Matilda Brown

Australian actress, writer and director (born 1987)

Bryan Brown (father)
Rachel Ward (mother)

Matilda Brown (born 9 June 1987) is an Australian actress, writer and director.

Career

Matilda Brown is best known for her work in the short film series, Lessons From The Grave where she stars opposite her father Bryan Brown.^[1] Her mother is actress Rachel Ward. She has an elder sister Rosie and a younger brother Joe, who is also working as an actor.^{[citation needed]}

Her short film, How God Works, was a finalist in the 2010 Tropfest.^[2]

Other television credits include guest spots on My Place, Rake and Offspring ^[3]

Her partner is former My Kitchen Rules contestant Scott Gooding. Together they have a son, Zan Neathway Gooding [1]. The two married on Saturday 16 November 2019.^[4] In February 2021, the two had a daughter, Anouk. She is stepmother to Scott's son from a previous relationship.

Selected filmography

Film

Martha's New Coat (2003)
The Road Ahead (2007) Short film
How God Works (2010) Short film
Cocks (2011) Short film
Am I Okay (2012) Short film
The iMom (2014) Short film
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) as Young Ada Fitzgerald

Television

Twisted Tales (1996) as Fiona
Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010) as Ellie Dooley
Offspring (2010)
Rake (2010–12)
My Place (2011)
Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries
Let's Talk About (2015) as Claire
Palm Beach (2019) as Ella

As Director/writer

How God Works (2010) Short film - Director/writer
Cocks (2011) Short film - Director/writer
Am I Okay (2012) Short film - Director
Lessons from the Grave (2013) Miniseries -Director/writer
Let's Talk About (2015) - Director/writer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	RiverRun International Film Festival	Best Actress in a Feature Film	Martha's New Coat	Won	^[5]
2016	AACTA Awards	Best New Talent	Let's Talk About	Nominated	^[6]

References

^ Don Groves (22 July 2013). "Browns team up for Lessons from the Grave". If.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^ "2010 Finalists". 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "Matilda Brown-IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "My Kitchen Rules star Scott Gooding marries actress Matilda Brown".
^ "RiverRun International Film Festival 2005 winners Jury awards". riverrunfilm.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Matilda Brown Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 17 December 2021.