Freya Stafford
Born 21 January 1977 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Got her first gig at the age of 8 in a local production of `Annie`.

When Freya was 11 she played the lead role in the local production of Annie.

National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) graduate (2000). At NIDA Freya performed in numerous theatre productions, such as There Is No Need To Wake Up, Saturday, Sunday Monday, Pains of Youth, Glory and La Dispute.

Appeared in Silverchair`s `Miss You Love` Video clip

Went straight from NIDA into her first tv series `Head Start`

Freya in 2003 was nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress for her role as Harriet in White Collar Blue.

Favourite book: A Happy Death by Albert Camus

Favourite tv shows: The Simpsons & Absolutely Fabulous

Would like to act with: Tom Waits - she also loves his music.

Favourite movie: Bagdad Cafe (aka Out of Rosenheim)

If you had an alternative career, what would it be:
"Painter, interior designer, anthropologist."

Best advice Freya`s received:
"I don`t know about it being the best, but it`s the most recent ``Get out of your own way`.`

Freya on the Gettin`s Square cast:
"Walking into a cast like that, I was very excited. Yeah – no, I mean I’ve always wanted to act with people like David Wenham and Gary Sweet, and I have with Richard Carter so that was just another little bonus...and working with Sam, because he was in third year when I was in first year when we were at NIDA, so that was really exciting, to take that relationship outside...and yeah, it was great."

Freya on her role in Small Claims:
"The character of Melinda appealed to me because of the complexities that came out of her somewhat jagged circumstances. It occurred to me she had many tense and rather intense layers. She was deceptive, nurturing, empowered and oppressed somehow all at the same time. The process Cherie Nowlan and I undertook was highly creative and experimental. I was grateful for this opportunity, telling a woman`s story with a female director and then again on set with a female DOP. It made Small Claims an experience to remember".

Freya on Head Start:
"The show being pre-sold and broadcast all over Europe was a huge attraction. But I also loved my character - she has a lot of depth and she is very dynamic. I guess she`s a bit like me because she is very flamboyant."

Freya on Head Start:
"I didn`t expect to get work straight out of NIDA & it was amazing cos I really wanted to work in tv, I really wanted to work with the ABC, I really wanted to get exposure overseas & its all in this one job, and was perfect & it was just handed to me I went `Oh my god thankyou very much`."

Freya on herself:
"I`m an actor and a singer songwriter. And I have never considered doing anything else - or would be happy doing anything else for that matter."