Georgia Flood


Georgia Flood is an Australian film, television and theatre actress. After studying at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Flood made her stage debut in a production of Blackbird. She made a guest appearance in City Homicide in 2008, before she was cast as Charlotte Barker in Tangle. Flood went on to join the casts of House Husbands and Wentworth. In 2013, she was a runner-up for the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award. The following year, Flood starred in ANZAC Girls as Alice Ross-King. The role led to a nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries at the Golden Nymph Awards.

Early life

Flood was born on Phillip Island. The soprano Alexandra Flood is her sister, the author Morris West her grand-uncle. For six years she attended a school in Dubai. After moving to Melbourne when she was 12 years old, she began attending Methodist Ladies' College where she graduated in 2010. Flood knew that she wanted to act from an early age. After signing with a talent agency, she appeared in various advertisements. She then studied at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne.

Career

Flood made her stage debut in a production of Blackbird at the Melbourne Theatre Company. She starred in a short film called Hugo, before she was cast in a guest role in police procedural City Homicide. Flood appeared in the Showcase drama Tangle as Charlotte Barker from 2009 until the show's third and final season. In 2011, Flood appeared as Belle in David Williamson's Don Parties On, a sequel to his 1971 play Don's Party.
The following year, Flood joined the cast of House Husbands in the recurring role of Phoebe Crabb. Flood and co-star Anna McGahan did not return for the fourth season. During 2013, Flood successfully auditioned for the role of Debbie Smith in Wentworth, a reimagining of the Prisoner. While reviewing the series, Brad Newsome of The Sydney Morning Herald commented, "Flood is always a delight to watch." In the same year, Flood was named as a runner-up for the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award, presented by Australians in Film.
2014 saw Flood star as Alice Ross-King in the miniseries ANZAC Girls. At her audition, she was told that she was too young for the part, but she fought for the role. Flood used a copy of Ross-King's diary to help her with the part. She explained, "I carried that diary with me everywhere, and if I was having some trouble in a scene, I'd go back to the diary and there would be a direct paragraph to answer my question." For her portrayal of Ross-King, Flood was nominated for the Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries.
In 2015, Flood starred in Christine Roger's first feature film I Am Evangeline as lead character Evangeline, a clone who wants to find a cure for her sleeping sickness. Flood has also joined the cast of Home and Away, and she appears in the comedy series Here Come the Habibs.
In 2018, Flood was cast as the lead of Lifetime's American Princess.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008HugoSarahShort
2008City HomicideBecky LewisEpisode: "In House"
2009'JosephineShort
2009–2012TangleCharlotte BarkerMain role
2012–2014House HusbandsPhoebe CrabbMain role
2013–2016WentworthDebbie SmithRecurring role, cameo
2014'AnnaShort
2014ANZAC GirlsAlice Ross-KingTV miniseries
Nominated – Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries
2015I Am EvangelineEvangeline
2016Home and AwayLindsay FordGuest role
2016–17Here Come the HabibsMadison O'NeillMain role
2018Pat Carroll Episode: "1.1"
2018True Story with Hamish & AndyNatashaEpisode: "Stephen"
2019American PrincessAmanda LundyMain role