![]() The First Eleven – the top new Aussie actresses of the 2000s.This look at the new Oz actresses has been organised as follows: Australian actresses found themselves landing good roles in prestigious American TV series in greater numbers than ever, and many used their television exposure to create film careers for themselves. Television, which had always been an important career path for actresses, became more accessible, more rewarding, more prestigious and more lucrative, throughout the 2000s, as the rise in streaming services, with their proliferation of new shows, accompanied by the rise in quality drama series made by HBO (and later Netflix and others), created many more opportunities for actresses. ![]() America became a magnet which was much harder to ignore. Some of the young actresses established themselves in Australian film and television before they moved to Hollywood, but others headed for Hollywood to start their careers in US television or movies. The success of the best of the 90s Aussie actresses in America (Judy Davis, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett and others) blazed the trail, which many other Australian actresses (the rest of the 90s generation, as well as younger actresses, and even some older actresses such as Jackie Weaver) were able to follow. The 2000s saw two trends which affected new Australian actresses:Īmerica became a bigger option for young Australian actresses. This page will look at about 90 new Aussie actresses who have made films in the last 20 years. While the 1990s’ ‘Golden Generation’ of the Australian actresses ( Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Rose Byrne and many others – see here) continued to be the most prominent Australian actresses in films during the 2000s, a number of talented new Aussie actresses have made their debuts in the 2000s and gone on to achieve success both in Australia, and increasingly, abroad in Hollywood and the UK. While many of these actresses also have important careers in television (and theatre), we will concentrate on the film roles these actresses have played. Here we will look at Aussie actresses who made their film debuts (as an adult) in the 2000s. Welcome back to my series on the film careers of Australian actresses and actors. 70s Oz Actresses – 80s Oz Actresses – 90s Oz Actresses
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