Georgia Woodward
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| Born | Georgia Woodward 21 May 1992 |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Spouse | L Halgren (m. 2016; div. 2021) |
Georgia Woodward (born 21 May 1992) is an Australian producer and actress. Woodward is most known for her starring role as Charlotte on the hit online series, A Shared House.
Early life[edit]
Georgia Woodward was born in Sydney, Australia to music teachers Tanya and Colin Woodward. She has a sister, Amy Woodward. She grew up in Manly on Sydney's Northern Beaches. She graduated from Cromer Campus in 2009. During school Woodward attended acting classes at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[1] After graduating high school, Woodward began studying an Acting Degree at Sydney Theatre School. Whilst at the school, Woodward began collaborating with Joshua Lundberg on the online sitcom A Shared House. Woodward decided to drop out of her degree to focus on the series.[2]
Woodward is a trained short and long form improviser. She trained at Laugh Masters Academy, a Chicago style improvisational comedy school in Sydney.
Career[edit]
In 2021, Woodward was appointed as a Development Producer at Southern Pictures, a factual production company based in Sydney, Australia. This appointment was supported through Screen Australia Enterprise People Program. [3] [4]
Barking Mouse (formerly Hustle Productions)[edit]
Woodward and director, Joshua Lundberg launched their production company, Hustle Productions in July 2016 after the success of A Shared House.
In 2018, Hustle Productions relaunched as Barking Mouse. Woodward continues to work as a producer. [5]
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In 2014, Woodward starred in Joshua Lundberg's short film Unmanned. The two worked well together and in January 2015 Woodward approached Lundberg about her interest in creating a comedy series. "I was inspired by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey who created their own opportunities in the entertainment industry". The series was produced on a small budget and was made up of a cast and crew who worked on it because they "loved the writing".[2]
A Shared House was released on YouTube on Friday 13 November 2015. On its first weekend A Shared House struggled with views as it was released on the same day as the November 2015 Paris attacks.[2]
The series received international critical acclaim. It was titled 'The Best Web Series of 2015' by online critic Web Series 2 Watch (What U Want 2 Watch) and given a 9/10 Rating by The AU Review.[6]
Lundberg and Woodward announced pre-production for Season 2 in February 2016 .[7]
A Shared House earned Woodward an Outstanding Actress in Comedy Series Award Nomination at the 2016 Los Angeles Web Series Festival at Warner Brothers Studios in California. The series was nominated for another three awards at the festival and took home the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series award.[8]
Awards and nominations[edit]
A Shared House (Series)
Los Angeles Web Series Festival
Nominee: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
NYC Web Festival
Nominee: Best International Series - A Shared House
Nominee: Best Ensemble Cast - A Shared House
Nominee: Best Dramedy - A Shared House[9]
Staying the Night (Short film)
Winner: Audience Award for Best Short Film
References[edit]
- ^ "Stage 32: Georgia Woodward".
- ^ a b c "The not so glamorous, yet career defining experience of creating a New Comedy Series". Comedy Crowd. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Screen Australia announces $2 million in Enterprise funding". 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Screen Australia announces over $2million of enterprise funding". 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Award-winning production company Hustle Productions re-launches as Barking Mouse". 18 October 2018.
- ^ "TV Review - A Shared House - Hello Asia". 21 January 2016.
- ^ "A SHARED HOUSE: AUSTRALIAN WEB SERIES FINDS GREAT SUCCESS". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "A Shared House wins International Gong at the LA Web Fest". 6 May 2016.
- ^ Currinn, Jonathan (15 October 2016). "The 2016 Nominees For The Third NYC Web Fest Awards Has Been Announced". CelebMix. Retrieved 7 May 2019.