Billie Rose Prichard

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Billie Rose Prichard
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Known forMonkey Puzzle (2008)
Notable workThe Dark Room (2011)

Billie Rose Prichard is an Australian actress on stage and screen, and a hip-hop musician.[1] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards.[2]

Career

Film and television

Prichard has appeared on film and television since 1999, with guest roles in several Australian TV series including Wildside, Water Rats, The Secret Life of Us, Young Lions and All Saints.[3]

In 2006, Prichard appeared opposite Richard Roxburgh and Essie Davis in the made-for-television film The Silence. That same year, she had a role in TV film Small Claims: The Reunion, with Claudia Karvan and Rebecca Gibney.

In 2008, Prichard appeared as one of five friends who venture into the remote area of the Blue Mountains in the feature film Monkey Puzzle, alongside Ryan Johnson and Ella Scott Lynch.[4] It was later released in the US as Enter the Wild (2018).

In 2011, Prichard played Rose in the thriller feature X: Night of Vengeance.[5]

Theatre

Prichard's stage roles have attracted critical acclaim. In 2006, she played the young daughter of a titled lady in pre-Federation northern Queensland in Constance Drinkwater. A reviewer wrote "Prichard [and the actor playing her sister] work with great rapport to create characters that defy easy description. Nine-year-olds who have glimpsed the 20th century and know how it ends, who commune with spirits and wrestle with men, are made coherent and nuanced by these talented young actors."[6]

In 2011, Prichard appeared a Belvoir St Theatre production of The Dark Room, with critics writing "Billie Rose Pritchard is electric as the adolescent, very much on the edge";[7] "Billie Rose Prichard is superb as the bruised and troubled Grace: sullenly uncommunicative, aggressively defiant, but then suddenly sometimes heart-achingly vulnerable."[8] She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards for her performance in the role.

In 2018, Prichard appeared in The Hayes Theatre's revival of the musical Darlinghurst Nights. One reviewer commented "Cora, an ex-hooker [was] luminously played by the stunning Billie Rose Prichard".[9]

Music

As Billie Rose, Prichard is the vocalist with hip-hop group The Daily Meds.[10] The group released their debut album Happy Daze, followed in 2014 by an album titled Sour Milk. A reviewer said about Sour Milk: "Vocalist Billie Rose seamlessly complements the hard hitting nature of the record without coming across as passive. For Rose there is no hiding behind a big beat or wailing in the background, it’s her straight up, candid choruses that cut the album up and give it different dimensions".[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999Me, Myself, ISelf Defence Girl
2008Monkey Puzzle (aka Enter the Wild)Toni[11]
2011X: Night of VengeanceRose[5]
2013The EggShort film
Justin Beaver: Love BytesJadeShort film[12]
Herpes of the Lips: Love BytesJadeShort film[12]
2014Midnight PoetryShort film
2015Skin DeepAnnie[13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999WildsideNadia StanescuSeason 2, episode 7[14]
2000Water RatsMiranda WenzelSeason 5, episode 24[15]
2002Young LionsLisa CarlisleSeason 1, episode 6[16]
2003The Secret Life of UsJuliaSeason 3, episode 14
All SaintsEricaSeason 6, episode 41[17]
2006The SilenceSurry Hill GirlTV film
Small Claims: The ReunionJudiTV film

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004A Midsummer Night's DreamBelvoir, Sydney[18] [19]
2006Constance Drinkwater and the final days of SomersetFortitudeStables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company & Tamara Rock Surfers[6][20]
2011The Dark RoomGraceBelvoir, Sydney[7][8][21]
2013Empire: Terror on the High SeasPoppy MitchellBondi Pavilion, Sydney with Tamarama Rock Surfers[22][23]
2018Darlinghurst NightsCoraHayes Theatre Co, Sydney[18][1][24][25][26]
2022The Sirens' ReturnSingerPort Kembla Pool with Merrigong Theatre Company[27]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2011The Dark RoomSydney Theatre AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role of a Mainstage ProductionNominated[2]
2012Happy Daze (with Daily Meds)Australian Music PrizeBest AlbumFinalist[28]

References

  1. Ding, Ann (9 January 2018). "Darlinghurst Nights musical shows how little has changed for women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "2011 Nominees & Winners". Sydney Theatre Awards. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. "Billie Rose Prichard". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. Pomeranz, Margaret (22 October 2008). "Review by Margaret and David – At The Movies: Monkey Puzzle 2008". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  5. "X – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. Hopkins, Mark (3 October 2006). "Constance Drinkwater – Review". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. Whitton, Rebecca (9 November 2011). "Sydney Reviews: The Dark Room, Belvoir". Australian Stage. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. McCallum, John (8 November 2011). "The Dark Room". The Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. Lancaster, Lynne (12 January 2018). "Steep yourself in Kenneth Slessor's Darlinghurst Nights .. absorb the atmosphere ..." Performing ArtsHub. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. Ball, Jack (25 November 2014). "Album Review: Daily Meds – Sour Milk (2014 LP)". The AU Review. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. Stratton, David (25 October 2008). "Story lost in a forest". The Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. Terrace, Vincent (2014). Internet Drama and Mystery Television Series, 1996–2014. McFarland. p. 134. ISBN 9780786495818. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  13. "A local team have just finished a film called Skin Deep". Newtown Precinct. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  14. "Wildside: episode guide | Series 2". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  15. "Water Rats: episode guide | Series 5". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. "Young Lions: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  17. "All Saints: episode guide | Series 6". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  18. "Musical Theatre – Darlinghurst Nights: Aussie Musical Relives Sydney's Bohemian City Suburbs of the 20s and 30s". Dance Life. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  19. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". belvoir.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  20. Bermingham, Gabby (25 September 2026). "Constance Drinkwater and the Final Days of Somerset". stagenoise.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  21. Beal, Joan (8 May 2026). "The Dark Room". artshub.com.au. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  22. "Empire: Terror on the High Seas". AusStage. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  23. Rath, Suzanne (6 September 2013). "Empire: Terror on the High Seas". artshub.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  24. Morgan, Joyce (10 January 2018). "Darlinghurst Nights review: Bells toll for Sydney's past". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  25. Litson, Jo (10 January 2018). "Darlinghurst Nights (Hayes Theatre Co)". Limelight. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  26. "Darlinghurst Nights". AusStage. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  27. Sykes, Geoffrey (17 February 2022). "The Sirens' Return: Merrigong Theatre Company". sydneyartsguide.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  28. "Artist: Billie Rose". abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 May 2026.