Belinda McClory

Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in The Matrix.

McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia.{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/belinda-mcclory-57314691/ |accessdate=24 December 2015 | title=Belinda McClory | work=hollywood.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115170857/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/belinda-mcclory-57314691/ |archivedate=15 November 2016 }} Her father was a police officer, giving her insight to the life of a cop and their family.{{Cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=2299&s=Interviews|title=McClory, Belinda: Redball|last=Urban|first=Andrew L.|website=Urban Cinefile|access-date=2019-06-24}} On 30 January 1999 she married director Jon Hewitt. She received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in the 2004 Australian production of Frozen.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2004/legit/news/king-rules-helpmann-awards-1117909080/ | title='King' rules Helpmann Awards | work=Variety | date=15 August 2004 | accessdate=24 December 2015}}

Education

Attended Marymount College and Sacred Heart College Snr; both being Private Catholic schools in South Australia.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1996 \|Life \|Sharon \|
1996 \|Hotel de Love \|Janet Campbell \|
1996 \|{{sortname\|The\|Big Maybe\|nolink=1}} \|Death \|Short
1999 \|{{sortname\|The\|Matrix}} \|Switch{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.wired.com/story/our-11-favorite-matrix-scenes-ranked/\|title=Our 11 Favorite 'Matrix' Scenes, Ranked\|date=2019-03-29\|magazine=Wired\|access-date=2019-06-24\|issn=1059-1028}} \|
1999 \|Redball \|Det. JJ Wilson \|
2001 \|Mullet \|Kay \|
2001 \|Cubbyhouse \|Lynn Graham \|
2006 \|Darklovestory \|Gretchen \|Also writer
2006 \|{{sortname\|The\|Book of Revelation\|The Book of Revelation (film)}} \|Jeanette \|
2008 \|Acolytes \|Kay Wright \|
2011 \|X: Night of Vengeance \|Katherine / Marilyn \|Also writer{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmblerg.com/2011/11/23/review-x-2011/\|title=Film Review: X (2011)\|last=Madden\|first=James\|date=23 November 2011\|website=Film Blerg\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-06-24}}
2014 \|Turkey Shoot \|Meredith Baxter \|Also writer{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmblerg.com/2014/12/09/film-review-turkey-shoot-2014/\|title=Film Review: Turkey Shoot (2014)\|last=Smith\|first=Chris\|date=9 December 2014\|website=Film Blerg\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-06-24}}
2017 \|{{sortname\|The\|Wheel\|nolink=1}} \|Chairperson \|Post-production

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1996

|Life

|Sharon

1996

|Hotel de Love

|Janet Campbell

1996

|{{sortname|The|Big Maybe|nolink=1}}

|Death

|Short

1999

|{{sortname|The|Matrix}}

|Switch{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/our-11-favorite-matrix-scenes-ranked/|title=Our 11 Favorite 'Matrix' Scenes, Ranked|date=2019-03-29|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-06-24|issn=1059-1028}}

1999

|Redball

|Det. JJ Wilson

2001

|Mullet

|Kay

2001

|Cubbyhouse

|Lynn Graham

2006

|Darklovestory

|Gretchen

|Also writer

2006

|{{sortname|The|Book of Revelation|The Book of Revelation (film)}}

|Jeanette

2008

|Acolytes

|Kay Wright

2011

|X: Night of Vengeance

|Katherine / Marilyn

|Also writer{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmblerg.com/2011/11/23/review-x-2011/|title=Film Review: X (2011)|last=Madden|first=James|date=23 November 2011|website=Film Blerg|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}

2014

|Turkey Shoot

|Meredith Baxter

|Also writer{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmblerg.com/2014/12/09/film-review-turkey-shoot-2014/|title=Film Review: Turkey Shoot (2014)|last=Smith|first=Chris|date=9 December 2014|website=Film Blerg|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-24}}

