Laura Jane Turner

Vitals

Gender
Genderfluid
Pronoun
They/She
Age Range
27 - 37
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Height
172cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
International
Skills
Actor, Director, Voice Artist, Writer, Producer
Hair
Brown
Eye
Blue
Memberships
M.E.A.A

Agent

Manager
Williams Management
Phone

Feature Photo
Laura Jane Turner
Feature Clip

Credits

2024

Commercial
Mango Farmer 100%
Coles Christmas
The Producers
Matt Kamen
Short Film
Millie (Lead)
Bodies of Water
Victorian College of the Arts
Carly Brand
Theatre
Lolita
Slut (Encore Season)
Thursday's Child Theatre
Rachel Baring
Other
Producer, Writer
Slightly Cracked:Ghosts of the Past
JMonk Vision, F Word Films
Jennifer Monk
Web Series
Sue (Lead)
Slightly Cracked: Ghosts of the Past
JMonk Vision, F Word Films
Jennifer Monk

2023

Theatre
Actor
Tart's Can Type: It's Not Me, It's You
Tart Theatre Collective
Em Tambree, Maeve Hook
Theatre
Actor
Tart's Can Type: We Don't Talk About Bruno
Tart Theatre Collective
Em Tambree, Maeve Hook
Other
Screen Aus. Production Attachment
Videoland
Pikelet Pictures
Jess Smith
Theatre
Sue/Evie/Chloe
Slightly Cracked
La Mama Theatre
Jennifer Monk
Feature Film
Jade (Lead)
Loser
Swim Like a Boss Productions
Holly Hargreaves
Short Film
Frankie (Lead)
The Long F*cking Road
AACTA Pitch Finalist
Alicia Sutcliffe
Other
3rd AD
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism (Feature Film)
Iris Arc Pictures
Nick Kozakis
Short Film
Jasmine Forrester (Lead)
Mulch
Holly Dodd
Jin Tommo
Feature Film
Jess (Lead)
Love and Horror
Swim Like a Boss Productions
Holly Hargreaves

2022

Other
1st AD
Lachie & John (Short Film)
Dan Haberfield
Lee McCleneghan
Other
1st AD
Australian Super (Commercial)
Ascent Media
Jess Galea
Other
Producer, 1st AC
Ballad (Short Film)
F Word Films
Roe Bonnici
Theatre
Nat Riley
F*cking Michigan (Script Development)
Theatre Works
Cathy Hunt
Short Film
Annie (Lead)
Getaway
Swim Like a Boss Productions
Holly Hargreaves
Theatre
Tyler
Some Girl(s)
Geelong Repertory Theatre
Georgia Chara
Theatre
Glenys / Marian
Blackrock
Platform Arts
Olivia Staaf
Short Film
Jess (Lead)
5km & 8pm
Natalia Bornay
Le Luo
Other
Creator, Screenwriter, Producer
I Am Not Straight (Online Series)
F Word Films
Eva Justine Torkkola

2021

Other
Script Supervisor, Production Assistant
The Quest (POC)
On Rye Productions
A.S. How
Other
Production Assistant
Sammy J & ABC Radio (TVC)
Studio Kettle
Cam Ford
Other
Director
Hansel's Gretel (Short Film)
F Word Films, JMonk Vision
Laura Jane Turner
Other
Screenwriter
Drought (Online Series)
JMonk Vision & F Word Films
Laura Jane Turner
Other
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor
The Testosterone Club (Short Film)
F Word Films
Laura Jane Turner

2020

Other
As. Dialect Coach to Emily Mortimer
Relic (Feature Film)
Carver Films
Natalie Erika James
Theatre
Lolita
Slut (Premiere Season)
Thursday's Child Theatre
Rachel Baring
Other
Producer, 1st AD
Gud (Short Film)
F Word Films
Alana Spencer

2019

Other
Director, Producer
Assimilate (Short Film)
F Word Films, Andoken Films
Laura Jane Turner
Other
DOP, Producer
LARPer (Documentary)
Andoken Films
Andrew Ayres
Other
Producer
Twitch & Honey (Documentary)
F Word Films
Sam Connell

