Anna Torv

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Anna Torv (born 7 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Her performance as Olivia Dunham in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013) earned her four consecutive Saturn Awards for Best Actress on Television, a record for any performer. She portrayed psychologist Wendy Carr in the Netflix period crime drama Mindhunter (2017–2019) and Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023). Her work on The Last of Us garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She is known in Australia for the ABC drama The Newsreader, for which she won two consecutive AACTA Awards. She stars in the Netflix drama series Territory, set in Australia's Northern Territory, which premiered in October 2024.

Early life

Torv was born in Melbourne[1] on 7 June 1979,[2] the daughter of Susan (née Carmichael), of Scottish descent, and Hans Arvid Torv (Tõrv), a property developer and radio presenter[3] of Estonian ancestry.[4][5] At age six, she moved with her mother and younger brother to the Gold Coast, where she grew up,[1] initially attending All Saints Anglican School before finishing her schooling at Benowa State High School, where she graduated in 1996.[6] As of 2008, Torv had been estranged from her father for many years.[7][3]

Torv's paternal aunt, journalist Anna dePeyster, was married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch for 31 years. Through this marriage, Torv is a cousin of Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James Murdoch.[7]

Following her high school graduation, she relocated to Sydney, New South Wales, where she had been accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the age of 17. As she was too young to get an electricity account on her own, and to go to pubs, she decided to take a "gap year", during which she worked as cafe and bar staff.[1] She graduated with a performing arts degree in 2001.[7][1]

Career

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Torv in July 2010

In 2003, Torv played the role of Ophelia with the Bell Shakespeare Company in John Bell's production of Hamlet.[8] In 2004, she joined the cast of Australia's acclaimed television drama The Secret Life of Us, playing Nikki Martel.[9]

In 2005, Torv recorded a series of audio books for Scholastic Australia's Solo Collection, including the titles Little Fingers, Jack's Owl, Spike, and Maddy in the Middle,[10] and later did voice work and performance capture for the role of Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword.[11]

She then appeared in the BBC series Mistresses in 2008. From 2008 to 2013, Torv played Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series Fringe. She received an Australians in Film Breakthrough award in 2009. She has been nominated five times for the Saturn Award for Best Television Actress from 2009 to 2013, winning a total of four times.[12] Torv appeared as Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series The Pacific and later starred in a CollegeHumor Original video as a tyrannical traffic cop.[13] In 2014, Torv reprised her role as Nariko in the film adaptation of Heavenly Sword.[14]

In March 2016, Torv was cast in the role of Dr. Wendy Carr, an FBI consultant, in the Netflix drama Mindhunter.[15][16][17]

In July 2021, Torv was cast in the role of Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us.[18][19] The show premiered in January 2023; despite being a guest role, Torv's performance was seen as an early highlight, with Bernard Boo of Den of Geek writing: "With just about an episode and a half, the terrific Anna Torv leaves an indelible impression as Joel's no-nonsense ride-or-die Tess before literally exiting the series with a bang [...]".[20] For the series, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, marking her first ever Emmy nomination.[21]

Torv played newsreader Helen Norville in the ABC series The Newsreader, released in August 2021, which was set in an Australian TV newsroom in the mid-1980s.[22] The series returned for a second season in November 2023.[23] Torv won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice for her performance as Norville, once for each season.[24][25] For the first season, she won the 2022 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress,[26] and the series also won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series.[27] She was nominated for a second Logie for the second season.[28]

In 2021, Torv also appeared in the television series Fires, produced by the ABC Television network, about the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, in which megafires devastated Australia.[29]

In October 2024, Torv appeared in the Neflix series Territory.[30]

Personal life

In December 2008, Torv married American actor Mark Valley, with whom she co-starred in Fringe.[31] In April 2010, it was reported that the couple had separated several months previously.[32][33]

