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Daisy Betts

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Daisy Betts
Born (1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 42)[1]
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
SpousePaul Miller
Children2

Daisy Betts Miller (born 1 February 1982) is an Australian actress, who starred in Out of the Blue and Persons Unknown. Betts appeared in the 2010 motion picture Caught Inside, directed by Adam Blaiklock and starring Ben Oxenbould, Sam Lyndon, Simon Lyndon, Leeanna Walsman, Harry Cook, and Peter Phelps. Betts starred on the ABC TV series Last Resort playing Lieutenant Grace Shepard.

Personal life

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Daisy Betts was born in Sydney, New South Wales. She has three sisters. She studied commerce and psychology before deciding to pursue a career in acting.[2]

She has a daughter and a son with her husband Paul Miller.[3]

Career

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Betts made her television debut as Amber, a minor character on the final show of the 2006 Australian TV movie Small Claims. She had a small role as the character Natasha in the 2008 American horror film Shutter, and a recurring role as Sally Blake, the wife of Chris Blake, on the 2007–2008 Australian TV series Sea Patrol. In 2008, Betts performed in the most prominent role of her career, as the major character Peta Lee on 59 episodes of the Australian/UK soap opera, Out of the Blue.

In 2010, she was cast as Janet Cooper on the NBC thriller Persons Unknown. She played a single mother from San Francisco who owned a daycare center,[4] and was mysteriously abducted. After the abduction, her character appeared in a ghost town with several strangers. She became the object of desire for multiple characters (both male and female) in the town.

Betts starred in the Independent Australian film Caught Inside, which was released in September 2010,[4] and starred as Lieutenant Grace Shepard in the ABC military drama series Last Resort, which premiered on September 27, 2012.[5] In 2014, she had a recurring role on Chicago Fire as Rebecca Jones.[6]

Most recently, Betts played Helen Smallbone in the film Unsung Hero, which documents the early life of Rebecca St. James, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, and their family after they immigrate from Australia to America.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Shutter Natasha
2010 Caught Inside Sam
2015 The Recruit Felix Verlin Short
2017 Weddings Inc. Jenny Short
2024 Unsung Hero Helen Smallbone

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Amber TV film
2007-11 Sea Patrol Sally Blake Recurring role
2008 All Saints Jennifer Constable "Caught in a Trap"
2008 Out of the Blue Peta Lee Main role
2010 Persons Unknown Janet Cooper Main role
2011 Georgetown Samantha 'Sam' Whitman TV film
2011 East West 101 TV Reporter "The Hero's Standard"
2011 Harry's Law Bethany Sanders "Hosanna Roseanna", "There Will Be Blood", "Sins of the Father"
2012-13 Last Resort Lt. Grace Shepard Main role
2014 Chicago Fire Rebecca Jones Recurring role
2015 Castle A.J. "XY", "XX"
2015 The Player Virginia "Ginny" Lee Recurring role
2015 Childhood's End Ellie Stormgren TV miniseries
2017 Keiks & Gigi Keiks TV film
2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Gemma Recurring role

References

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  1. ^ Ethika, Hasan (1 August 2024). "Daisy Betts Net Worth 2024 - Actress, Producer". richestfootballplayer.com. Blog Admin. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Daisy Betts News, Daisy Betts Bio and Photos". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Last Resort Q&A: Daisy Betts". Access Hollywood. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Persons Unknown". NBC.
  5. ^ Ng, Philiana (11 October 2012). "'Last Resort': Daisy Betts on Internal Wars, Breaking Rules and Playing a 'Badass'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ Stanhope, Kate (23 June 2017). "Dick Wolf's 'Chicago' Franchise: A Look Back at the Biggest Deaths So Far". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Daisy Betts Spills Secrets on 'Unsung Hero' World Premiere - Hollywood Insider". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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