Mirrah Foulkes

Mirrah Foulkes is an Australian director screenwriter and film and television actress She was raised on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland Australia She has appeared in films such as Animal Kingdom 2010 Sleeping Beauty 2011 and in the Australian anthology film The Turning 2013 In Australia Foulkes played the role of Jo Mathieson on the longrunning Australian TV series All Saints She appeared in every 2009 episode before the series cancellation in October 2009 In 2013 she played Simone in Top of the Lake a mystery drama television miniseries In 2014 Foulkes joined the cast of the CBS remake TV series Hawaii Five0 in the recurring role of Ellie Clayton a lawyer connected to Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett Alex OLoughlin through his father Foulkes has written and directed several short films including Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke 2012 Florence Has Left the Building 2015 starring Jacki Weaver and Trespass 2015 In 2013 she cowrote the short film Eugene for the Intel and W Hotels Four Stories competition Foulkes is the only female member of the Australian filmmaking collective BlueTongue Films In 2013 Foulkes was nominated for her acting for the Best New Female Talent at the Logie Awards Also in 2013 she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in The Turning a film based on a collection of short stories by Tim Winton Description above from the Wikipedia article Mirrah Foulkes licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia