Georgia Chara

{{Infobox person

| name = Georgia Chara

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|07|30|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=36935&d=KPIRzgK-qc07NxLYMLnoRg|title=Georgia Chara|publisher=Showcast|accessdate=27 November 2017}}

| birth_place = Geelong, Australia

| occupation = Actress

| years active = 2009–present

}}

Georgia Chara (born 30 July 1987) is an Australian television and theatre actress. After starting her acting career in her twenties, she made guest appearances in various television series', including Bed of Roses, Killing Time and Mr & Mrs Murder. In 2013, Chara was cast as Jess Lockwood in Home and Away. She also joined the cast of Wentworth in the starring role of Jess Warner. Chara appeared in the second and third seasons. In 2015, Chara starred as Wednesday in comedy series Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane and made a guest appearance in Neighbours. She also made her stage debut in a production of Exit the King.

Early life

Chara grew up on a farm in Bellbrae. During her teenage years, she moved to Highton and attended Sacred Heart College.{{cite web|url=http://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/meet/enter-the-queen-georgia-chara/|title=Queen Georgia Chara gets her big break|last=Millard|first=Julia|date=9 July 2015|work=The Weekly Review|accessdate=30 November 2015}} For six months she studied finance at Deakin University, before dropping out. She then worked as a personal trainer in Torquay. When she was 20 years old, Chara joined the Screen Actors Studio and she also taught improvisation classes at Mooregrace Acting Studios.

Career

Chara has made guest appearances in Rush, Bed of Roses, Killing Time, and Mr & Mrs Murder.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/dn56rg/mr--mrs-murder--series-1---8-flare-for-murder|title=Mr & Mrs Murder – Series 1 – 8. Flare for Murder|work=Radio Times|accessdate=1 December 2015}} In 2013, Chara was cast in the guest role of Jess Lockwood in Home and Away for six episodes. While she was filming for the Home and Away, Chara successfully auditioned for the recurring role of Jess Warner in the prison drama Wentworth.{{cite news|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/lifestyle/guest-spot-georgia-chara/story-fnjuhqx6-1226794281468?nk=15ab8a767955440142f0d960db2f9bb6-1448931385|title=Guest spot: Georgia Chara|last=Luby|first=Miranda|date=12 December 2013|work=Geelong Advertiser|accessdate=1 December 2015}} Chara described her character as "a wrongly accused and scared innocent girl". She made her debut in the second season, which aired in 2014.

