Anna Torv

Anna Torv
Anna Torv
	Torv in 2011
Born	7 June 1979 (age 45); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Mark Valley (m. 2008, divorced)
Children	1
Relatives	Anna Murdoch Mann (aunt); Elisabeth Murdoch (cousin); Lachlan Murdoch (cousin); James Murdoch (cousin);

Anna Torv (born 7 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Her performance as Olivia Dunham in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013) earned her four consecutive Saturn Awards for Best Actress on Television, a record for any performer, and a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. For her performance as Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023), she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.

Early life

Torv was born in Melbourne on 7 June 1979,^[1] the daughter of Susan (née Carmichael), of Scottish descent and Hans Arvid Torv (Tõrv), of Estonian ancestry.^[2]^[3] At age six, she moved with her mother and younger brother to the Gold Coast, where she grew up,^[4] initially attending All Saints Anglican School before finishing her schooling at Benowa State High School, where she graduated in 1996.^[5] Following high school graduation, she relocated to Sydney where she enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated with a performing arts degree in 2001.^[6] Torv is estranged from her father.^[6] Her paternal aunt, journalist Anna Mann dePeyster (née Torv; formerly Murdoch), was married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch for 31 years. Through this marriage, Torv is the cousin of Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James Murdoch.^[6]

Career

In 2003, Torv played the role of Ophelia with the Bell Shakespeare Company in John Bell's production of Hamlet.^[7] In 2004, she joined the cast of Australia's acclaimed television drama The Secret Life of Us, playing Nikki Martel.

In 2005, Torv recorded a series of audio books for Scholastic Australia's Solo Collection, including titles Little Fingers, Jack's Owl, Spike, and Maddy in the Middle^[8] and later did voice work and performance capture for the role of Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword.^[9]

She then appeared in the BBC series Mistresses in 2008. From 2008 to 2013, Torv played Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series Fringe. She received an Australians in Film Breakthrough award in 2009. She has been nominated five times for the Saturn Award for Best Television Actress from 2009 to 2013, winning a total of four times.^[10] Torv appeared as Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series The Pacific and later starred in a CollegeHumor Original video as a tyrannical traffic cop.^[11] In 2014, Torv reprised her role as Nariko in the film adaptation of Heavenly Sword.^[12]

In March 2016, Torv was cast in the role of Dr. Wendy Carr, an FBI consultant, in the Netflix drama Mindhunter.^[13]^[14]^[15]

In July 2021, Torv was cast in the role of Tess in the HBO post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us.^[16]^[17] The show premiered in January 2023; despite being a guest role, Torv's performance was seen as an early highlight, with Bernard Boo of Den of Geek writing: "With just about an episode and a half, the terrific Anna Torv leaves an indelible impression as Joel's no-nonsense ride-or-die Tess before literally exiting the series with a bang [...]".^[18]

Torv played newsreader Helen Norville in the ABC series The Newsreader, released in August 2021, for which she won the AACTA award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series and also the 2022 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress.

In 2021, Torv also appeared in the television series Fires, produced by the ABC Television network, about the 2019–20 bushfire season mega-fires which devastated Australia.

Personal life

In December 2008, Torv married American actor Mark Valley, with whom she co-starred in Fringe.^[19] In April 2010, it was reported that the couple had "ended their marriage" several months prior.^[20]^[21]

While living in Los Angeles, Torv became a mother and bought a house there.^[22] After living there for over a decade, she sold her home and returned to Australia's Gold Coast shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020.^[23] As of 2024, Anna and her son live in Northern New South Wales.^[24]

