Lucy Durack

{{Infobox person

| name = Lucy Durack

| image = Lucy Durack.jpg

| caption = Durack in 2012

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|17}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| othername =

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}

| years_active = 2004–present

| television = Australia’s Got Talent

| spouse = {{marriage|Christopher Horsey|2014}}

| children = 2

}}

Lucy Durack (born 17 November 1982) is an Australian actress, singer and television personality who played Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked, and Elle Woods in the Australian production of Legally Blonde: The Musical. She starred as Tugger in Australian television drama Doctor Doctor in 2016 and as Roxy Karibas in Sisters in 2017.

Early life

Born in Perth, Durack graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

{{citation

|title=WELCOME TO WAAPA

|url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/14384/ECU-UG-WAAPA.pdf

|accessdate=17 January 2013

}} with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) and prior to graduating was cast in the Brisbane and Sydney seasons of Mamma Mia! in which she understudied and performed the role of Sophie.

Career

Durack has played the roles of Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street,{{cite web|title=42nd Street {{!}} The Production Company|url=http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/42nd-street--the-production-company-731.html|publisher=Australian Stage|accessdate=30 July 2013|author=Stephanie Glickman|date=5 October 2007}} Miss Dorothy in the Australian Premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie,{{citation|url=http://www.icsassoc.com.au/ics-voices/lucy-durack/?LocatorGroupID=873&LocatorFormID=0&FromSearch=1|title=ICS Voices lucy Durack|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230202028/http://www.icsassoc.com.au/ics-voices/lucy-durack/?LocatorGroupID=873&LocatorFormID=0&FromSearch=1|archive-date=30 December 2012|url-status=dead}} Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate,{{citation|url=https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_bol_fo/b2i/performerPage.html?fromPage=1&b2bSite=1703&performer=207019|title=West Wyalong Lucy Durack|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217141035/https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_bol_fo/b2i/performerPage.html?fromPage=1&b2bSite=1703&performer=207019|archive-date=17 December 2012|url-status=dead}} Rikki Rose in Respect,{{citation|url=http://www.sydneyartsguide.com/View-Review.asp?ReviewID=311|title=Respect - The Musical}} Sybil Chase in Noël Coward's Private Lives,{{cite web |url=http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/mainstage-2014/private-lives/ |title=Private Lives |website=www.mtc.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920025908/http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/mainstage-2014/private-lives |archive-date=2013-09-20}} and Laurey in Oklahoma!.{{citation|url=http://www.wireimage.com.au/celebrity-pictures/Nancye-Hayes-and-Lucy-Durack-during-Oklahoma-Melbourne-Opening-Night/115344712?cc=AUS&language=en-GB|title=Wire image}}

Durack's screen credits include the role of Cherry in the feature Goddess, Bunny in Southern Star/UKTV telemovie Dripping in Chocolate, Cassie Bennett on Channel Seven's headLand, All Saints, Rush II, Spicks and Specks, Parlami d'Amore,{{citation|title=Parlami D'Amore (2000)|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/find-a-film/detail.aspx?tid=15677|accessdate=17 January 2013}} the Australian feature film Finding Nigel and the worldwide broadcast of the BBC2 Voice of Musical Theatre Competition in Cardiff{{citation|url=http://www.stagenoise.com/news/1611|title=Top Six}} in which she was a finalist. Durack is a frequent guest presenter on Channel Seven's Absolutely Melbourne.

While regularly performing in concert with various orchestras throughout Australia, Durack's cabaret appearances include Immaculate Confection{{citation|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Reviews/Immaculate-Confection/2005/05/29/1117305497005.html|title=Immaculate Confection|date=30 May 2005}} with collaborator Matthew Lee Robinson which toured to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Tasmania and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, All Star Cabaret for the Sydney Theatre Company, Cavalcade for His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, and the 2003 Sydney Cabaret Convention for which she received the Judges' Award.

Durack is known for playing the role of Glinda in the Australian production of Wicked.{{citation |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/perths-good-witch-floats-home-for-wicked/story-e6frg30l-1226071104190| title=Perth's Good Witch Lucy Durack floats home for Wicked| date=7 June 2011}} After previews began in June 2008, the show opened on 12 July at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. It closed on 9 August 2009, and transferred to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, where it ran from 5 September 2009 through 26 September 2010. After a short break, Durack began performances on the show's Australian National Tour which began 25 January 2011 in Brisbane (running to 2 April). It moved to Adelaide from 14 April to 4 June 2011, and played Perth from 19 June through 11 September 2011. She has co-starred alongside Amanda Harrison, Jemma Rix, Pippa Grandison, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Bert Newton, Rob Guest, Rob Mills and Anthony Callea.

