Anita Hegh is an Australian actress, known for starring in the television series Stingers, Janet King, and Total Control.
Early life and education Hegh was raised in Willoughby, New South Wales. She studied to be a teacher at Sydney University, where she joined the Sydney University Dramatic Society.Zuk, Tim "Stingers: Actor Profiles-AnitaTim Hegh ", Australian Television Information Archive, Retrieved 19 April 2010. After auditioning for and being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1994."Alumni" , National Institute of Dramatic Art, Retrieved 28 March 2010
Career After minor roles in Così (1996), Paradise Road (1997) and the children's television series Return to Jupiter, Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on Stingers.
In June 2002, she posed nude for Black+White magazine.
Hegh received an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her work in MDA. Other television credits include Last Man Standing, Valentine's Day, The Informant, Carlotta, Deep Water, My Place, McLeod's Daughters, Rescue Special Ops and Time of our Lives. She played a major role in two series of Janet King as Janet's colleague and lesbian lover, Bianca Grieve.
Her film credits include Stuffed, Maiden and Last Ride with Hugo Weaving.
Hegh works extensively in theatre. She won both a Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award for The Wild Duck at Belvoir Street Theatre. She also won a Sydney theatre award for The City at the Sydney Theatre Company.
In 2017, after completing the second season of Janet King for the ABC, Hegh worked for the Sydney Theatre Company in Cloud Nine and also The Father (touring Melbourne Theatre Company) in 2017.
She won the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.
In 2019 Hegh was announced as part of the cast for ABC political drama Total Control. Hegh would reprise the role for the third and final season in 2024. Hegh in 2022 appeared in ABC movie Here Out West. On 18 November 2024, it was announced that Hegh would appear in the final season of Stan series Bump.
Filmography
Film +YearTItleRoleNoteRef1996CosiWaitressFeature film1997Paradise RoadBettFeature film2003The ForestAshleyTV movie2004LootCynthia AllenTV movie2008The InformantChristine ButtonTV movieScorchedLindaTV movieValentine's DaySarah HayesTV movie2009Last RideMaryanneFeature film2009The DiplomatAnnabelleTV movie2012My Mind's Own MelodyJudeShort film2013MaidenKateShort film2014StuffedEllenShort filmThe Killing FieldDiedre HughesTV movie2015LegacyJocelynShort film2018DotsBarbaraShort film2020I Met a GirlPatriciaFeature film2021We Have MeMumShort film2022Here Out West Sharon2025SpitAnita Garland2025Bump: A Christmas FilmEdith Chalmers
Television +YearTItleRoleNoteRef1997State CoronerJody ZelcoTV series, 1 episodeReturn to JupiterSamantherTV series, 13 episodes1998WildsideJane GilhamTV series, 2 episodesWater RatsSally BatesTV series, 1 episode1998-02StingersEllen 'Mac' MackenzieTV series, 110 episodes2005MDAJulia DelvecchioTV series, 4 episodesLast Man StandingMarly LoganTV series, 6 episodesHolly's HeroesDanaTV series, 1 episode2008McLeod's DaughtersSharon BuckinghamTV series, 2 episodes2009Rogue NationYoung Elizabeth MacarthurTV series, 1 episodeDarwin's Brave New WorldCaroline DarwinTV miniseries, 3 episodesMy PlaceEmmaTV series, 1 episode2010Rescue: Special OpsMelissa GardnerTV series, 1 episode2014CarlottaEvelyn ByronTV miniseriesThe MoodysHazelTV series, 2 episodesThe Doctor Blake MysteriesSusan WoutonTV series, 1 episode2013-14The Time of our LivesMaryanneTV series, 13 episodes2015Catching MilatAlison SmallTV miniseries, 2 episodes2016Home and AwayClaire LewisTV series, 6 episodesVR NoirVeronica ColtraneVideo GameDeep WaterCheryl HamptonTV series, 3 episodes2016-17Janet KingBianca GrieveTV series, 16 episodes2017High LifeMaggie TurnerTV series, 6 episodes2014-20Black ComedyGuest CastTV series, 5 episodes2022Pieces of HerCable HostTV series, 1 episodeJoe vs. CaroleTV miniseries, 1 episodeIrreverentCharmaineTV miniseries, 3 episodesUprightChrysantheTV series. 2 episodesPieces of HerCable HostTV series, 1 episode2021-24BumpEdith ChalmersTV series, 24 episodes2023In LimboDetective BlytheTV series, 1 episodeIn Our BloodClara JonesTV series, 1 episode2021, 2024Total ControlHelena RossiTV series, 10 episodes2026Two Years LaterSharonTV series: 2 episodes
References
External links
Anita Hegh Fan Anita Hegh Fan page The Yellow Wallpaper page at Malthouse Theatre. A short overview of Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie character ( 2009-10-25) in Stingers, Stingers Undercover.