Daniela Farinacci
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Daniela Farinacci (also credited as Daniella Farinaci) is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits.
Farinacci is perhaps best known for her role in the Australian movie Lantana as Paula, alongside Vince Colosimo. She also appeared in supporting roles in Little Fish and Look Both Ways.
Farinacci is known for a starring role in the 2006 television mini-series The Society Murders as Maritza Wales, based on a real-life crime. She also has a starring role in the police television drama series, East West 101 as Helen Callas.
Her theatre roles include Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and many more Melbourne theatre productions.[1]
Farinacci was announced as part of the cast for the second season of Total Control (TV series), she also reprised her role for the third and final series.[2] She was also announced as part of the cast for channel 9's Human Error.[3]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lantana | Paula D'Amato | FCCA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Female IF Award for Best Actress |
| 2002 | Baggage Claim | Kim | Short |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Maxine | |
| Brothers | Rose | Short | |
| 2005 | Look Both Ways | Julia | |
| Little Fish | Donna | ||
| 2009 | My Year Without Sex | Clinic Doctor | |
| 2010 | Lou | Mrs. Marchetti | |
| Matching Jack | Ange | ||
| Lonesdale | |||
| 2015 | Hope City | Immigration Officer | Short |
| 2016 | Close Observations of a Single Subject | The Handler | Short |
| Lion | Tutor | ||
| 2018 | The Widow | Luisa Benvenuto | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Blue Heelers | Carol Gibson | "Dance Crazy" |
| 2001 | Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes | Sante's Maid | TV film |
| Halifax f.p. | Det. Koslinski | "Playing God" | |
| 2002 | Blue Heelers | Megan Crane | "Wednesday's Child" |
| The Secret Life of Us | Francesca | Recurring role | |
| 2002-03 | MDA | Dr. Wendy Rossi | Recurring role |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Jenny Hasler | TV film |
| Heartbreak Tour | Serg. Wentworth | TV film | |
| 2006 | Society Murders | Maritza Wales | TV film |
| Penicillin: The Magic Bullet | Margaret Jennings | TV film | |
| 2007 | City Homicide | Marion Palmer | "Baby Love" |
| 2007-11 | East West 101 | Helen Callas | Main role |
| 2008 | Rush | Rita | "1.10" |
| 2009 | Carla Cametti PD | Teresa Cametti | Main role |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide | Glenda Painter | TV film |
| Lowdown | Kara – 1st AD | "Rex, Lies & Videotape" | |
| Dangerous Remedy | Mariah | TV film | |
| 2015 | Redfern Now: Promise Me | Defense Lawyer | TV film |
| Glitch | Maria Massola | Main role | |
| 2016 | Tom Wills | Sarah Barbor | TV documentary |
| Little Acorns | Daniela | TV series | |
| 2019 | Welfare | Despina Karagiannis | Episode: "PTSD" |
| 2021 | Fisk (TV series) | Gina | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2022-23 | Black Snow (TV series) | Katherine Bianchi | TV series; 5 episodes |
| 2023 | NCIS;Sydney | Foreign Minister Quinn | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2021-24 | Total Control (TV series) | Phillipa Bailey | TV series; 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Human Error | Chief Kirsten Leigh | TV series: 6 episodes |
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