Torv lived in Los Angeles for over a decade, up until shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020.[34] During her time there, she became a mother and bought a house.[35] She then sold her home and returned to Australia's Gold Coast in early 2020,[34] where she stayed with her mother before moving to Melbourne to film The Newsreader.[29]

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Travelling Light Debra Fowler
2006 The Book of Revelation Bridget / Gertrude
2014 Heavenly Sword Nariko (voice)
Love Is Now Virginia Grey
2015 The Daughter Anna
2017 Stephanie Jane
2023 Scarygirl The Keeper (voice)
2024 Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Alice Russell

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 White Collar Blue Neighbour Television film
Young Lions Irena Nedov Recurring role (series 1)
2004 McLeod's Daughters Jasmine McLeod 2 episodes
2004–2005 The Secret Life of Us Nikki Martel Recurring role (series 4)
2007 Frankenstein ITU nurse Television film
2008 Mistresses Alex Recurring role (series 1)
2008–2013 Fringe Olivia Dunham Main role
2010 The Pacific Virginia Grey Episode: "Peleliu Landing"
2011 The Cleveland Show Herself Episode: "A Short Story and a Tall Tale"
CollegeHumor Originals Officer Alia Episode: "Can I Give You a Ticket?"
2014 Open Windsor Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Gwendoline Churchill Main role; miniseries
2016–2019 Secret City Harriet Dunkley Main role
2017–2019 Mindhunter Wendy Carr Main role
2021 Fires Lally Robinson 2 episodes
2021–2025 The Newsreader Helen Norville Main role[37]
2023 The Last of Us Tess 3 episodes
2024 Nautilus Revna 1 episode
Territory Emily Lawson Main role
So Long, Marianne Charmian Clift Main role

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1986 The Night Before Christmas Bess Roman Scandals Theatre Restaurant
1998–2001 Undiscovered Country Unknown Unknown Credited from playbill of the 2003 production of Hamlet
Bodyline: Time's Up
Richard III
Basic Burlesque
2001 Plenty Susan Traherne NIDA Theatre 2 April 2001
Language of the Gods Alicia 5 May 2001
Ring Round the Moon Capulat NIDA Studio 27 June 2001
Goodnight Children Everywhere Ann 28 September 2001
Kiss Me, Kate Chorus Girl Parade Theatre 17 October 2001
2002 The Credeaux Canvas Amelia SBW Stables Theatre In association with the Griffin Theatre Company
2003 Hamlet Ophelia Bell Shakespeare
2005 The Cherry Orchard Anya Sydney Theatre Company

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Heavenly Sword Nariko (voice) Also motion capture

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2008 NAVGTR Awards Lead Performance in a Drama Heavenly Sword Nominated
2009 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Fringe Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fringe Nominated
Scream Awards Breakout Performance – Female Fringe Nominated
2010 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Fringe Won [38]
Scream Awards Best Television Performance Fringe Nominated [39]
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fringe Nominated [40]
2011 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Fringe Won
International Online Cinema Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Fringe Nominated
Scream Awards Best Science Fiction Actress Fringe Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Actress Fringe Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fringe Nominated
2012 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Fringe Won
IGN Awards Best TV Actress Fringe Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi Fringe Nominated
2013 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Fringe Nominated
2016 AACTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The Daughter Nominated
2017 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Secret City Won
2019 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Secret City Nominated
2021 AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama The Newsreader Won
2022 Logie Awards Most Popular Actress The Newsreader Nominated
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress The Newsreader Won
Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series The Newsreader Won
2023 Online Film & Television Association Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated
International Online Cinema Awards Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated
Gold Derby Awards Drama Guest Actress The Last of Us Nominated
TV Scholar Awards Best Guest Performance in a Drama The Last of Us Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss The Last of Us Nominated
2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated
CinEuphoria Awards Merit - Honorary Award Shared with the cast The Last of Us Won
AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama The Newsreader Won
Logie Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama The Newsreader Nominated
2025 AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Territory Nominated

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