{{Short description|Australian actress (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Philippa Northeast | image = File:Phillipa Northeast (39861649531) (cropped).jpg | caption = Northeast at the ''[[I, Tonya]]'' premiere in 2018. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|09|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2003–present }} '''Philippa Northeast''' (born 23 September 1994) is an Australian actress, known for her role as [[Evelyn MacGuire]] in the soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' from 2013 until 2017. After leaving ''Home and Away'', Northeast starred in the 2019 romantic comedy film ''[[Standing Up for Sunny]]'' with [[RJ Mitte]]. She also starred in the [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]] television film ''A Royal Runaway Romance'' (2022). In 2023, Northeast played the recurring role of Lily in the Australian comedy series ''In Limbo''. She was also cast as Kay Walters in the second season of ''[[The Newsreader]]'', and joined the supporting cast of [[Network 10]] drama ''[[Paper Dolls (Australian TV series)|Paper Dolls]]''. She plays Susie Lawson in the 2024 neo-Western series ''[[Territory (TV series)|Territory]]''.
==Early life and education== Philippa Northeast was born on 23 September 1994 and raised in [[South-East Melbourne]] along with her four siblings.<ref name="PN">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/phillipa-northeast/#page1|title=Philippa Northeast|publisher=[[Yahoo!7]]|access-date=23 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227151347/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/phillipa-northeast/#page1|archive-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>
She attended Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, where she completed her [[Victorian Certificate of Education|VCE]]. She then began studying a [[Bachelor of Arts]], majoring in [[criminology]], at [[The University of Melbourne]].<ref name="PN"/>
Northeast trained at the [[16th Street Actors Studio]],<ref name="PN"/> the [[St Martin's Youth Theatre]], and the [[Australian Shakespeare Company]].<ref name="Hallmark"/> She graduated from the [[Australian Film, Television and Radio School]] (AFTRS) with an Advanced Diploma in Producing: Story, Audience, Finance in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftrs.edu.au/alumni/our-alumni/?q=northeast&graduated=&Apply=Apply&sort=latest|title=Our alumni|publisher=[[Australian Film, Television and Radio School]]|access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Northeast joined the main cast of soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' in 2013 as [[Evelyn MacGuire]], alongside Jake Speer as her character's twin [[Oscar MacGuire]].<ref name="Casamento">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/mums-the-word-for-jodi-and-braith-anasta-20130824-2sf60.html|title=Mum's the word for Jodi and Braith Anasta|last=Casamento|first=Jo|date=25 August 2013|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> Northeast found a [[Australian one dollar coin|dollar coin]] on the steps of her casting agent before attending the audition, which she felt was a sign of good luck.<ref name="Joke">{{cite magazine|date=21 May – 4 June 2015|title=It's no joke|magazine=TV Soap|pages=44–45}}</ref> During a callback audition, Northeast was paired with a number of actors as producers tried to find Evelyn's twin. Speer was the first actor to act with her and the producers kept coming back to them, as they noted that they had the right chemistry.<ref name="Casamento"/> Northeast admitted she was surprised to learn that she had won the role. She relocated from her home town of Melbourne to Sydney for filming,<ref name="Joke"/> and made her first appearance in the show on 3 September 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Grubb|first1=Jessica|last2=Miller|first2=Erin|date=31 August – 6 September 2013|title=Not so nice|magazine=[[TV Week]]|issue=35|pages=6–7}}</ref> Northeast's character became known for having a fictional curse on her, following the deaths of her on-screen father, siblings and aunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/79895129/home-and-away-stars-death-curse|title=Home And Away star's death curse|last=Harvey|first=Kerry|date=12 May 2016|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
