Editing Sigrid Thornton (section)

==Biography==
===Early years===
Thornton was born in [[Canberra]], the daughter of [[Merle Thornton|Merle]], an academic and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Sigrid-Thornton.html Sigrid Thornton: biography and credits]</ref> She was raised in Brisbane, attending [[St Peters Lutheran College|St. Peter's Lutheran College]]. For two years, she lived in London, where she was a member of the [[Unicorn Theatre]].

Back in Brisbane she attended [[Twelfth Night Theatre]] Junior Workshop and in 1970, during the [[James Cook|Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebrations]], Thornton appeared before [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] as ''Rosa Campbell-Praed'' in ''Looking Glass on Yesterday''.{{sfn|Morris|1970|p={{page needed|date=May 2019}}}} Thornton was a student of noted theatre director, [[Joan Whalley]].

===Career===
She acted in TV series ''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]'' in 1973 and ''[[Division 4]]'' in 1975. She also appeared on [[The Sullivans]], as Elizabeth "Buffy" Turnbull.

In 1977, Thornton made her film debut as Wendy in ''[[The FJ Holden]]'' directed by [[Michael Thornhill]], and in the same year as Maria in the film adaptation of [[Henry Handel Richardson]]'s colonial Australian novel, ''[[The Getting of Wisdom]]'' (1977) directed by [[Bruce Beresford]]. In 1978, Thornton appeared in the Australian television sequel of the British comedy series ''[[Father, Dear Father|Father, Dear Father in Australia]]'' and ''[[Cop Shop]]'',. The same year she played Angela in the film ''[[Snapshot (film)|Snapshot]]'' (aka ''The Day After Halloween'') directed by [[Simon Wincer]], for which role she was nominated for Australian Film Awards Best Actress in a Feature Film in 1979.

In 1980, she appeared as Roslyn Coulson in the Australian television drama ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (known overseas as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-sigrid-weapon-20050918-ge0vp7.html|title=The Sigrid weapon|last=Griffin|first=Michelle|date=18 September 2005|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> Thornton starred in 1981 in ''[[Duet for Four]]''. In 1982, she took on the roles of ''Jessica Harrison'' in the films ''[[The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)|The Man from Snowy River]]'' and its sequel in 1988 ''[[The Man from Snowy River II]]''. In 1983, she marked an appearance in ''[[Street Hero]]''. She starred in 1983's miniseries ''[[All the Rivers Run]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125000685|title=Familiar damsel saved from ravagingly good shipwreck|last=Warden|first=Ian|date=2 April 1984|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=1 November 2018|pages=26}}</ref> 1986 saw her in ''[[The Lighthorsemen (film)|The Lighthorsemen]]'', the TV adaptation of [[Nevil Shute]]'s novel ''[[The Far Country (novel)|The Far Country]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122121866|title=An Australian miniseries for everyone|last=Wallace|first=Lisa|date=14 September 1987|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=1 November 2018|pages=6}}</ref> ''[[Great Expectations: The Untold Story]]'' and ''Slate, Wyn & Me''.

From 1988 to 1991, she appeared as Amelia Lawson in the American television drama series ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]''. [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] of ''All the Rivers Run'' and ''The Man from Snowy River'' and ''The Man from Snowy River II'' brought her to a wider international audience.

In 1991, she starred in ''[[Over the Hill (1992 film)|Over the Hill]]'' directed by [[George T. Miller]] and in 1996, ''Love in Ambush'' directed by Carl Shultz. She starred as ''Laura Joy Gibson'' in the Australian television series ''[[SeaChange]]'' from 1998 to 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/nine-revives-abc-drama-seachange-with-sigrid-thornton-at-the-helm-20181016-p509xw.html|title=Nine revives ABC drama SeaChange – with Sigrid Thornton at the helm|last1=Idato|first1=Michael|last2=Lallo|first2=Michael|date=17 October 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> winning the Most Outstanding Actress award in 1999 and 2000.

===Stage highlights===
Thornton's stage performances include a 2002/03 touring production of ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]'' directed by [[Simon Phillips (director)|Simon Phillips]] for the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] opposite [[Marcus Graham]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/15/1042520676162.html "Thornton, Graham red hot in the Blue Room"] by Helen Thomson, ''[[The Age]]'', 16 January 2003</ref> In 2009 she made her debut with [[Opera Australia]] in its production at Melbourne's [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|Arts Centre]] as Desiree Armfeldt in [[Stephen Sondheim|Sondheim]] and [[Hugh Wheeler|Wheeler]]'s ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', directed by [[Stuart Maunder]].<ref>[http://www.opera-australia.org.au/scripts/nc.dll?OPRA:PRODUCTION:0:pc=PC_90107 ''A Little Night Music''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303061205/http://www.opera-australia.org.au/scripts/nc.dll?OPRA:PRODUCTION:0:pc=PC_90107 |date=3 March 2012 }}, [[Opera Australia]]</ref>

