Susie Porter is an actor, whose first film appearances were in Idiot Box (1996), Paradise Road (1997), and the disastrous Stephen Elliott venture Welcome to Woop Woop (1998). The sexual candour of her character in the latter was reprised in her leading roles in Davida Allen's Feeling Sexy (2000), Better Than Sex (2001), and The Monkey's Mask (2001). She also appeared in the fictionalised biography of Tap Dogs creator Dein Perry, Bootmen (2000), which is set in her native Newcastle. She will next be seen in Star Wars: Episode 2. Porter won an FCCA Annual Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Two Hands (1999).
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2001
© Peter Brew-Bevan courtesy of Sue Southam Management
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
In this exhibition Sydney based photographer Peter Brew-Bevan brings together an intimate collection of works that highlight his passion for the genre of portraiture over the last 10 years
Over the last five years the National Portrait Gallery has developed a collection of portrait photographs that reflects both the strength and diversity of Australian achievement as well as the talents of our photographers.