Torv does not use social media.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2003	Travelling Light	Debra Fowler
2006	The Book of Revelation	Bridget / Gertrude
2014	Heavenly Sword	Nariko (voice)
2014	Love Is Now	Virginia Grey
2015	The Daughter	Anna
2017	Stephanie	Jane
2023	Scarygirl	The Keeper (voice)
2024	Force of Nature: The Dry 2	Alice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	White Collar Blue	Neighbour	Television film
2002	Young Lions	Irena Nedov	Recurring role (series 1)
2004–2005	The Secret Life of Us	Nikki Martel	Recurring role (series 4)
2004	McLeod's Daughters	Jasmine McLeod	2 episodes
2007	Frankenstein	ITU nurse	Television film
2008	Mistresses	Alex	Recurring role (series 1)
2008–2013	Fringe	Olivia Dunham	Main role
2010	The Pacific	Virginia Grey	Episode: "Peleliu Landing"
2011	CollegeHumor Originals	Officer Alia	Episode: "Can I Give You a Ticket?"
2014	Open	Windsor	Pilot
2015	Deadline Gallipoli	Gwendoline Churchill	Main role; miniseries
2016–2019	Secret City	Harriet Dunkley	Main role
2017–2019	Mindhunter	Wendy Carr	Main role
2021–present	The Newsreader	Helen Norville	Main role^[25]
2021	Fires	Lally Robinson	2 episodes
2023	The Last of Us	Tess	3 episodes
TBA	So Long, Marianne	Charmian Clift

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1986	The Night Before Christmas	Bess	Roman Scandals Theatre Restaurant
1998–2001	Undiscovered Country	Unknown	Unknown	Credited from playbill of the 2003 production of Hamlet
	Bodyline: Time's Up
	Richard III
	Basic Burlesque
2001	Plenty	Susan Traherne	NIDA Theatre	2 April 2001
	Language of the Gods	Alicia	NIDA Theatre	5 May 2001
	Ring Round the Moon	Capulat	NIDA Studio	27 June 2001
	Goodnight Children Everywhere	Ann	NIDA Studio	28 September 2001
	Kiss Me, Kate	Chorus Girl	Parade Theatre	17 October 2001
2002	The Credeaux Canvas	Amelia	SBW Stables Theatre	In association with the Griffin Theatre Company
2003	Hamlet	Ophelia	Bell Shakespeare
2005	The Cherry Orchard	Anya	Sydney Theatre Company

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Heavenly Sword	Nariko (voice)	Also motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2008	NAVGTR Awards	Lead Performance in a Drama	Heavenly Sword	Nominated
2009	Saturn Awards	Best Actress on Television	Fringe	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Fringe	Nominated
	Scream Awards	Breakout Performance – Female	Fringe	Nominated
2010	Saturn Awards	Best Actress on Television	Fringe	Won
	Scream Awards	Best Television Performance	Fringe	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Fringe	Nominated
2011	Saturn Awards	Best Actress on Television	Fringe	Won
	Scream Awards	Best Science Fiction Actress	Fringe	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Actress	Fringe	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Fringe	Nominated
2012	Saturn Awards	Best Actress on Television	Fringe	Won
2012	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress Fantasy/Sci-Fi	Fringe	Nominated
2013	Saturn Awards	Best Actress on Television	Fringe	Nominated
2016	AACTA Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Daughter	Nominated
2017	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Actress	Secret City	Won
2019	AACTA Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama	Secret City	Nominated
2021	AACTA Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama	The Newsreader	Won
2022	Logie Awards	Most Popular Actress	The Newsreader	Nominated
2022	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Actress	The Newsreader	Won
2024	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	The Last of Us	Nominated
2024	AACTA Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama	The Newsreader	Won

