monster Festival's Best Film for 2022.

In addition to her acting career, Lister continues to pursue her passion for music and performing as a DJ and vocalist.[4] She is also a producer and co-owner of production company Little Fish Films. Lister trained at the renowned Atlantic Acting School in New York under the guidance of William H. Macy, Cynthia Silver, and David Mamet.[5]

Filmography

Television

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes/Ref
2015 Neighbours Hannah Dunham
2015 Improv Sessions Hayley
2017 The Warriors Jessica
2017 Method Mia Hemingway
2019 Bad Mothers Phoebe [6]
2019 Snapperz Sophie
2019 SeaChange Lillian Liano [7][8][9]
2021 Clickbait Jeannine Murphy [10]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Just the Way It Is Kathryn Lister
2012 A Flicker of My Mother Kate Greer Short Film
2015 Break it Gently Lisa Short Film
2016 Fred Lisa Short Film
2016 Fox Trap Connie
2016 Man Woman TV movie
2017 Intune Lauren Short Film
2017 Unhinged Melissa
2017 Indie Film Hannah
2017 7 Storeys Down Charlie
2018 Mandy the Doll Shelby
2018 Curse of the Scarecrow June Sommers [11]
2018 Suicide Club Valerie
2019 The Final Scream Kia Anderson
- Schnook Leyla [12]
2020 Drive Me to the End Sunny Raei [13]
2022 The Reef: Stalked Lisa [14]
2023 Slant Una [15]

Production

Year Title Type Notes
2020 Drive Me to the End Film
2017 7 Storeys Down Film
2017 Indie Film Film

Awards and nominations

Festigious International Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2019 Best Actress 7 Storeys Down Won [16]

Indie film chart

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2019 April Award 7 Storeys Down Won [17]

Queen Palm International Film Festival

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2020 Best Actress Drive Me to The End Won [18]
2020 Best Feature Drive Me to The End Won Shared with Richard Summers-Calvert

References

  1. ↑ "SEACHANGE PREMIERES ON CHANNEL NINE - Every Cloud Productions". www.everycloudproductions.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Watch Clickbait | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "WHO Magazine". Retrieved 10 September 2019 – via PressReader.
  4. ↑ "Make Believe Music | Kate Lister". make believe music.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Michael (13 August 2018). "Aussie Actress Kate Lister Discusses Her Experience Working LA and NY". indieactivity. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chatting With Sherri Welcomes back Australian Actress; Kate Lister". BlogTalkRadio. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Kate Lister from SeaChange talks about cars". News Australia. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kate Lister as Lillian Liano". Channel 9 News Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Enker, Debi (14 August 2019). "The new Seachange references the past and looks to the future". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Peacock Releases First Teaser for 'One of Us Is Lying' Adaptation (TV News Roundup)". www.yahoo.com. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Nerdly » 'Curse of the Scarecrow' DVD Review". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Being Connie and Playing Challenging Characters: A Conversation with Kate Lister | The Fan Carpet". www.thefancarpet.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "'The Force' is with Melbourne Actress, Director & Producer Kate Lister". indieactivity. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  14. ↑ Kappos, Matthew (10 June 2021). "Andrew Traucki returns to the deep end as 'The Reef: Stalked' enters production". IF Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Slant (2022) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Festigious International Film Festival - JULY 2019". festigious. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "BEST ACTRESS - APRIL 2019". INDIE FILM CHART. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "2020 Honorable Mentions Tech Category". Queen Palm Film Fest. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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