2017

|{{sortname|The|Wheel|nolink=1}}

|Chairperson

|Post-production

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1990 \|{{sortname\|A\|Country Practice}} \|Tess \|"Kiss Me Kate: Part 1"
1991 \|{{sortname\|The\|Flying Doctors}} \|Tina \|"Swinging on the Rope"
1993 \|Seven Deadly Sins \| \|"Envy"
1993 \|Phoenix \|Cilla \|"Snow Job"
1993 \|{{sortname\|The\|Feds: Deadfall\|nolink=1}} \|Pauline \|TV film
1994–95 \|Janus \|Kirsty Nichols \|Main role
1994 \|Blue Heelers \|Jennifer Willis \|"Payback"
1995 \|Halifax f.p. \|Paula Kingsley \|"Hard Corps"
1997 \|Simone de Beauvoir's Babies \|Wendy \|TV miniseries
1997 \|{{sortname\|The\|Adventures of Lano and Woodley}} \|Girl Across the Road \|"Star Quest"
1998 \|Good Guys, Bad Guys \|Carmen Francis \|"Car Wars"
1998 \|SeaChange \|Dorothy Della Bosca \|"Stormy Weather"
1998 \|Murder Call \|Carol Magnus \|"Skin Deep"
1999 \|Blue Heelers \|Sr. Const. Robyn Taylor \|Recurring role
2001 \|BackBerner \|Susan Lamb \|"1.129"
2001 \|Corridors of Power \|Tanya Dunne \|Main role
2002 \|All Saints \|Nicola Lewis \|"Opening Night", "The Show Must Go On"
2003 \|Kath & Kim \|Mona \|"The Shower"
2013 \|Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries \|Madam Lyon \|"Murder Most Scandalous"
2013 \|Camp \|Aunt Jeanette \|"Last Days of Summer"
2014–2017 \|{{sortname\|The\|Doctor Blake Mysteries}} \|Alice Harvey \|Main role (season 2–5){{Cite web\|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/doctor-blake-fans-protest-hit-shows-surprise-cancellation-20170313-guwshx.html\|title=Doctor Blake fans protest hit show's surprise cancellation\|last=Carmody\|first=Broede\|date=2017-03-13\|website=The Sydney Morning Herald\|language=en\|access-date=2019-06-24}}
2016 \|Little Acorns \|Belinda{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/virtual-reality-personalised-content-more-local-shows-this-is-what-australian-tv-will-be-like-in-2020/news-story/b1173b2673f93b8fed24d434c0b7fd43\|title=What Aussie TV will be like in 2020\|last=Molloy\|first=Shannon\|date=2016-10-01\|website=The Daily Telegraph\|language=en\|access-date=2019-06-24}} \|"United Nations of Toddlers", "She's a Man", "Eat Cake"
2017 \|Glitch \|Vicky Carmichael \|"A Duty of Care"
2017 \|Oddlands \|Civix (voice) \|TV film, completed

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1990

|{{sortname|A|Country Practice}}

|Tess

|"Kiss Me Kate: Part 1"

1991

|{{sortname|The|Flying Doctors}}

|Tina

|"Swinging on the Rope"

1993

|Seven Deadly Sins

|"Envy"

1993

|Phoenix

|Cilla

|"Snow Job"

1993

|{{sortname|The|Feds: Deadfall|nolink=1}}

|Pauline

|TV film

1994–95

|Janus

|Kirsty Nichols

|Main role

1994

|Blue Heelers

|Jennifer Willis

|"Payback"

1995

|Halifax f.p.

|Paula Kingsley

|"Hard Corps"

1997

|Simone de Beauvoir's Babies

|Wendy

|TV miniseries

1997

|{{sortname|The|Adventures of Lano and Woodley}}

|Girl Across the Road

|"Star Quest"

1998

|Good Guys, Bad Guys

|Carmen Francis

|"Car Wars"

1998

|SeaChange

|Dorothy Della Bosca

|"Stormy Weather"

1998

|Murder Call

|Carol Magnus

|"Skin Deep"

1999

|Blue Heelers

|Sr. Const. Robyn Taylor

|Recurring role

2001

|BackBerner

|Susan Lamb

|"1.129"

2001

|Corridors of Power

|Tanya Dunne

|Main role

2002

|All Saints

|Nicola Lewis

|"Opening Night", "The Show Must Go On"

2003

|Kath & Kim

|Mona

|"The Shower"

2013

|Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

|Madam Lyon

|"Murder Most Scandalous"

2013

|Camp

|Aunt Jeanette

|"Last Days of Summer"

2014–2017

|{{sortname|The|Doctor Blake Mysteries}}

|Alice Harvey

|Main role (season 2–5){{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/doctor-blake-fans-protest-hit-shows-surprise-cancellation-20170313-guwshx.html|title=Doctor Blake fans protest hit show's surprise cancellation|last=Carmody|first=Broede|date=2017-03-13|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}

2016

|Little Acorns

|Belinda{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/virtual-reality-personalised-content-more-local-shows-this-is-what-australian-tv-will-be-like-in-2020/news-story/b1173b2673f93b8fed24d434c0b7fd43|title=What Aussie TV will be like in 2020|last=Molloy|first=Shannon|date=2016-10-01|website=The Daily Telegraph|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}

|"United Nations of Toddlers", "She's a Man", "Eat Cake"

2017

|Glitch

|Vicky Carmichael

|"A Duty of Care"

2017

|Oddlands

|Civix (voice)

|TV film, completed

=Theatre=

Frozen (2004)
The Modern International Dead (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/production.cfm?productionID=57 |title=The Modern International Dead |date=15 September 2009 |accessdate=24 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915002805/http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/production.cfm?productionID=57 |archivedate=15 September 2009 }}
Edward II (2016){{Cite web|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2016/08/06/malthouse-theatres-edward-ii/14704056003563|title=Malthouse Theatre's 'Edward II'|last=Craven|first=Peter|date=2016-08-06|website=The Saturday Paper|access-date=2019-06-24}}
My Sister Feather (2018){{Cite web|url=https://performing.artshub.com.au/news-article/reviews/performing-arts/liza-dezfouli/review-my-sister-feather-at-la-mama-courthouse-255832|title=Review: My Sister Feather at La Mama Courthouse|last=Dezfouli|first=Liza|website=ArtsHub Australia|date=3 June 2018 |language=en-au|access-date=2019-06-24}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0565883|name=Belinda McClory}}

Category:1968 births

Category:Australian film actresses

Category:Australian television actresses

Category:Helpmann Award winners

Category:Living people

Category:Actresses from Adelaide

Category:20th-century Australian actresses

Category:21st-century Australian actresses

Category:Australian women screenwriters