References

^ "On This Day: June 7". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015.
^ "Busy keeping secrets on Fringe Aussie stars in hot new show". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ Anna Torv on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 4/7/10. AnnaTorvDotCom. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via YouTube.
^ "The secret life of Anna Torv". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ Anna Torv's story Archived 2 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Torv is her own mistress", The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ Info re Torv and Bell Shakespeare Company, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Anna Torv Audiobooks". AnnaTorverse. 22 April 2016.
^ Fussman, Cal. Anna Torv Is a Woman We Love, Esquire, 8 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ Woman, The (25 June 2010). "2010 Saturn Award Winners". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
^ "Can I Give You A Ticket? (With Anna Torv)". 21 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "First Look: Heavenly Sword Movie". IGN.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ "Torv takes lead role in Abrams' drama". Digital Spy. 31 January 2008.
^ "We Should Be More Excited That Mindhunter Has Brought Anna Torv Back Into the Spotlight". 18 October 2017.
^ "Anna Torv Boards David Fincher's Netflix Drama Mind Hunter". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ "HBO's The Last of Us Casts Anna Torv in Key Role". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (16 February 2022). "'The Last Of Us': HBO Chief Gives Premiere Date Update On Video Game Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Boo, Bernard (22 January 2023). "The Last of Us Episode 2 Review: Anna Torv Steals the Show as Tess". Den of Geek. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Dos Santos, Kristin. "Fringe Stars Anna Torv and Mark Valley Married!" E!, 2 February 2009.
^ Jordan, Julie (9 April 2010). "Anna Torv and Mark Valley Split". People. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ D'Zurilla, Christie (12 April 2010). "Divorce in bulk: Kate Walsh, Anna Torv and Mark Valley -- and birds". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
^ Rieden, Juliet (September 2023). "Anna Torv HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Quigley, Genevieve (10 July 2021). "Why you won't find The Newsreader actor Anna Torv on social media". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ Neill, Rosemary (January 2024). "The gruelling shoot Anna Torv will never forget". The Australian. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Filming underway on the Newsreader S2 | TV Tonight". 11 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Anna Torv at Wikimedia Commons
Anna Torv at IMDb

[1] "On This Day: June 7". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015.

[Pantagraph-2] "Busy keeping secrets on Fringe Aussie stars in hot new show". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[3] Anna Torv on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 4/7/10. AnnaTorvDotCom. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via YouTube.

[4] "The secret life of Anna Torv". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[Perth_Now-5] Anna Torv's story Archived 2 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[SMH-6] "Torv is her own mistress", The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[7] Info re Torv and Bell Shakespeare Company, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[8] "Anna Torv Audiobooks". AnnaTorverse. 22 April 2016.

[9] Fussman, Cal. Anna Torv Is a Woman We Love, Esquire, 8 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[10] Woman, The (25 June 2010). "2010 Saturn Award Winners". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

[11] "Can I Give You A Ticket? (With Anna Torv)". 21 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[12] "First Look: Heavenly Sword Movie". IGN.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[13] "Torv takes lead role in Abrams' drama". Digital Spy. 31 January 2008.

[14] "We Should Be More Excited That Mindhunter Has Brought Anna Torv Back Into the Spotlight". 18 October 2017.

[15] "Anna Torv Boards David Fincher's Netflix Drama Mind Hunter". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[16] "HBO's The Last of Us Casts Anna Torv in Key Role". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[17] Andreeva, Nellie (16 February 2022). "'The Last Of Us': HBO Chief Gives Premiere Date Update On Video Game Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[18] Boo, Bernard (22 January 2023). "The Last of Us Episode 2 Review: Anna Torv Steals the Show as Tess". Den of Geek. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[19] Dos Santos, Kristin. "Fringe Stars Anna Torv and Mark Valley Married!" E!, 2 February 2009.

[20] Jordan, Julie (9 April 2010). "Anna Torv and Mark Valley Split". People. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[21] D'Zurilla, Christie (12 April 2010). "Divorce in bulk: Kate Walsh, Anna Torv and Mark Valley -- and birds". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[homeis-22] Rieden, Juliet (September 2023). "Anna Torv HOME IS WHERE MY HEART IS". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[youwont-23] Quigley, Genevieve (10 July 2021). "Why you won't find The Newsreader actor Anna Torv on social media". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[thegruellingshoot-24] Neill, Rosemary (January 2024). "The gruelling shoot Anna Torv will never forget". The Australian. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[25] "Filming underway on the Newsreader S2 | TV Tonight". 11 July 2022.

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Anna Torv

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

Awards and nominations

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