Saskia Burmeister - Biography

Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985 in New South Wales) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in Hating Alison Ashley and Sea Patrol.

Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People. During high school she performed in various theatre productions including Blackrock, The Merchant of Venice and Chapel Perilous.

Burmeister received the 2006 Australian Film Institute Award for "Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series" for her performance in episode 493 of Blue Heelers and in 2005 she was nominated for the "Best Lead Actress" Australian Film Institute Award for her performance in Hating Alison Ashley. In 2008 she was nominated for a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for her performance in The Jammed.

In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft.

Burmeister appeared in a TV commercial promoting Flickerfest 2010. Burmeister briefly appeared as Tegan Callahan in Home and Away from July to September 2011.

Select filmography

• Underbelly: Razor (2011)
• Home and Away (2011)
• Süper Hatun*Colds Sore (2010)
• Rampage (2010)
• First Howl (2009)
• Storage (2008)
• Sea Patrol (2007–2009)
• The Jammed (2007)
• Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji (2007)
• Blue Heelers (2005)
• The Glenmoore Job (2005)
• Hating Alison Ashley (2005)
• Jewboy (2005)
• Thunderstruck (2004)
• Wicked Science (2003–2004)
• Ned Kelly (2003)
• The Junction Boys (2002)
• The Pact (2002)
• Water Rats (2000)

External links

• Official facebook
• TV Week interview