After four years of playing Evelyn, Northeast decided to leave ''Home and Away'' and her character's exit aired in March 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Cullen|first1=Tamara|last2=Downie|first2=Stephen|date=18–24 March 2017|title=Fairytale wedding|magazine=[[TV Week]]|issue=11|pages=6–9}}</ref> She later made a guest appearance in May 2017 to facilitate the exit of Evelyn's uncle [[Zac MacGuire]] ([[Charlie Clausen]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a828349/home-and-away-exit-zac-macguire-leaves-summer-bay/|title=Home and Away exit as Zac MacGuire leaves Summer Bay following another shock discovery|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=15 May 2017|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> She planned to fly out to Los Angeles to find acting work, but she was also hoping to find roles in Australia.<ref name="Moran"/>
Northeast stars as barmaid and aspiring comedian Serena in [[Steven Vidler (actor)|Steven Vidler]]'s 2019 romantic comedy film ''[[Standing Up for Sunny]]'', opposite [[RJ Mitte]] and [[Sam Reid (actor)|Sam Reid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-takes-lead-standing-sunny/|title='Breaking Bad' star RJ Mitte takes the lead in 'Standing up for Sunny'|last=Groves|first=Don|date=13 November 2017|work=[[IF Magazine]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]] in 2018.<ref name="Wagner"/> Northeast said she knew the script was "special" the moment she read it, and found that shooting the film was "a different experience" compared to ''Home and Away''.<ref name="Wagner"/> She also guested in an episode of comedy series ''Bondi Slayer''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/hallmark-a-royal-runaway-romance-cast-philippa-northeast-brant-daugherty-566950|title=Hallmark 'A Royal Runaway Romance': 5 things you didn't know about Philippa Northeast|last=Rajput|first=Gunjan|date=9 April 2022|publisher=Meaww|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> Northeast flew out to Los Angeles in 2020 to take part in the [[pilot season (television)|pilot season]] and documented her trip for [[Mamamia (website)|Mamamia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/what-is-pilot-season/|title='It can be psychologically brutal.' An Aussie actor on what pilot season in LA is really like|last=Northeast|first=Philippa|date=15 March 2020|work=[[Mamamia (website)|Mamamia]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> In 2022, Northeast starred in the [[Hallmark Channel]] television film ''A Royal Runaway Romance'' with [[Brant Daugherty]].<ref name="Hallmark">{{cite web|url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-royal-runaway-romance|title=A Royal Runaway Romance|publisher=[[Hallmark Channel]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> She also played the recurring role of Lily in [[Lucas Taylor (screenwriter)|Lucas Taylor]]'s Australian comedy series ''In Limbo''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/in-limbo-bob-morley-ryan-corr-77643|title=Bob Morley's new series 'In Limbo': The Aussie comedy with a very serious message at its heart|date=15 May 2023|work=[[TV Week]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
Northeast joined the cast of ''[[The Newsreader]]'' for its second season, which began production in Melbourne in mid-2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://if.com.au/daniel-gillies-and-philippa-northeast-join-the-newsreader-for-s2/|title=Daniel Gillies and Philippa Northeast join 'The Newsreader' for S2|last=Slatter|first=Sean|date=11 July 2022|work=[[IF Magazine]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> Northeast plays Kay Walters, the daughter of Geoff ([[Robert Taylor (Australian actor)|Robert Taylor]]) and Evelyn Walters ([[Marg Downey]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/reviews/the-newsreader-season-2-on-abc-review-still-a-winner-2623962/|title=The Newsreader Season 2 on ABC review: still a winner|last=Morris|first=Anthony|date=11 September 2023|publisher=ScreenHub|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> In March 2023, she joined the supporting cast of drama ''[[Paper Dolls (Australian TV series)|Paper Dolls]]'', along with Lyndon Watts, Carlos Sanson Jr, [[Ben Turland]], and Elizabeth Cullen. The drama was filmed in Sydney for [[Network 10]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/03/more-cast-join-paper-dolls.html|title=More cast join Paper Dolls|last=Knox|first=David|date=1 March 2023|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref> The following year, Northeast began starring as Susie Lawson in the [[Netflix]] neo-Western series ''[[Territory (TV series)|Territory]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Croke|first=Lucy|date=26 October – 1 November 2024|title=Thirty and thriving|magazine=[[TV Week]]|issue=42|pages=92–93}}</ref>