2018

Feature Film
Ally (Lead)
In Love with Ally Barker
Dioscuri Films
Chris & Robert Smellin
Short Film
Sasha (Lead)
Knuckles *World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Groombridge Productions
Laura Groombridge
Short Film
Red Leader (Lead)
Wingman
54th Story Productions
Ben McCullough
Theatre
Woman
Stigma (Regional Tour)
Devize Co.
Darren Vizer
Other
Cinematographer, Editor
Last Breath (Online Series)
F Word Films, Girls Act Good
Jennifer Monk

2017

Other
Producer, 1st AD
This Little Piggy
Continuance Pictures
Tristan Barr
Feature Film
Police Officer (Support)
Marital Problems
Reel Merit Films
Dia Taylor
Feature Film
Kirsty (Support)
This Little Piggy
Continuance Pictures
Tristan Barr
Web Series
Peter (Lead)
Hayden & Peter
Lostsong Productions
Hayden Mustica
Theatre
Woman
Stimga (Melbourne Premiere Season)
Devize Co., La Mama, Science Gallery, Melbourne Fringe
Darren Vizer
Theatre
Trish
Red Wire, Blue Wire
Short & Sweet
Simon Trevorrow

2016

Short Film
Woman (Lead)
Curve *Academy Award Qualifying
Lodestone Films
Tim Egan
Theatre
Laura Jane
Complexity of Belonging (New Zealand Tour)
Chunky Move, St James Theatre Wellington
Anouk Van Dijk
Theatre
Olive
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Complete Works Theatre Company
Andrew Blackman
Web Series
Jane (Lead)
Lucky Country
New Golden Age Productions
Various

2015

Theatre
Olive
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Complete Works Theatre Company
Justine Campbell
Theatre
Woman
Steppe - A Journey of Unforgetting
Goodnight Sofie!
Cathy Hunt
Short Film
Laura (Lead)
Real To Life
54th Story Productions
Mawrgan Shaw

2014

Theatre
Leanne
Glory Dazed
Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Greg Carroll
Theatre
Ensemble
Playlist 2014
Red Stitch Actors Theatre
Various
Theatre
Ensemble
Trolls
La Mama
Fleur Kilpatrick
Short Film
Taylor (Lead)
Cassette
54th Story
Scott Burgess
Short Film
Anna (Lead)
Astronaut Dreaming
Victorian College of the Arts
Claire Brown
Short Film
Hayley (Lead)
The Perfect Canvas
RMIT
Michael Liparota
Short Film
Ellen (Lead)
Survive
SAE Institute
Raphael Perez
Short Film
Alice (Lead)
Painless
Sasha Kane
Sasha Kane

2013

Short Film
Misty (Lead)
Freak
Victorian College of the Arts
Joshua Cockfield
Theatre
Ariel
The Tempest
Victorian College of the Arts
Jenny Kemp
Theatre
Various (Hamlet/Estelle/Chorus)
Eddie Goes to Poetry City
Victorian College of the Arts
Richard Murphet

2012

Theatre
Denise Savage
Savage in Limbo
Victorian College of the Arts
Peta Coy
Theatre
Louise / Madam Van Eck
Ship of Fools
Victorian College of the Arts
Jane Woollard
Television
Ginger (Lead)
Frank (Pilot)
Subconscious Ben Productions
Ben Smith & Peter C. Hayward

2011

Theatre
Dunyasha
The Cherry Orchard
Victorian College of the Arts
Melanie Beddie

2010

Feature Film
Lucy (Support)
The Killage
ArtSpear Entertainment
Joseph Bauer
Short Film
Laura (Lead)
Yume
Arcane Century Productions
Shane Anderson
Short Film
Beatrice (Lead)
Rain Dance
Bond University
Jacques Joubert