Durack sang the National Anthem at the AFL Grand Final{{citation|title=last call before Lucy flies off into a bright future|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/10228912/last-call-before-lucy-flies-off-into-a-bright-future/}} and at Oaks Day as part of Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival and performing on Channel 9's Carols By Candlelight and Channel Seven's Carols in the Domain, all as part of the cast of Wicked.

At the end of the Australian tour of Wicked which took place on 11 September 2011 in Perth, Durack moved on from her four-year role of Glinda to Melbourne for rehearsal of the new Australian production of Strange Bedfellows,{{citation|url=http://www.strangebedfellows.com.au/cast.html|title=Lucy Durack as Faith in Strange Bedfellows|access-date=12 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418132408/http://www.strangebedfellows.com.au/cast.html|archive-date=18 April 2012|url-status=dead}} where she played the role of the mayor's daughter, Faith. Durack passed the role of Glinda onto Suzie Mathers. When Wicked returned to Australia in 2014, Durack once again played the role of Glinda beginning with the Melbourne season in May 2014.{{citation|url=http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/news/news.html|title=The Worldwide Phenomenon Returns to Melbourne with an All Star Cast}}

In March 2012, it was announced that Durack would play the main character, Elle Woods in the Australian production of Legally Blonde,{{citation|url=http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/exclusive-interview-with-lucy-durack-australias-elle-woods/ | title=Exclusive interview with Lucy Durack, Australia's Elle Woods| date=5 March 2012}} which also feature her Wicked co-stars Rob Mills and David Harris as Warner Huntington III and Emmett Forrest respectively.[http://australia.broadwayworld.com/article/Lucy-Durack-to-Play-Elle-Woods-in-Australian-LEGALLY-BLONDE-20120305 Lucy Durack to Play Elle Woods in Australian LEGALLY BLONDE]

The Australian production season began in September 2012 at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney, before opening on 4 October 2012. It then went on to play at the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane from March 2013. It opened in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre in May 2013. Lucy won the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical for her work in Legally Blonde.

Durack completed filming the role of Katie Morgan in the film Now Add Honey in September 2013 playing the fiancée of Hamish Blake and sister of Portia De Rossi.{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/portia-de-rossi-hamish-blake-8212-and-maybe-ellen-8212-bring-a-little-honey-to-australian-movie-shoot/story-e6frfmvr-1226690727027 |title=Portia de Rossi, Hamish Blake - and maybe Ellen - bring a little Honey to Australian movie shoot {{!}} News.com.au |website=www.news.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804023937/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/portia-de-rossi-hamish-blake-8212-and-maybe-ellen-8212-bring-a-little-honey-to-australian-movie-shoot/story-e6frfmvr-1226690727027 |archive-date=2013-08-04}}

Durack's debut self-titled album{{citation|title=Lucy Durack|url=http://shop.abc.net.au/products/durack-l-lucy-durack-cd|accessdate=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219172833/http://shop.abc.net.au/products/durack-l-lucy-durack-cd|archive-date=19 February 2013|url-status=dead}} was released on 28 September 2012. Beginning 2017, Durack portrays Glinda the Good Witch in the Australian tour of The Wizard of Oz.{{cite web|title=Lucy Durack and Jemma Rix Join Anthony Warlow in a Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road in THE WIZARD OF OZ|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/australia-melbourne/article/Lucy-Durack-and-Jemma-Rix-Join-Anthony-Warlow-in-a-Trip-Down-the-Yellow-Brick-Road-in-THE-WIZARD-OF-OZ-20170521|website=Broadway World|publisher=broadwayworld.com}}

In 2019, Durack was announced as one of the new judges for the ninth season of Australia’s Got Talent alongside Shane Jacobson, Manu Feildel and Nicole Scherzinger and new host Ricki-Lee.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-25 |title=Australia's Got Talent returns: Manu, Shane, Lucy & Ricki-Lee preview new series |url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/entertainment/australias-got-talent-manu-feildel-shane-jacobson-lucy-durack-ricki-lee-preview-new-series-c-366942 |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=7NEWS |language=en}} However in 2022, it was revealed that Durack would not return to the judging panel for the tenth season.{{Cite web |title=Shock Australia's Got Talent shake-up REVEALED |url=https://www.newidea.com.au/australias-got-talent-judges-2021 |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=New Idea |date=14 June 2021 |language=en-us}} She was replaced by actress and children’s author Kate Ritchie.

