Marta Dusseldorp
Marta Dusseldorp in 2015
Born
Australia
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Victorian College of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1992-present
SpouseBen Winspear
Children2

Marta Dusseldorp is an Australian stage, film and theatre actress. Her television credits include BlackJack, Crownies (and its spin-off Janet King), Jack Irish and A Place to Call Home.

She is also a producer, as co-founder and co-owner with her husband Ben Winspear of Archipelago Productions in Hobart, Tasmania.

Early life and education

Dusseldorp is the granddaughter of Dutch-born engineer Dick Dusseldorp, the founder of Lend Lease Corporation.[1] Her maternal grandfather was Sandy Robertson, a Sydney paediatrician,[2] whose forebears were also medical doctors. Her great-grandfather was one of seven brothers in a family from Dumbarton, on the west coast of Scotland, in which eight of ten sons studied medicine at the University of Glasgow. Dusseldorp was the subject of an episode of the television genealogical documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? that first screened on SBS on 14 May 2019.[3][4]

She attended Ascham School and then Geelong Grammar School, graduating in 1990, and the University of New South Wales, where she majored in theatre and film for two years. She then went on to study at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.[5]

Career

Stage

Dusseldorp started her career on the stage, performing in productions of The Lost Echo, The War of the Roses (Shakespeare), and The Bourgeois Gentleman.[6] She has worked with Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir, Griffin, The Ensemble, Bell Shakespeare, and Melbourne Theatre Company.[7]

She returned to the stage in 2016 in the premiere of Benedict Andrews' play Gloria with the Griffin Theatre Company.[8] In November 2017, Dusseldorp and her husband Ben Winspear played the couple in Joanna Murray-Smith's stage adaptation of Scenes from a Marriage for the Queensland Theatre Company.[9]

Television

Dusseldorp played Sam Lawson in the telemovie series BlackJack (2003–2007). In 2011 she played the character of Janet King in the 2011 ABC1 drama series Crownies, her breakout role, which she regarded as "a gift". She reprised the role in the 2014 spin-off Janet King. She played Linda Hillier opposite Guy Pearce in all of the Jack Irish TV series, which ran from 2012[6] to 2021.[10]

She played Sarah Adams in the series A Place to Call Home,[7][11] which was the most-watched drama series in 2013,[6] and ran until 2018.

In 2020 she played the role of Erica Bowden in the film version of the romantic comedy Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt), which the author, Monica Zanetti, wrote based on her own stage play.[12]

Dusseldorp is co-creator and producer of the 2023 comedy series Bay of Fires, also taking a lead role as a wealthy businesswoman, along with a number of other prominent actresses, such as Kerry Fox, Pamela Rabe, and Yael Stone.[13]

Recognition and awards

Dusseldorp won the award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play in the 2009 Helpmann Awards for her performance as Queen Margaret in Benedict Andrews' The War of the Roses with the Sydney Theatre Company.[14][7]

Other activities

Dusseldorp and husband Ben Winspear set up their own stage and screen company, Archipelago Productions, after moving to Hobart, Tasmania, in 2018.[15] Archipelago produces films, stage productions, art installations, and music.[16]

As of 2023 Dusseldorp is an ambassador for Save the Children Australia, in which role she has visited remote Aboriginal settlements in the Northern Territory.[7] and an advocate for refugees as Australian representative in Australia for UNHCR.[15]

Personal life

Dusseldorp is married to fellow actor Ben Winspear,[17] and they have two children.[18] Winspear, a NIDA-trained actor, has had a significant career in the theatre, including a stint as resident director of Sydney Theatre Company. He was born in Wagga Wagga but raised in Hobart, and the whole family moved there from Sydney in 2018. He was a stay-at-home parent in 2020.[15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Paradise RoadHelen van Praagh
1998PraiseRachel
2000InnocenceMonique
2001EllyEllyShort film
2002Baggage ClaimLisaShort film
2011Burning ManLisa
2013The Railway Man[19]Memsahib (uncredited)
2020Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)Erica
2024 With or Without You [20]