Training

2024
Captivate Action
Ten Week Combat Course
Stage & Screen Combat
2022
Atlantic Acting School
Global Virtual Conservatory (Scholarship)
Practical Aesthetics
2022
The Loft Dance Studio
Ongoing Dance Classes
Ballet & Contemporary
2020
Deanna Cooney
Voice Over
Voice Over Technique
2020
Anna McCrossin-Owen
Ongoing Accent Training
American Accent
2020
Screenworks Australia, Australian Directors Guild, Daina Reid
Group Workshop & One on One
Directing Intensive with Daina Reid
2020
The Audition Technique
Six Week Course
Creating Compelling Characters
2020
The Audition Technique
Weekly Drop In Classes
Selftaping for Auditions
2019
Amy Mete - Nick Hamon Casting
One Day Workshop
TVC
2018 - 2020
SAE - Creative Media Institute
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Film (Production)
2018
Jeff Seymour
One Day Workshop
Real Life Actor
2017
Sitsongpeenong Muay Thai Training Camp
Two Week Intensive (THAILAND)
Muay Thai (Kickboxing)
2017
The Audition Technique
Six Week Course
Selftaping School
2016
TAFTA
One Week Workshop
National Actors Intensive
2015
Sitsongpeenong Muay Thai Training Camp
Two Week Intensive (THAILAND)
Muay Thai (Kickboxing)
2014 - 2018
The Ring Gym
Ongoing
Muay Thai (Kickboxing)
2013
Coymotion
One Day Workshop
Suzuki & Viewpoints
2011 - 2013
Victorian College of the Arts
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting)
2010 - 2011
National Institute of Dramatic Art
One Year Course
Young Actors Studio
2010 - 2011
Backbone Youth Arts
One Year Course
Backbone Ensemble
2010
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Weekend Workshop
Screen Actors
2010
Bud Hopes
One Day Workshop
Set Secrets
2009
Samuel Johnson & Sarah Hallam
One Day Workshop
Screen Test
2009
Christopher Kirby
One Day Workshop
American Accent

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
8
Clothing Size
Female - 8
Waist
70cm
Neck
33cm
Chest
80cm
Bra Size
B
Hip
91cm
Natural Accent
Australian
Disability
ADHD, Autistic/ on the Spectrum, Neurodivergent
Accents
American Standard, Australian, English, Southern
Hair Length
Long
Hair Style
Straight, Wavy
Instrumental
Piano / Keyboard, Guitar
Sport
Boxing, Horse Jumping, Horse Riding, Pilates, Tennis, Yoga, Cycling, Martial Arts, Swimming
Drivers Licences
Car, Truck
Professional Skills
Actor, Director, Voice Artist, Writer, Producer

Media

Public Media
2:29
Public Media
2:36

Photos


Notes

REVIEWS “It’s a testament to that performance that you feel so much for the character even though you know so little.” - Curve - Cut Print Film “It’s a gruelling, emotionally raw performance that gets under your skin.” - Curve - Cut Print Film “Laura Jane Turner’s performance is ‘masterful’ and ‘heartbreaking’.” - Slut - Keith Gow "Turner is an absolute standout." - Steppe: A Journey of Unforgetting - ArtsHub MEMBERSHIPS & GUILDS Australian Directors Guild (Full, Emerging) Screen Producers Australia (Associate) WIFT Victoria MEAA AWARDS Won, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Los Angeles Film Awards, 2020 Won, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Royal Wolf Film Awards, 2020 Won, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Festigious International Film Festival, 2020 Nominee, Best Actor, St Kilda Film Festival, 2017 Won, Best Feature Film (Producer), Los Angeles Film Awards, 2015 SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Atlantic Acting School - Global Virtual Conservatory, 2022 Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative Grant, Regional Arts Victoria, 2022 Community Investment and Support Fund (Project Development), City of Greater Geelong, 2020 Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative Grant, Regional Arts Victoria, 2020 Lionel Gell Foundation Scholarship, Victorian College of the Arts, 2013 Irene Mitchell Bequest, Victorian College of the Arts, 2013