In January 2020, Durack portrayed Princess Fiona in the Australian production of Shrek The Musical in Sydney before transferring to Melbourne. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melbourne run was cut short, with the final performance being on 26 March.{{cite web|title=What events have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled in Melbourne, Victori|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/what-events-have-been-cancelled-delayed-given-green-light-around-melbourne-victoria/news-story/df1b1d22591de590efdc3801b55dbf25|website=Herald Sun|date=15 March 2020|publisher=heraldsun.com}}

In August 2020, Durack was revealed to be the 'Cactus' in the second season of The Masked Singer Australia. She was the seventh contestant eliminated from the show, placing 6th overall.{{cite web|last=Story|first=Hannah|title=The Masked Singer's Cactus Was Unveiled Tonight & She's Definitely a Familiar Face|url=https://www.popsugar.com.au/celebrity/who-is-cactus-on-masked-singer-australia-47645367|date=31 August 2020|website=PopSugar|access-date=31 August 2020}}{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Mat|url=https://10play.com.au/the-masked-singer/articles/all-the-clues-from-episode-7-of-the-masked-singer-2020/tpa200831geixn|title=All The Clues From Episode 7 Of The Masked Singer 2020|date=31 August 2020|website=10 Play|publisher=Network Ten|access-date=1 September 2020}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009 \|Remembering Nigel \|Lucy Durack \|
2012 \|Dripping in Chocolate \|Bunny \|TV Movie
2013 \|Goddess \|Cherry \|
2015	Now Add Honey	Katie Halloway	Main role
2016 \|Comedy Showroom: The Letdown \|Sophie \|TV Movie
2020 \|Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal \|Mum Quokka \|
2022 \|A Perfect Pairing \|Audra \|{{Citation \|last=McDonald \|first=Stuart \|title=A Perfect Pairing \|date=2022-05-19 \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15215512/?ref_=tt_ch \|type=Comedy, Romance \|publisher=DAE Light Media, Front Row Films, Hoodlum Entertainment \|access-date=2022-05-21}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \|All Saints \|Emma Christian \|1 episode
2006 \|HeadLand \|Cassie / Vicki \|2 episodes
2009 \|Rush \|Fiona \|1 episode
2014 \|The Moody's \|Nicola \|1 episode
2016–2017	Doctor Doctor	Tugger	9 episodes
2016 \|Upper Middle Bogan \|Michelle \|1 episode
2016–2017	Here Come the Habibs	Judy
2017–2019	The Letdown{{cite web \| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/returning-the-letdown-2.html \| title=Returning: The Letdown \| TV Tonight \| date=3 May 2019 }}	Sophie	10 episode
rowspan="2" \| 2017	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Herself	Guest quiz master
Sisters{{cite web \| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/09/sisters-trailer.html \| title=Sisters: Trailer \| TV Tonight \| date=23 September 2017 }}	Roxy Karibas	7 episodes
2018	Show Me the Movie!	Herself	1 episode
2018 \|How to Stay Married \|Hernandez \|1 episode
rowspan="6" \|2019 \|Delete History \| \|Series
Lift \|Olivia \|Series
Show Me The Movie \|Self	1 episode
Celebrity Name Game \|	2 episodes
Australia's Got Talent	Judge
Hard Quiz	Herself	Celebrity contestant
rowspan="2" \|2020 \|Love in Lockdown \|Georgie \|6 episodes
At Home Alone Together \|Stephanie \|2 episodes
2020–2021	Neighbours	Rose Walker	28 episodes
2020	The Masked Singer Australia	Cactus/herself	Contestant
2022 \|Fisk \|SOS Choir \|1 episode
2022 \|The Cook Up with Adam Liaw \|Self \|3 episodes

