Daina Reid
{{Short description|Australian director and actress}}
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Daina Reid (born 1966) is an Australian director and actress who has been acting since the early 1990s. She began directing in 1999.
Education and career
Reid graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts acting course in 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/789046/InsideWAAPA-Issue_53.pdf|title=Daina Reid directs The Handmaid's Tale|work=Inside WAAPA|issue=53|date=September 2018|access-date=23 February 2023}} She is known for Full Frontal{{cite web |title=Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news-article/news/television/rochelle-siemienowicz/daina-reid-from-comedy-performer-to-directing-the-handmaids-tale-256455 |website=Screen Hub |publisher=Screen Hub |accessdate=21 August 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.whimn.com.au/talk/people/australian-director-daina-reid-lands-first-emmy-nomination/news-story/62061b10d23a73d0ff8b1f4ccf673407|title=Australian Director Daina Reid Lands First Emmy Nomination|date=2019-07-17|website=whimn|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}{{dead link|date=April 2021}} from 1995 to 1997.
Her directing credits include Sunshine{{cite web |last1=Cubis |first1=Shane |title='Sunshine' tells a different kind of Australian story |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/08/30/sunshine-tells-different-kind-australian-story |website=SBS Guide |publisher=SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) Australia |accessdate=21 August 2020}} for Australian broadcaster SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), The Secret River,{{cite web |title=2017 ADG Winners Announced |url=https://www.film.vic.gov.au/news/2017-adg-winners-announced |website=Film Victoria |publisher=Film Victoria Australia |accessdate=21 August 2020}} INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. She has also directed episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Offspring, The Handmaids Tale,{{Cite web|url=https://www.domain.com.au/domain-review/melbourne-director-daina-reid-scores-an-emmy-nomination-for-the-handmaids-tale-877663/|title=Melbourne director Daina Reid scores an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid's Tale|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=2019-09-18|website=Domain|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news-article/news/television/rochelle-siemienowicz/daina-reid-from-comedy-performer-to-directing-the-handmaids-tale-256455|title=Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale|last=Siemienowicz|first=Rochelle|website=screenhub Australia|language=en-au|access-date=2020-04-08}} The Outsider, Space Force and Young Rock.
Daina Reid was nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for her work on The Handmaids Tale.{{cite web |last1=Whitten |first1=Sarah |title=Amazon's 'Fleabag' and HBO's 'Game of Thrones' win top honors at the 71st Emmy Awards show |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/22/emmys-2019-the-complete-list-of-winners-and-nominees.html |website=CNBC Entertainment |publisher=CNBC |accessdate=21 August 2020}}
In 2017, Daina Reid was the recipient of the Michael Carson Award "for excellence in the craft of television drama direction"{{cite web |title=2017 ADG Winners Announced |url=https://www.film.vic.gov.au/news/2017-adg-winners-announced |website=Film Victoria |publisher=Film Victoria Australia |accessdate=21 August 2020}} at the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) Awards.
In 2020, Daina Reid was announced as director of Hannah Kent’s psychological thriller Run Rabbit Run, starring Sarah Snook, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.{{cite news|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|title=STX Entertainment Nabs Global Rights For Elizabeth Moss Starrer 'Run Rabbit Run'|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/elisabeth-moss-run-rabit-run-1234646105/|date=June 23, 2020|publisher=Variety|access-date=February 17, 2022}}{{cite news|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|title='Succession' Star Sarah Snook Takes Over From Elizabeth Moss in Horror Movie 'Run Rabbit Run'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/succession-sarah-snook-horror-movie-australia-elisabeth-moss-run-rabbit-run-1234883526/|date=December 2, 2021|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 17, 2022}}{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Frater|title=Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi Join Sarah Snook in 'Run Rabbit Run'|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/damon-herriman-greta-scacchi-sarah-snook-run-rabbit-run-1235162497/|date=January 24, 2022|publisher=Variety|access-date=February 17, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0717225}}
- {{IMDb title|6770896|Sunshine}}
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Category:Australian women comedians
Category:Australian television personalities
Category:Australian women television personalities
Category:Australian television directors
Category:Australian screenwriters
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian women television directors
Category:Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni