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Brooke Paige "Mikey" Anderson (born 15 August 1981) is an Australian actress, who started her career as a child actress when she played the character Claire Fielding on the Australian series E Street, and has appeared in the American series Lost.
Brooke "Mikey" Anderson | |
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Born | Brooke Paige Anderson 15 August 1981 Sydney, Australia |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Website | http://www.brookeanderson.com |
Anderson trained at Gala Productions run by her mother Lynda Keane and father Greg Anderson in Sydney, Australia. Her parents also had a very popular dance troupe during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s called The Keane Kids. This dance troupe performed on numerous television shows, Royal Command Performances, and overseas productions. This dance troupe had helped train and form a number of well known Australian actors and theatre performers.
Biography
editShe appeared as a child actress in the Australian soap opera E Street, which aired on the Ten Network from 1989 to 1994. She was written out of the series after writers had trouble coming up with storylines for her character. When Anderson was 12, she released a single and music video called "Step Back (Peace not War)". She has had lead roles in independent films including as Self Inflicted, Sum of Existence, Short Side Of Nothing, and Good Chemistry. She directed and co-produced an independent film Off The Ledge, with her directing partner Dawn Higginbotham.
Anderson finished post-production on her feature film directorial debut Off the Ledge under her production company Cordova Pictures with producing partner Dawn Higginbotham and her Australian production company Gala Films. She is in active development on three feature films; a feature remake, and two pilots. Cordova Pictures went into production on the feature film "Passing Through" in 2008.
Filmography
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editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Punisher | Annie Castle | |
1993 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Charlie | |
2005 | Self-Inflicted | Amy | |
2005 | Short Side of Nothing | Talia Baca | Video |
2005 | Sum of Existence | Liz Murphy | |
2008 | Good Chemistry | Laurie | |
2009 | Off the Ledge | Kat | |
2010 | The Perfect Host | Thief |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | A Country Practice | Phoebe Spencer | TV series, episodes: "Licensed to Kill: Parts 1 & 2" |
1989 | E Street | Clare Fielding (regular role) | TV series, 5 episodes |
1992 | A Country Practice | Dee Dee Mann | TV series, episodes: "Me and My Girl: Parts 1 & 2" |
1993 | G.P. | Sasha | TV series, episode: "Pioneers" |
1995 | Glad Rags | Lizzie Forbes (regular role) | TV series, 13 episodes |
1996 | Home and Away | Hannah Williams (regular role) | TV series, 7 episodes |
1996-1997 | Ocean Girl | Cassandra "Cass" Clayborn (regular role) | TV series, 51 episodes |
1998 | Water Rats | Finn | TV series, episode: "Run for the Money" |
1998-2000 | Search for Treasure Island | Jacqui Raymond (regular role) | TV series, 14 episodes |
2006 | Happy Hour | Cute Girl | TV series, episode: "Boo! This Party Sucks" |
2006 | Lost | Charlotte Malkin | TV series, episode: "S02E21 " |
2007 | Where Are They Now? | Guest (with E Street cast Bruce Samazan, Marcus Graham, Melissa Tkautz, Alyssa-Jane Cook, Melissa Bell & Vince Martin) | TV series, 1 episode |
2007-2008 | Animalia | Alex (voice) (main role) | TV series, 13 episodes |
External links
edit- Brooke "Mikey" Anderson at IMDb
- Brooke's Official Website
- Brooke's Production Company – Cordova Pictures
- Off The Ledge Movie