Catherine Terracini

Catherine Terracini
Born1981 or 1982 (age 44–45)
Lake Como, Italy
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationsActress, producer
Parent(s)Elizabeth Terracini
Lyndon Terracini

Catherine Terracini is an Australian actress and producer who has been working in Australian theatre, film and television and commercials since 2004.

Early life and education

Catherine Terracini was born in 1981 or 1982 (age 44–45)[better source needed] in Italy to Australian parents living in Palanzo [it], near the village of Como. Her father is opera singer and artistic director of Opera Australia, Lyndon Terracini and her mother is arts administrator Elizabeth Terracini. Her parents returned to their home country in 1987, settling in the town of Lismore, New South Wales.

Terracini attended high school at Trinity Catholic College before being accepted to the Acting Degree Program at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney one year after graduating high school.

Career

Terracini has worked in theatre, film, television, and commercials since graduating from NIDA. In 2010 she performed in the play Bug by Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Tracy Letts for Griffin Independent and won the award for Best Actress at Brisbane International Film Festival's Warner Roadshow New Filmmaker's Awards in 2009 for the Short Film Let Go.

In 2012, Terracini was awarded a Mike Walsh Fellowship. Terracini is a Dame Joan Sutherland Fund recipient from the American Australian Association which allowed her to study with The Barrow Group in New York City in 2013.

In 2019, Terracini was appointed creative producer by the effect and animation house, Heckler.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007UntouchedSallyShort film
2008Let GoHollyShort film
The PessimistKatShort film
2009Natural SelectionLucyShort film
2010225JulieShort film
Silent CountryMonicaShort film
2014WyrmwoodAnnieFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007All Saints ("Thresholds")Ashley McKay1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006The Cold Child (Australian premiere)SilkeGriffin Theatre Company
2007Human Geographies (The Works)VariousQueensland Theatre Company
2008Colder (World premiere)Robyn 33Griffin Theatre Company
Bloom / Three at The Table / Lazarus Won't Get out of Bed (play development)VariousQTC
2009Richard IIIQueen ElizabethCarriageworks
Sydney Ghost StoriesVarious rolesPicture This Productions
2010BugRCGriffin Theatre Company
2011FaustusBelzebubBell Shakespeare
2012Shallow Slumber (Australian premiere)DawnG.bod Theatre & NIDA Independent Program
2015HamletFortinbras / Cornelius / SoldierTour with Bell Shakespeare
2016Tiny Remarkable BrambleSonnyKings Cross Theatre, Sydney

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Scene – Local Entertainment News". The Northern Rivers Echo. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 Sorensen, Rosemary (17 May 2008). "Spreading the Word". The Australian. Retrieved 9 June 2014. [dead link]
  3. ↑ Westwood, Matthew (29 January 2021). "Singing for their supper". The Weekend Australian Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2025. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "The Operative Word: Lyndon Terracini". Opera Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011.
  5. 1 2 "The Mike Walsh Fellowships".
  6. ↑ Simon Piening (4 June 2010). "Bug review". australianstage.com.au.
  7. 1 2 "Profile". International Screen Academy Sydney. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Profile Archived 10 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at the American Australian Association
  9. ↑ "Visual effects house Heckler appoints Catherine Terracini as creative producer", Heckler press release, via Mumbrella, 9 April 2019
  10. ↑ "The many faces of Faust" by John Kinsella, The Australian, 27 May 2011(subscription required)[failed verification]
  11. ↑ "SHALLOW SLUMBER". Mysite. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Review: Hamlet at the Canberra Theatre is dynamic and thrilling" by Peter Wilkins, The Canberra Times, 15 October 2015
  13. ↑ "Tiny Remarkable Bramble review by Carol Wimmer, stagewhispers.com.au, November 2016