=Awards=

class=wikitable width=100%
scope=col\|Year !scope=col\|Award ceremony !scope=col\|Category !scope=col\|Role !scope=col\|Production !scope=col\|Result !scope=col\|Ref
2008 \|Green Room Awards \|Best Leading Actress in a Musical \| rowspan="3" \|Glinda \| rowspan="3" \|Wicked \|{{nom}} \|{{cite web\|title=Green Room Awards Past Recipients (2008) \|url=http://www.greenroom.org.au/archives/2008-2/ \|publisher=Green Room Awards \|accessdate=27 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409113331/http://www.greenroom.org.au/archives/2008-2/ \|archivedate=9 April 2013 }}
rowspan="2"\|2009 \|Helpmann Awards \|Best Female Actor in a Musical \|{{nom}} \|{{cite web\|title=Helpmann Award nominees (2009) \|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2009&cid=3 \|publisher=Live Performance Australia \|accessdate=27 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403191013/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2009&cid=3 \|archivedate=3 April 2012 }}
rowspan="2"\|Sydney Theatre Awards \|Judith Johnson Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical \|{{nom}} \|{{cite web\|title=2009 - Nominations and Winners\|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2009\|publisher=Sydney Theatre Awards\|accessdate=29 January 2013}}
2012 \|Elle Woods \| rowspan="2" \|Legally Blonde \|Judith Johnson Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical \|{{won}} \|{{cite web\|title=2012 - NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS\|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2012\|publisher=Sydney Theatre Awards\|accessdate=15 June 2013}}
2013 \|Helpmann Awards \| Best Female Actor in a Musical \|Elle Woods \|{{won}} \|[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180581-Jerry-Mitchell-Legally-Blonde-and-King-Kong-Honored-at-Helpmann-Awards Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde and King Kong Honored at Helpmann Awards] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224811/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180581-Jerry-Mitchell-Legally-Blonde-and-King-Kong-Honored-at-Helpmann-Awards \|date=2 December 2013 }} Playbill, Retrieved 29 July 2013

class=wikitable width=100%

scope=col|Year

!scope=col|Award ceremony

!scope=col|Category

!scope=col|Role

!scope=col|Production

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Ref

2008

|Green Room Awards

|Best Leading Actress in a Musical

| rowspan="3" |Glinda

| rowspan="3" |Wicked

|{{nom}}

|{{cite web|title=Green Room Awards Past Recipients (2008) |url=http://www.greenroom.org.au/archives/2008-2/ |publisher=Green Room Awards |accessdate=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409113331/http://www.greenroom.org.au/archives/2008-2/ |archivedate=9 April 2013 }}

rowspan="2"|2009

|Helpmann Awards

|Best Female Actor in a Musical

|{{nom}}

|{{cite web|title=Helpmann Award nominees (2009) |url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2009&cid=3 |publisher=Live Performance Australia |accessdate=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403191013/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees&year=2009&cid=3 |archivedate=3 April 2012 }}

rowspan="2"|Sydney Theatre Awards

|Judith Johnson Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

|{{nom}}

|{{cite web|title=2009 - Nominations and Winners|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2009|publisher=Sydney Theatre Awards|accessdate=29 January 2013}}

2012

|Elle Woods

| rowspan="2" |Legally Blonde

|Judith Johnson Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

|{{won}}

|{{cite web|title=2012 - NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2012|publisher=Sydney Theatre Awards|accessdate=15 June 2013}}

2013

|Helpmann Awards

| Best Female Actor in a Musical

|Elle Woods

|{{won}}

|[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180581-Jerry-Mitchell-Legally-Blonde-and-King-Kong-Honored-at-Helpmann-Awards Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde and King Kong Honored at Helpmann Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224811/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180581-Jerry-Mitchell-Legally-Blonde-and-King-Kong-Honored-at-Helpmann-Awards |date=2 December 2013 }} Playbill, Retrieved 29 July 2013

Personal life

File:Lucy Durack (7221024578).jpg]]

Durack married Christopher Horsey on Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia on 5 April 2014.[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/lucy-durack-singer-actor-dancer-34/news-story/4d5f8a959357c3cf5075c392ff94af52 Perth Now article Retrieved 27 Aug 2018.] They have a daughter and a son.[https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/perth-theatre-star-lucy-durack-expects-daughter-to-join-entertainment-world-ng-0241a718a622444520247b3d31aa980e Perth Now article Linda Parri Retrieved 27 Aug 2018.]

References

External links

{{IMDb name|2171632|Lucy Durack}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411213635/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23253780-14761,00.html] Brief bio at The Australian

Category:Actresses from Perth, Western Australia

Category:Australian film actresses

Category:Australian musical theatre actresses

Category:Australian television actresses

Category:Helpmann Award winners

Category:Living people

Category:1982 births

Category:Edith Cowan University alumni

Category:People educated at John XXIII College, Perth

Category:21st-century Australian actresses

Category:21st-century Australian singers

Category:21st-century Australian women singers