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===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 β ''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>
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