1. Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film, and television actress, and television presenter.
22 Facts About Catherine McClements
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Catherine McClements is known for her TV roles in Water Rats and Tangle, for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for theatre companies such as Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
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Catherine McClements was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Frank, a high school teacher, and Pamela.
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Catherine McClements attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1985, alongside Baz Luhrmann, Sonia Todd, and Justin Monjo.
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In 1993, Catherine McClements had a role in The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End.
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Catherine McClements is best known for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein in the Australian police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999.
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Catherine McClements followed this up with a recurring guest role on The Secret Life of Us in 2001, for which she won the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama.
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Catherine McClements starred as Rosie in the 2003 drama series CrashBurn and appeared in the Network Ten telemovie Mary Bryant in 2005.
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In 2010, Catherine McClements won an AFI Award for her role in Tangle.
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Catherine McClements has won ASTRA Awards for her role in Tangle in 2011 and 2013.
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In 2012, Catherine McClements was cast as Meg Jackson in Wentworth, a contemporary reimagining of the Australian classic Prisoner.
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Catherine McClements was cast in a leading role for Season One of Wentworth, but her character did not appear beyond episode one.
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In September 2013, Catherine McClements was cast in the film The Menkoff Method, directed by David Parker.
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In 2023, Catherine McClements was announced as part of the cast for SBS series Erotic Stories.
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Catherine McClements was announced as part of the cast of the third and final season of ABC drama Total Control, as well as ABC drama Return to Paradise.
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On 21 November 2024, it was announced that Catherine McClements was a part of the cast for ABC drama The Family Next Door.
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On 31 January 2025, Catherine McClements was announced as part of the cast for the Netflix series The Survivors.
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Catherine McClements has appeared in stage productions for many theatre companies, including Belvoir St Theatre, the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, State Theatre Company of South Australia, and the Malthouse Theatre.
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In 2013, Catherine McClements returned to the stage in Sharr White's play The Other Place for Melbourne Theatre Company and Phedre for Bell Shakespeare.
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Catherine McClements' husband is actor Jacek Koman, who guest-starred in The Secret Life of Us as Dominic, though they were not on the show at the same time.
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Catherine McClements' brother is Brendan Catherine McClements, who as of 2013 was the CEO of Victorian Major Events Company, who is 18 months older than her and her "best friend growing up".
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Catherine McClements is good friends with fellow actress Claudia Karvan, whom she met at the AFI Awards in 1990 and starred with in the film Redheads in 1992.