Catherine Văn-Davies
Catherine Văn-Davies is an Australian actress of partial Vietnamese descent.
Early life
Văn-Davies' mother was a refugee from Vietnam who arrived in Australia at the age of 18, after the United States and allies withdrew from the country.Văn-Davies was born in Canberra, spent part of her early childhood in Indonesia, and her school years in Brisbane, Queensland. After graduating from high school, she undertook a business degree at the Queensland University of Technology. She soon switched her focus to acting and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She also studied at the HB Studio in New York City.
Career
After returning to Australia from New York, Văn-Davies moved to Sydney and worked mostly in theatre. In 2019 she won a Sydney Theatre Award for her role in Angels in America, and another one for White Pearl. In 2021, she starred as Abigail in Playing Beatie Bow. At the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, she won Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production for her role in Constellations and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in an Independent Production for A Streetcar Named Desire. She also serves as co-artistic director of the Old Fitz Theatre.Văn-Davies has also appeared in multiple Australian TV series, most notably Hungry Ghosts and Amazing Grace. In 2022, she appeared in the ABC drama Barons, as well as Foxtel legal drama The Twelve.
In 2023, Văn-Davies made several television appearances in Stan series Wolf Life Me, reimagined comedy series Mother and Son and crime miniseries The Claremont Murders. In the latter series she played the real-life Alison Fan, who reported on the case from the first day to the last day. The following year, she played the recurring role of film star Stevie Marlow in the soap opera Home and Away.