Caitlin McDougall is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the television series Always Greener and The Alice.

Early life and education

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McDougall was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in regional South Australia.[1]

She graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 1992.[1][2]

Career

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McDougall worked in theatre, for the Melbourne Theatre Company; the Australian Shakespeare Company in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney; and has performed comedy in the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe.[1]

McDougall has appeared in the feature films Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008)[3] and Ned,[4] and the short comedy film You Better Watch Out (2008).[5] She also appeared in the television film The Last of the Ryans.[2]

Her television roles have included Always Greener (2001–03), The Alice (2005–06), All Saints, Neighbours, A Country Practice, Ocean Girl, Newlyweds and Xena: Warrior Princess.[6][3][7]

Personal life

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McDougall has been married to actor Erik Thomson since 1999,[8] and they have a daughter called Eilish and a son named Magnus.[9][10][11] She co-starred with Thomson in the Australian drama series The Alice.[10][11]

As of July 2022 they live at Port Willunga, South Australia.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
2008 Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger Miss Koolkats Feature film
2003 Ned Mrs Kelly Feature film
2008 You Better Watch Out Mother Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1993 Neighbours Ruth Avery Guest role; 8 episodes
1994 Newlyweds Tracy Episode: "Fatal Attraction"
1994 A Country Practice Jacqueline Norris Episode: "Solomon's Child"
1995 Ocean Girl Lieutenant Borg Recurring role
1997 The Last of the Ryans Shelly Television film
1998 Xena: Warrior Princess Nogolin Episode: "A Good Day"
2000 All Saints Jodie Reeves Episode: "Valley of the Shadow: Part 1"
2001–2003 Always Greener Sandra Todd Main cast
2004 The Alice Helen Gregory Television film
2005–2006 The Alice Helen Gregory Main cast

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Alice: Characters: Caitlin McDougall as Helen Gregory". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "It's take home fame". Herald Sun. 6 November 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via Gale.
  3. ^ a b "Artist gives cuttings a new life". Adelaide Now. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "For my next trick, I'll stop police bullets". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ You Better Watch Out at IMDb
  6. ^ "Australian Television: The Alice: profile: Caitlin McDougall". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ Idato, Michael (8 May 2006). "The Alice". The Age. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Inside Rafters star Erik Thomson's marriage to actress Caitlin McDougall". New Idea. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ^ Clune, Richard (7 September 2008). "Packed to the Rafters' Erik Thomson rates being a dad". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  10. ^ a b "800 Words star Erik Thompson's marriage confession: Our hardest year yet". New Idea. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Erik Thomson and Caitlin McDougall". Pressreader. TV Guide. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. ^ Debelle, Penelope (15 July 2022). "Seconds, please: ABC dishes up a new season of Aftertaste". InDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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