In 2014, she won critical acclaim for her portrayal of [[Blanche DuBois]] in [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' for the [[Black Swan State Theatre Company]] in Perth.<ref>[http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/sigrid-thornton-shines-as-blanche-dubois-in-a-streetcar-named-desire/story-fnhocr83-1226860573388 "Sigrid Thornton shines as Blanche Dubois in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''"] by Jay Hanna, ''[[Perth Now]]'', 20 March 2014</ref>

In 2015, she appeared in the premiere of Stephen Beckett's play ''Diary of a Nobody'', inspired by the 1892 novel ''[[The Diary of a Nobody]]'', at the [[Princess Theatre, Launceston]], Tasmania.<ref>[https://allevents.in/launceston/sigrid-thornton-in-diary-of-a-nobody/1624503307788868# "Event Details: Sigrid Thornton in ''Diary of a Nobody''"]</ref> The same year, Thornton played the part of Golde in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at the [[Princess Theatre, Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/anthony-warlow-returns-to-australian-stage-for-fiddler-on-the-roof/news-story/8d1e3a826a1a00e2d35cb1e1b4b62e3f|title=Anthony Warlow returns to Australian stage for ''Fiddler on the Roof''|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

As of September 2022 Sigrid made her stage debut for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] in the premiere stage play ''[[The Lifespan of a Fact]]'' to rave reviews and in 2023 returns to the stage for [[Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov's]] ''[[The Seagull]]'' for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]].

On 11 September 2024, Thornton was named for the 2025 season for the Melbourne Theatre Co play ''Mother Play.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhead |first=Cameron |date=2024-09-11 |title=An unflinching footy play is coming back. And so is a David Williamson classic |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/an-unflinching-footy-play-is-coming-back-and-so-is-a-david-williamson-classic-20240909-p5k95a.html |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

===Recent film and television work===
In 2002, Thornton starred in Australian thriller ''The Pact'', directed by Strathford Hamilton, written by Hugh O'Brien.

In 2003, Thornton appeared in ''Mittens'' directed by [[Emma Freeman]]. In 2004, she played a [[geneticist]] in a four-episode arc on ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]''. She shaved her head for her role in the 2005 telemovie ''[[Little Oberon]]''.

Thornton hosted the [[Nine Network]]'s ''[[What's Good For You]]''.

In 2010, she appeared in ''[[Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]'' as recurring character Geraldine "Gerry" Lloyd, an [[Australian Federal Police]] [[detective]] and investigator for the [[Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service|Wood Royal Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/archive/z-resources/sigrid-thornton-plays-hard-cop-in-underbelly-the-golden-mile/news-story/fabeed5a65e8ad3a3a0a253bdc418cb4?nk=d9ab549df13d7ba0bbf43a30c3309e95-1541066730|title=Sigrid Thornton plays hard cop in Underbelly The Golden Mile|last=McWhirter|first=Erin|date=8 September 2009|work=Adelaide Now|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2011, Thornton starred in ''[[Face to Face (2011 film)|Face to Face]]'', an independent Australian film directed by [[Michael Rymer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/face-to-face-20110907-1jy2s.html|title=Face to Face|date=10 September 2011|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2012, she participated in ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are]].''<ref name="wdytya">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/episodes/page/season/2|access-date=7 January 2014|title=Season 2, episodes – ''Who Do You Think You Are''|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]}}</ref>

In 2016, Thornton appeared in the fourth season of [[SoHo (Australian TV channel)|SoHo]] drama series ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' for seven episodes as a special guest star. She portrayed the character of Sonia Stevens (initially played by [[Tina Bursill]] in ''Prisoner''), a woman on remand for the suspected murder of her best friend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sigrid-thornton-joins-wentworth-as-part-of-foxtels-homegrown-roster-for-2016-20151105-gkrv80.html|title=Sigrid Thornton joins ''Wentworth'' as part of Foxtel's home-grown roster for 2016|first=Sarah|last=Thomas|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 November 2015|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>

Thornton returned for season 5 of ''Wentworth'' as a main cast member and served as the main antagonist in season 6, until her characters death in episode 7, "The Edge".

In 2018, she appeared in ''[[Anh's Brush with Fame]]''.

In 2021 Thornton would film the feature film Slant and critics praised Thornton's role as 'career best'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gogos |first=Christopher |date=2022-12-08 |title=Nikou's Slant wins Best Australian Film at Monster Fest |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/08/life/film/nikous-slant-wins-best-australian-film-at-monster-fest/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}</ref>

On 26 January 2025, it was announced that Thornton would be a contestant in the 2025 season of [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2025-01-26 |title=Sigrid Thornton confirmed for I'm a Celebrity jungle {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/01/sigrid-thornton-confirmed-for-im-a-celebrity-jungle.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>