Chara also joined the cast of feature film Before Dawn, alongside Samara Weaving and Marcus Graham.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/home-and-away/news/a556391/home-and-aways-samara-weaving-to-shoot-before-dawn-next-month/|title=Home and Away's Samara Weaving to shoot Before Dawn next month|last=Lee|first=Ben|date=9 March 2014|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=1 December 2015}} In 2015, Chara appeared in the third season of Wentworth and the ABC comedy show Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane.{{cite news|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/lifestyle/wentworth-actor-georgia-chara-on-her-logie-nomination-and-future-plans/news-story/d766c9c489b7ca4010537ab08f50d9bb?nk=15ab8a767955440142f0d960db2f9bb6-1448929593|title=Wentworth actor Georgia Chara on her Logie nomination and future plans|date=2 March 2015|work=Geelong Advertiser|accessdate=1 December 2015}} She also joined the cast of Neighbours in the guest role of Indiana Crowe.{{cite web|url=http://www.mooregrace.com/georgia-chara-prepares-neighbours-shoot|title=Georgia Chara prepares for Neighbours shoot!|publisher=Mooregrace Acting Studios|accessdate=30 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112228/http://www.mooregrace.com/georgia-chara-prepares-neighbours-shoot|archivedate=8 December 2015|df=dmy-all}} Chara made her stage debut in a production of Eugène Ionesco's Exit the King at the Geelong Arts Centre. She played the female lead Queen Marguerite.{{cite news|url=http://geelongindy.com.au/indy/2015-07-03/logie-nominee-georgia-chara-debuts-geelong/|title=Logie nominee Georgia Chara debuts Geelong|last=Iannello|first=Emily|date=3 July 2015|work=Geelong Independent|accessdate=1 December 2015}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes !Ref
scope="row"\| 2009 \| Rush \| Student \| Episode: "Season 2 Episode 15" \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2011 \| Bed of Roses \| Bike Salesperson \| Episode: "Heartache" \|
Killing Time \| Charlene \| Episode: "1.3" \|
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Mr & Mrs Murder \| Jennifer Travers \| Episode: "A Flare for Murder" \|
scope="row"\| 2013–14 \| Home and Away \| Jess Lockwood \| Guest role; Seasons 26–27 \|
scope="row"\| 2014–15 \| Wentworth \| Jess Warner \| Recurring role; Seasons 2–3 \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2015-02-10 \|title=Returning: Wentworth {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/returning-wentworth-2.html \|access-date=2024-08-25 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \| 2015 \| Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane \| Wednesday \| \|{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2014-11-22 \|title=Cameras roll on new Sammy J and Randy comedy {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/cameras-roll-on-new-sammy-j-and-randy-comedy.html \|access-date=2024-08-25 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web \|last=Knox \|first=David \|date=2015-08-26 \|title=Sammy J. & Randy in Ricketts Lane {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/sammy-j-randy-in-ricketts-lane.html \|access-date=2024-08-25 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}
Footballer Wants a Wife \| Bella \| \|
Neighbours \| Indiana Crowe \| Guest role; Season 31 \|
scope="row"\| 2017 \| Living Space \| Ashley \| \|
scope="row"\| 2019 \| Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries \| Julie Thomas \| Episode: "Dead Beat" \|
2024 (25) \|Inside \| \|Film \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

!Ref

scope="row"| 2009

| Rush

| Student

| Episode: "Season 2 Episode 15"

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2011

| Bed of Roses

| Bike Salesperson

| Episode: "Heartache"

Killing Time

| Charlene

| Episode: "1.3"

scope="row"| 2013

| Mr & Mrs Murder

| Jennifer Travers

| Episode: "A Flare for Murder"

scope="row"| 2013–14

| Home and Away

| Jess Lockwood

| Guest role; Seasons 26–27

scope="row"| 2014–15

| Wentworth

| Jess Warner

| Recurring role; Seasons 2–3

|{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2015-02-10 |title=Returning: Wentworth {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/returning-wentworth-2.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2015

| Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane

| Wednesday

|{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2014-11-22 |title=Cameras roll on new Sammy J and Randy comedy {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/cameras-roll-on-new-sammy-j-and-randy-comedy.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2015-08-26 |title=Sammy J. & Randy in Ricketts Lane {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/sammy-j-randy-in-ricketts-lane.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

Footballer Wants a Wife

| Bella

Neighbours

| Indiana Crowe

| Guest role; Season 31

scope="row"| 2017

| Living Space

| Ashley

scope="row"| 2019

| Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries

| Julie Thomas

| Episode: "Dead Beat"

2024 (25)

|Inside

|Film

Theatre

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

!Ref

rowspan="2" |2024

|Misery

|Annie Wilkes

|Geelong Repertory Theatre Company

|{{Cite web |title=Misery - Geelong Repertory Theatre Company - Geelong Arts Centre |url=https://geelongartscentre.org.au/whats-on/all-events/misery/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=geelongartscentre.org.au |language=en}}

Between the Sheets

| Lead

| UK / AUS / US tour

|{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=LIBBY & GEORGIA APRIL 2024 |url=https://www.screenstar.tv/libbygeorgia |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Screen Star Events |language=en}}

2023

|Proof

| Geelong Repertory Theatre Company

2022

|Some Girls

| Woodbin Theatre

|{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Chkvu7hPrQY/ | title=Instagram }}

2021

|Forget Me Not

| Sally

| rowspan="2" |Geelong Repertory Theatre Company

2018