# Matilda Brown

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**Matilda Brown** (born 27 February 1987) is an Australian former actor, writer and director.

## Career

Brown is best known for her work in *[Lessons from the Grave](/source/Lessons_from_the_Grave)* in which she stars opposite her father [Bryan Brown](/source/Bryan_Brown).[1] Her mother is actress [Rachel Ward](/source/Rachel_Ward).

Her short film, *How God Works*, was a finalist in the 2010 [Tropfest](/source/Tropfest).[2]

Other television credits include guest spots on *[My Place](/source/My_Place_(TV_series))*, *[Rake](/source/Rake_(Australian_TV_series))* and *[Offspring](/source/Offspring_(TV_series))*.[3]

Her husband is former *[My Kitchen Rules](/source/My_Kitchen_Rules)* contestant Scott Gooding. In May 2019, they had a son.[4] The two married on Saturday 16 November 2019.[5] In February 2021, the two had a daughter. She is stepmother to Scott's son from a previous relationship. Since 2021, Brown and Gooding have run The Good Farm Shop, a ready-meals company.

## Selected filmography

### Film

- *Martha's New Coat* (2003)
- *The Road Ahead* (2007) Short film
- *How God Works* (2010) Short film
- *Cocks* (2011) Short film
- *Am I Okay* (2012) Short film
- *The iMom* (2014) Short film
- *[The Death and Life of Otto Bloom](/source/The_Death_and_Life_of_Otto_Bloom)* (2016) as Young Ada Fitzgerald

### Television

- *[Twisted Tales](/source/Twisted_Tales_(Australian_TV_series))* (1996) as Fiona
- *[Underbelly: The Golden Mile](/source/Underbelly:_The_Golden_Mile)* (2010) as Ellie Dooley
- *[Offspring](/source/Offspring_(TV_series))* (2010)
- *[Rake](/source/Rake_(Australian_TV_series))* (2010–12)
- *[My Place](/source/My_Place_(TV_series))* (2011)
- *[Lessons from the Grave](/source/Lessons_from_the_Grave)* (2013) Miniseries
- *[Let's Talk About](/source/Let's_Talk_About)* (2015) as Claire
- *[Palm Beach](/source/Palm_Beach_(2019_film))* (2019) as Ella

### As director/writer

- *How God Works* (2010) Short film - Director/writer
- *Cocks* (2011) Short film - Director/writer
- *Am I Okay* (2012) Short film - Director
- *Lessons from the Grave* (2013) Miniseries -Director/writer
- *[Let's Talk About](/source/Let's_Talk_About)* (2015) - Director/writer

## Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2005 RiverRun International Film Festival Best Actress in a Feature Film Martha's New Coat [6] 2016 AACTA Awards Best New Talent Let's Talk About [7]

## References

1. Don Groves (22 July 2013). ["Browns team up for *Lessons from the Grave*"](http://if.com.au/2013/07/22/article/Browns-team-up-for-Lessons-from-the-Grave/VASRWSBTAN.html). If.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

1. ["2010 Finalists"](http://www.tropfest.com/au/films/2010-finalists/). 2010. Retrieved 21 Jan 2016.

1. ["Matilda Brown-IMDb"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486022/?ref_=nm_mv_close). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Vrajlal, Alicia (15 May 2019). ["MKR star welcomes baby boy with Aussie actress"](https://au.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mkrs-scott-gooding-and-matilda-brown-welcome-baby-boy-042846302.html). *[Yahoo Australia Lifestyle](/source/Yahoo_Australia)*. Retrieved 19 March 2025.

1. ["My Kitchen Rules star Scott Gooding marries actress Matilda Brown"](https://www.newidea.com.au/my-kitchen-rules-matilda-brown-marries-scott-gooding). 18 November 2019.

1. ["RiverRun International Film Festival 2005 winners Jury awards"](https://riverrunfilm.com/awards/). *riverrunfilm.com*. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

1. ["Matilda Brown Awards"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486022/awards?ref_=nm_ql_2). *imdb.com (Index source only)*. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

## External links

- [Matilda Brown](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486022/) at IMDb
- [Matilda Brown](https://twitter.com/MatildaBrown) on Twitter

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