Stef Dawson

{{Infobox person

| name = Stef Dawson

| image = Stef Dawson of The Hunger Games.jpg

| alt = Stef Dawson of The Hunger Games

| caption = Stef Dawson delivering a PSA for World Vision (Tara Bitran/Neon Tommy)

| birth_name =

| birth_place = Canberra, Australia

| nationality =

| education = Canberra Girls' Grammar School
Radford College, Screenwise Film & TV School
University of Wollongong

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2006–present

| notable_works = The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
The Lennon Report
Creedmoria
The Paper Store
Wrath

}}

Stef Dawson is an Australian actress. She portrayed Annie Cresta in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2.{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Australian Actress Stef Dawson Joins 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428|accessdate=26 August 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=26 August 2013}} She also made a cameo appearance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Personal life

Dawson was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory and attended the Canberra Girls' Grammar School,{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Jenna|title='Gumleaf mafia' take over Panem|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/gumleaf-mafia-take-over-panem-20130828-2spmo.html|archive-date=24 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924032731/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/gumleaf-mafia-take-over-panem-20130828-2spmo.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=3 October 2013}} Radford College, and Screenwise Film & TV School. She also studied theatre and opera at the University of Wollongong.{{cite news |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/from-the-bush-capital-to-the-capitol-20130828-2sqja.html |title=From the 'bush capital' to 'The Capitol' |date=28 August 2013 |publisher=Fairfax Media|newspaper=The Canberra Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828230225/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/from-the-bush-capital-to-the-capitol-20130828-2sqja.html|archive-date=28 August 2013|access-date=30 January 2017|url-status=live|first=Megan|last=Doherty}}

Career

Dawson performed in many plays at Short and Sweet in Sydney from 2007 to 2009. She made her first short film role as the lead in Chocolates. Later, she landed the lead role as the title character in the short film Ophelia and also, received a role in The Consulate as Sarah Rael. She landed a role in All Saints as Tully McIntyre; where she made her television debut in the episode, "The Blink of an Eye". Dawson made another television appearance in Out of Blue as a guest role, and in Swift and Shift Couriers as Kylie Brown in the episode "The Polar Bear Suit". Dawson then landed her first lead in an Australian feature film playing Leah Thompson, in Wrath. Dawson made a film appearance in Foxfur as Pearlwing.

Dawson portrayed Annie Cresta in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.{{cite news|title=The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/92776/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-the-dvd-blu-ray/|accessdate=26 August 2013|newspaper=DC|date=26 August 2013}} She also made a brief appearance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Australian Actress Stef Dawson Joins 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-adds-australian-614428|accessdate=26 August 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=26 August 2013}} Dawson next appeared in the microbudget film Creedmoria, which premiered at the 2016 Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California.{{cite magazine|last1=Nolfi|first1=Joey|title=Hunger Games actress Stef Dawson steals French fries in exclusive Creedmoria clip|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/29/creedmoria-stef-dawson-exclusive-clip|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly Inc.|accessdate=4 October 2016}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \| Gestation \| Sonora \| Lead role, short
2006 \| Chocolates \| The Girl in The Glass Case \| Lead role, short
2007 \| Ophelia \| Ophelia \| Lead role, short
2007 \| The Consulate \| Sarah Rael \| Lead role, short
2009 \| The Mad Chase: Aka the Chase \| Lead role, short \|
2009 \| The Rose \| Miss Winthorpe \| Short
2011 \| Wrath \| Leah Thompson \| Lead role Feature film
2012 \| Sunday Billy Sunday: A Memoir \| Lead role \| Short
2012 \| Foxfur \| Pearlwing \| Feature film
2013 \| Shadow of the Monarch \| Agent Lace \| Feature film
2013 \| The Beginning \| Sarah \| Short
2013 \| 6 Years, 4 Months & 23 Days \| Lucy Cross \| Short
2013 \| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire \| Annie Cresta \| Cameo appearance
2014 \| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 \| Annie Cresta \|
2014 \| Rage of Innocence \| Raven Sutton \| Lead role Feature film
2014 \| Creedmoria \| Candy Cahill \| Lead role Feature film
2015 \| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 \| Annie Cresta \|
2016 \|The Paper Store \|Annalee Monegan \|
2017 \|Painted Woman \|Julie Richards \|Lead role Feature film
2016 \|The Lennon Report \|Barbara Kammerer \|
2018 \|Guardians of the Tomb \|Milly Piper \|
2019 \|The Dustwalker \|Samantha Sharp \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

| Gestation

| Sonora

| Lead role, short

2006

| Chocolates

| The Girl in The Glass Case

| Lead role, short

2007

| Ophelia

| Ophelia

| Lead role, short

2007

| The Consulate

| Sarah Rael

| Lead role, short

2009

| The Mad Chase: Aka the Chase

| Lead role, short

2009

| The Rose

| Miss Winthorpe

| Short

2011

| Wrath

| Leah Thompson

| Lead role
Feature film

2012

| Sunday Billy Sunday: A Memoir

| Lead role

| Short

2012

| Foxfur

| Pearlwing

| Feature film

2013

| Shadow of the Monarch

| Agent Lace

| Feature film

2013

| The Beginning

| Sarah

| Short

2013

| 6 Years, 4 Months & 23 Days

| Lucy Cross

| Short

2013

| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

| Annie Cresta

| Cameo appearance

2014

| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

| Annie Cresta

2014

| Rage of Innocence

| Raven Sutton

| Lead role
Feature film

2014

| Creedmoria

| Candy Cahill

| Lead role
Feature film

2015

| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

| Annie Cresta

2016

|The Paper Store

|Annalee Monegan

2017

|Painted Woman

|Julie Richards

|Lead role
Feature film

2016

|The Lennon Report

|Barbara Kammerer

2018

|Guardians of the Tomb

|Milly Piper

2019

|The Dustwalker

|Samantha Sharp

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2007 \| All Saints \| Tully McIntyre \| 1 episode: "The Blink of an Eye"
2008 \| Out of the Blue \| Sales Person \| 1 episode: minor Role
2008 \| Swift and Shift Couriers \| Kylie Brown \| 1 episode: "The Polar Bear Suit"
2010 \| Keep Creating \| Herself \|
2013 \| The PET Squad Files \| Angel Riley \| 1 episode: "The Exorcism of Angel Riley"
2016 \| Cleverman \| Ash Kerry \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2007

| All Saints

| Tully McIntyre

| 1 episode: "The Blink of an Eye"

2008

| Out of the Blue

| Sales Person