Matilda Brown
{{short description|Australian actress (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Matilda Brown
| image = Matilda Brown (8244374370) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Matilda Brown at the 2012 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in Sydney
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| occupation = Actress, film director, screenwriter
| years_active = 1996–present
| father = Bryan Brown
| mother = Rachel Ward
| spouse = Scott Gooding
| children = 2
| website =
}}
Matilda Brown (born 9 June 1987) is an Australian actor, writer and director.
Career
Brown is best known for her work in Lessons from the Grave in which she stars opposite her father Bryan Brown.{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2013/07/22/article/Browns-team-up-for-Lessons-from-the-Grave/VASRWSBTAN.html|title=Browns team up for Lessons from the Grave|publisher=If.com.au|accessdate=21 June 2014|date=22 July 2013 |author=Don Groves}} Her mother is actress Rachel Ward.
Her short film, How God Works, was a finalist in the 2010 Tropfest.{{cite web|url=http://www.tropfest.com/au/films/2010-finalists/|title=2010 Finalists|date=2010|access-date=21 Jan 2016}}
Other television credits include guest spots on My Place, Rake and Offspring.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486022/?ref_=nm_mv_close|title=Matilda Brown-IMDb|website=IMDb|accessdate=18 May 2021}}
Her partner is former My Kitchen Rules contestant Scott Gooding. In May 2019, they had a son.{{cite web|last=Vrajlal|first=Alicia|url=https://au.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mkrs-scott-gooding-and-matilda-brown-welcome-baby-boy-042846302.html|title=MKR star welcomes baby boy with Aussie actress|date=15 May 2019|website=Yahoo Australia Lifestyle|access-date=19 March 2025}} The two married on Saturday 16 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newidea.com.au/my-kitchen-rules-matilda-brown-marries-scott-gooding|title = My Kitchen Rules star Scott Gooding marries actress Matilda Brown| date=18 November 2019 }} In February 2021, the two had a daughter. She is stepmother to Scott's son from a previous relationship.
Selected filmography
=Film=
- Martha's New Coat (2003)
- The Road Ahead (2007) Short film
- How God Works (2010) Short film
- Cocks (2011) Short film
- Am I Okay (2012) Short film
- The iMom (2014) Short film
- The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) as Young Ada Fitzgerald
=Television=
- Twisted Tales (1996) as Fiona
- Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010) as Ellie Dooley
- Offspring (2010)
- Rake (2010–12)
- My Place (2011)
- Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries
- Let's Talk About (2015) as Claire
- Palm Beach (2019) as Ella
=As director/writer=
- How God Works (2010) Short film - Director/writer
- Cocks (2011) Short film - Director/writer
- Am I Okay (2012) Short film - Director
- Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries -Director/writer
- Let's Talk About (2015) - Director/writer
Awards and nominations
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| 2005
| RiverRun International Film Festival | Best Actress in a Feature Film |Martha's New Coat | {{won}} |
| 2016
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References
{{Reflist|refs=By Matilda Brown website https://www.bymatildabrown.com/pages/about}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1486022|name=Matilda Brown}}
- {{Twitter|MatildaBrown}}
{{Commons category|Matilda Brown}}
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Category:20th-century Australian actresses
Category:21st-century Australian actresses
Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian television actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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