Television

YearTelevision showRoleNotes
1992G.P.Sophie"Dial the Universe" (#4.25)
1996MercuryLily-Ann Venables"Bad News Is Good News" (#1.13)
1997FableSarahTV movie
1999Halifax f.p.Glenys Lund"A Murder of Crows" (#1.14)
2000All SaintsInspector Debbie Bloom4 episodes
Murder CallMarion Dreyfuss"Last Act" (#3.16)
2002Kangaroo Creek GangActress
FarscapeOfficer Yal Henta2 episodes
Young LionsCatherine McGregor"Boy School Bullies" (#1.5)
2003After the DelugeEvaTV movie
MDAJoanna Gilchrist2 episodes
2004BlackJack: Sweet ScienceSam LawsonTV movie
2005BlackJack: In the Money
BlackJack: Ace Point Game
Hell Has Harbour ViewsHelen
2006BlackJack: Dead MemorySam Lawson
BlackJack: At the Gates
2007BlackJack: Ghosts
2010Rescue: Special OpsLisa Hartigan"Locked In" (#2.3)
2011CrowniesJanet King22 episodes
2012Jack Irish: Black TideLinda HillierTV movie
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Devil's DustMeredith Hellicar2 episodes
2013Precinct 13Anne Chalmers1 episode
2013–18A Place to Call HomeSarah Adams67 episodes
2014Jack Irish: Dead PointLinda HillierTV movie
2014–17Janet KingJanet King24 episodes
2014Life on UsNarratorSBS documentary[21]
2016Hatch, Match & DispatchNarratorABC documentary
2016–21Jack IrishLinda Hillier3 series (14 episodes)
2020StatelessMargot6 episodes
2020–21WentworthSheila BauschSpecial guest star (4 episodes)
2021 Wentworth Unlocked [22] Self TV special
2022 The Twelve Lucy Bloom 10 episodes
Inside the Sydney Opera House Narrator/Self 3 episodes
2023 Appetite Voicing
Bay of Fires Stella Heikkinen Main role

References

  1. ↑ "Rise and shine" by Catherine Keenan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 October 2004.
  2. ↑ RACP Roll: Robertson, Sandy Edwin John Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Jane (15 May 2019). "Glasgow medical family to feature in Who Do You Think You Are? Australia". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Marta Dusseldorp". SBS On Demand. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Marta Dusseldorp: Before Janet King, I always felt I was there to serve a man's story Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Lehmann, Megan (14 June 2015). "Marta Dusseldorp, TV's leading lady, finds a place to call home". The Australian. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Save the Children's Ambassadors". Save the Children Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Crownies' Marta Dusseldorp on stage and screen" by Steve Dow, The Saturday Paper, 27 August 2016
  9. ↑ Bergman, Ingmar (29 September 2016). "Scenes From A Marriage". queenslandtheatre.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (11 June 2021). "A complete guide to the twisted, crime-filled universe of Jack Irish". NME. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (8 July 2012). "000 call to Bec Gibney please". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Bizzaca, Caris (17 November 2020). "Shooting, pitching and distributing Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Wearring, Myles (15 July 2023). "As a producer, Marta Dusseldorp is putting women front and centre". ABC News. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Melanie Kembrey (19 March 2015). "Marta Dusseldorp reveals breastfeeding cost job on Sydney Theatre Company show". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. 1 2 3 Coslovich, Gabriella (25 September 2020). "Actors Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear on their plans to kick-start a creative revival in Tasmania". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Past projects". Archipelago Productions. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Kalina, Paul (26 June 2014). "Actor Ben Winspear plays opposite his wife Marta Dusseldorp in A Place To Call Home". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Northover, Kylie (7 June 2013). "Lunch with Marta Dusseldorp". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "The Railway Man Review" by Michelle Orange, SBS Movies, 16 September 2013
  20. ↑ https://if.com.au/marta-dusseldorp-melinda-vidler-albert-mwangi-ready-for-adelaide-adventure-with-kelly-schillings-with-or-without-you/
  21. ↑ Life on Us: A Microscopic Safari at IMDb
  22. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/airdate-wentworth-unlocked.html
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