{{short description|Australian actress, writer and comedienne}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Gabby Millgate''' is an Australian actress, writer and comedian best known for her role in the film ''Muriel's Wedding'' (1994) and comedy sketch shows ''Full Frontal'' (1993) and ''Totally Full Frontal'' (1998).
==Early life== Millgate was born and grew up in Canberra, and attended Merici College.<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/youre-terrible-muriel-proudly-canberra-born-and-bred-gabby-millgate-will-help-celebrate-the-markets-wanniassas-first-birthday-20180322-h0xtap.html "'You're terrible, Muriel': proudly Canberra born and bred Gabby Millgate will help celebrate The Markets Wanniassa's first birthday"]. ''Canberra Times'', March 23, 2018. Megan Doherty</ref><ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/politics/act/canberra-now-news-in-90-seconds-for-march-23-2018-20180322-h0xubt.html "Canberra Now: News in 90 seconds for March 23, 2018"]. ''Sydney Morning Herald'', By Steven Trask, 23 March 2018</ref>
==Career==
===Television=== Millgate was part of the ensemble cast of ''Full Frontal'' from 1997 until the show's conclusion in 1999. She was also a writer on the show.
In 2002, she was a contestant on Channel Ten's reality series ''Celebrity Big Brother'', and in 2012, appeared on another reality show, Channel Nine's ''Excess Baggage''.<ref>[https://www.mensfitnessmagazine.com.au/hit-man-2/ "Hit Man"]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Men's Fitness'', Christian Marchegiani</ref><ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/tv-exercise-dating-and-cooking/news-story/9a469a8d6cae31751eb6274e6da44ec7?sv=a3f80682869a06e0e2b1c584befd3306 "TV: Exercise, dating and cooking"]. Cameron Adams,'' Herald Sun'', January 29, 2012</ref>
In 2003, she had a guest role in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and a small guest role in 2011's ''At Home with Julia''.
===Film=== Millgate appeared in the 1994 hit film, ''Muriel's Wedding'', playing Muriel's sister, Joanie. Her line "You're terrible, Muriel" became a frequently used expression in Australia.<ref>[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/best-aussie-films-of-all-time/news-story/f4bc64b9a0f70156b8ad4e5bc23082f2 "From Crocodile Dundee to Muriel's Wedding, top moments in Aussie film"]. Amy Harris, ''The Sunday Telegraph'', June 8, 2013</ref>
In 1998, she had a role in ''Babe: Pig in the City''. In 2006, she appeared in ''Feed''.<ref name="Gwynne2016">Joel Gwynne. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=QMd1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 Transgression in Anglo-American Cinema: Gender, Sex and the Deviant Body]''. Columbia University Press; 12 April 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-231-85098-8}}. p. 46–.</ref><ref name="Piatti-Farnell2017">Lorna Piatti-Farnell. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=4ThRDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA109 Consuming Gothic: Food and Horror in Film]''. Palgrave Macmillan UK; 10 March 2017. {{ISBN|978-1-137-45051-7}}. p. 109–.</ref>
=== Radio === In December 2005, Millgate was announced as host of B105's new breakfast show with comedians in Mike van Acker and Stewart ‘Stav’ Davidson. The breakfast show started in January 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/b105-announces-new-breakfast-team|title=B105 announces new breakfast team {{!}} radioinfo.com.au|website=www.radioinfo.com.au|access-date=2017-04-11}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1994|| ''Muriel's Wedding'' || Joanie Heslop || |- | rowspan="2" |1998|| ''Babe: Pig in the City''|| Female Officer || |- | ''Dags''|| Muriel Video Addict || |- |2003 |The Ball |Ada |Short film |- |2004 |Danger Spot |Peta |Short film |- | rowspan="2" |2005|| ''Australian Pie'' || Beryl Smith || |- | ''Feed'' || Deidre || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0589613}}
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