She appears in procedural dramedy ''[[Good Cop/Bad Cop]]'', which stars [[Leighton Meester]] and [[Luke Cook]]. Northeast plays Cook's on-screen love interest Dr Marci Laine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/good-cop-bad-cop-regular-series-casting-1236022115/|title=The CW, Roku & Stan's 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' Adds Seven To Regular Cast|last=Whittock|first=Jesse|date=5 August 2024|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> On 21 November 2024, Northeast was announced as part of the cast for the upcoming [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] six-part drama ''[[The Family Next Door (Australian Television Series)|The Family Next Door]]'', alongside [[Teresa Palmer]] and [[Bella Heathcote]]. The series is adapted from [[Sally Hepworth]]'s novel of the same name and has begun filming in Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/11/production-underway-on-the-family-next-door.html|title=Production underway on The Family Next Door|last=Knox|first=David|date=22 November 2024|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref> On 18 June 2025, Northeast was named as the lead for [[Miles Franklin]] adaption ''My Brilliant Career'' for Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=18 June 2025 |title=Filming underway on My Brilliant Career series |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/06/filming-underway-on-my-brilliant-career-series.html |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref>
==Other activities== After leaving ''Home and Away'' in 2017, Northeast became an ambassador for skincare range Wotnot Naturals, and shot her first campaign for them at the [[Bondi Icebergs Club]].<ref name="Moran">{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/home-and-away-star-philippa-northeast-opens-up-about-confronting-bikini-shoot-at-bondi-ng-5e93448334cbd2061a92fe58ebcd14da|title=Home and Away star Philippa Northeast opens up about confronting bikini shoot at Bondi|last=Moran|first=Jonathon|date=4 June 2017|work=[[PerthNow]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
In 2018 Northeast was an ambassador for the Ration Challenge, in which participants eat the same food rations as a Syrian refugee for a week.<ref name="Wagner">{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com.au/celebrity/philippa-northeast-standing-up-for-sunny-ration-challenge-17824|title=Philippa Northeast On Working With A 'Breaking Bad' Star And How She's Helping Refugees|last=Wagner|first=Kate|date=15 June 2018|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle Australia]]|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row"| 2003 | ''[[Skithouse]]'' | Various | Episode: "1.1" |- ! scope="row"| 2013–2017 | ''[[Home and Away]]'' | [[Evelyn MacGuire]] | Main cast |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''[[Standing Up for Sunny]]'' | Sunny | Feature film |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''[[Drop Dead Weird]]'' | Astrid | Episode: "Haunted Hotel" |- ! scope="row"| 2020 | ''Bondi Slayer'' | Pip | Episode: "Home and a Slay" |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''A Royal Runaway Romance'' | Amelia Bell | Television film |- ! scope="row"| 2023 | ''[[In Limbo (TV series)|In Limbo]]'' | Lily | Recurring role |- ! scope="row"| 2023–2025 | ''[[The Newsreader]]'' | Kay Walters | Recurring role |- ! scope="row"| 2023–2024 | ''[[Paper Dolls (Australian TV series)|Paper Dolls]]'' | Ally | 4 episodes |- ! scope="row"| 2024 | ''[[Territory (TV series)|Territory]]'' | Susie Lawson | 6 episodes |- ! scope="row"| 2025 | ''[[Good Cop/Bad Cop]]'' | Marci Laine | TV series |- ! scope="row"| 2025 |''[[The Family Next Door (Australian Television Series)|The Family Next Door]]'' |Essie |TV series |- |TBA |[[My Brilliant Career (Australian Television Show)|''My Brilliant Career'']] |Sybylla |In production |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|5923287}}
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