Amy Mathews
{{short description|Australian actress (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Amy Mathews
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|03|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2001–present
| known_for = Home and Away
| spouse =
| awards = Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent (2007)
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402163514/http://www.amymathewsnet.com/ Official site]
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Amy Mathews (born 29 March 1979) is an Australian television, film and theatre actress. She is best known for her role as Rachel Armstrong in Australian soap opera Home and Away.
Early life
Mathews was born in Melbourne, Victoria, but has spent most of her life in Sydney. She was offered a scholarship at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, which she completed. She then enrolled in and completed a two-year acting course in Surry Hills, Sydney, where she met fellow Home and Away actor Jon Sivewright, who plays Tony Holden, her husband on the show.
Career
Mathews became involved with the Bell Shakespeare Company. She performed as part of the "Actors at Work" program touring high schools in Australia and Singapore.{{cite web| url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/cast_amymathews.html| title=Home and Away Cast Amy Mathews| publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann| accessdate=20 September 2011}} She has a passion for the theatre, her first role was in 2003 with Cigarettes and Chocolate and Other Hang Ups.Stephen Dunne (1 April 2003){{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/31/1048962695960.html| title=Cigarettes and Chocolates and Other Hang Ups, See-Saw Theatre Company| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=April 2003| accessdate=20 September 2011}} Mathews other theatre credits include Tracked, Push Up 1-3, Chicom, Orange Flower Water.Jason Blake (29 March 2011){{cite web| url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/theatre/orange-flower-water-20110329-1cemk.html| title=Orange Flower Water| work=Brisbane Times| date=29 March 2011| accessdate=20 September 2011}} She is currently appearing in Transparency.Lloyd Bradford Skye (13 September 2011){{cite web| url=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2011/09/13/review-transparency-york-theatre-sydney| title=REVIEW: Transparency – York Theatre, Sydney| publisher=crikey.com.au| accessdate=20 September 2011}}Chris Hook (24 August 2011){{cite web| url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/whats-on/transparency-at-the-seymour-centre-and-riverside-theatres/story-e6frexmi-1226121400121| title=Transparency at the Seymour Centre and Riverside Theatres| work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia| accessdate=20 September 2011}}Suzanne MacKay (3 September 2011){{cite web| url=http://aussietheatre.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1833:transparency-seymour-centre&catid=41:general&Itemid=111| title=Transparency - Seymour Centre| publisher=aussietheatre.com| accessdate=20 September 2011}}
Mathews made her acting debut on screen in 2001 when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived television series Head Start. She has had several roles on other television series including Always Greener, Blue Heelers, Love Bytes, All Saints and the British series Jeopardy. Before landing the role of Rachel Armstrong on Australian soap opera Home and Away, she waited tables until she could make enough money. Mathews played the role of doctor and psychiatrist Rachel Armstrong since the first episode of the 2006 season,{{cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Sarah|title=A breath of fresh air |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/tv/a-breath-of-fresh-air/story-e6freqj6-1111115768365|date=11 March 2008|work=The Courier-Mail|accessdate=22 July 2017}} until 2010 when she departed the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/news/a203266/two-more-to-leave-home-and-away/|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|title=Two more to leave 'Home and Away'|date=15 February 2010|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=22 July 2017}} The reason she decided to leave was because she wanted to move on and try new projects. The role of Rachel won Mathews the Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=662477&showcomments=true |title=2007 TV WEEK Logie Awards |publisher=ninemsn |accessdate=20 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307121548/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=662477&showcomments=true |archivedate=7 March 2012 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv36ig5Z0-A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kv36ig5Z0-A |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Amy Mathews wins Most Popular Female Talent at Logies 2007| via=YouTube| date=7 May 2007| accessdate=20 September 2011}}{{cbignore}} Following her departure from Home and Away, Mathews made a guest appearances in two episodes of the popular television series Packed to the Rafters. Her most recent guest roles include Rescue: Special Ops and Crownies which stars former Home and Away co-stars Todd Lasance and Indiana Evans.
In 2007, Mathews starred in the Australian film Gabriel, in which she had just begun her run on Home and Away while shooting the film. Gabriel is her only film credit. Since leaving Home and Away, she has starred on stage in various plays, and in t.v commercials.
She has an interest in writing and directing, and she currently runs her own blog,{{cite web |title=Actress Amy Mathews Official Blog |url=http://sewamysew.com/}} and is studying surface design.{{cite web|title=Actress Amy Mathews Instagram |url=http://i.instagram.com/sewamysew/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150424133722/http://i.instagram.com/sewamysew/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-04-24 }}
In August 2023, it was announced that Mathews would be joining the cast of the courtroom drama series, The Twelve for its second season.{{cite web| last=Slatter| first=Sean| title=Frances O'Connor to join Sam Neill in second season of 'The Twelve' as new cast unveiled| url=https://if.com.au/frances-oconnor-to-join-sam-neill-in-second-season-of-the-twelve-as-new-cast-unveiled/| website=IF Magazine| date=31 August 2023| access-date=29 September 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831031221/https://if.com.au/frances-oconnor-to-join-sam-neill-in-second-season-of-the-twelve-as-new-cast-unveiled/| archive-date=31 August 2023}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2007
| Gabriel | Maggie | Feature film |
| 2020
| Senior Constable Harrison | Feature film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2001
| Louise | Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2002
| T'ree | Season 2 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2003
| Mary Cowper | Season 6 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2003
| Jeopardy | Constable Tucker | Season 2 (guest, 2 episodes) |
| 2004
| Mel | Season 1 (recurring, 4 episode) |
| 2004
| Tahnya West | Season 11 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2005
| Cassie Anderson | Season 8 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2006–2010
| Seasons 19–23 (regular, 331 episodes) |
| 2010
| Erin Moore | Season 3 (guest, 2 episodes) |
| 2011
| Claire Newell | Season 3 (guest, 2 episodes) |
| 2011
| Crownies | Vanessa Kenay | Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2014
| Amy Polson | Season 2 (recurring, 7 episodes) |
| 2020
| Rima | Season 2 (guest, 1 episode) |
| 2023
| The Claremont Murders | Michelle Bowman | Miniseries (1 episode) |
| 2024
|Sasha Price |TV series: 8 episodes |
Theatre
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2003
|Cigarettes and Chocolate and Other Hang Ups | Gemma |
| 2003
| Tracked | Rose |
| 2005
| Push Up 1-3 | Sabine | |
| 2010:
| Chicom | Grunt 3 | New Theatre |
| 2011
| Orange Flower Water | Cathy Calhoun |
| 2011
| Transparency | Jessica |
| 2018
| [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13866088/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll] | Olive Leech | Video (theatre performance) |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402163514/http://www.amymathewsnet.com/ Official site]
- {{IMDb name|1120736}}
- [http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/cast_amymathews.html Amy Mathews Biography] at RTÉ.ie
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Category:Australian soap opera actresses