Raelee Hill
Raelee Hill | |
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 Hill in 2005 | |
| Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Children | 2 |
Raelee Hill is an Australian actress, known for portraying roles in some of Australia's most successful television series. Her first major role was as Loretta Taylor in Paradise Beach, which was followed shortly afterwards by roles as Serendipity Gottlieb in Neighbours and Constable Tayler Johnson in Water Rats. She had a supporting role as Sikozu in the sci-fi series Farscape and the miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.
Early life
[edit]Hill was born in Brisbane to Stan, an oil refinery worker, and Janette, an art teacher and potter. She has an older sister.[1] Hill has half-Scottish and half-Irish heritage.[1] Hill attended a private school, where she became school captain and was on debate and softball teams.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1993 until 1994, Hill starred in Paradise Beach as Loretta Taylor.[2] Hill secured the role while she was studying an arts degree at university. She had six months to go of a three year course.[1][3] Hill enjoyed playing Loretta, as she was "not a typical Aussie soap character".[4] She Loretta was known for being "quirky" and often wore eccentric outfits, which Hill said made her interesting to play.[4] She appeared in the guest role of Jill Lambert in an episode of Blue Heelers in July 1994. She had to have her red hair sprayed black due to her close resemblance to lead actress Julie Nihill.[2]
Two days after finishing up on Blue Heelers, Hill joined the cast of Neighbours as "free-spirited" Serendipity Gottlieb, sister of Mark Gottlieb (played by Bruce Samazan).[5] Hill had been spotted in a café by the show's casting director Jan Russ.[1] She made her first appearance on 25 August 1994.[5] Hill left Neighbours in 1995, after her contract was not renewed.[6] She appeared in the soap opera spoof Shark Bay in 1996,[7] and made her film debut in the romantic comedy Hotel de Love.[8] In 1997, she joined the cast of police drama Water Rats as rookie officer Tayler Johnson.[9][10] Her theatre credits include the role of Wendy in Pan for The Jim Henson Company.[11]
In 2002, Hill was cast in the supporting role of Sikozu in the Australian-American sci-fi television series Farscape.[12][13] She originally auditioned for the part of Mele-On Grayza, but the part ultimately went to Rebecca Riggs.[14] The role of Sikozu was created especially for her by executive producer David Kemper after impressing him during her audition.[12] Hill also appeared as Sikozu in the 2004 miniseries Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.[15]
She had a brief role in Superman Returns in 2006, followed by appearances in the 2007 Indonesian film Long Road to Heaven about the 2002 Bali bombing, and Event Zero (2017).[13]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hotel de Love | Emma Andrews | |
| 1996 | Black Sun | Maddy | Short |
| 2006 | Superman Returns | Hospital Nurse | |
| 2007 | Long Road to Heaven | Liz Thompson | |
| 2007 | The Final Winter | Emma Henderson | |
| 2009 | Off the Beat | Enid Jones | Short |
| 2014 | Breath | Doctor | Short |
| 2016 | En Passant | Mother | Short |
| 2017 | The Kindness of Strangers | Wife | Short |
| 2017 | Event Zero | Bree Parker | |
| 2019 | Guilt | Kristina | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Loretta Taylor | |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers | Jill Lambert | Episode: "Day in Court |
| 1994–1995 | Neighbours | Serendipity Gottlieb | Series regular |
| 1996 | Blue Heelers | Jamie Bennett | Episode: "Sex and Death" |
| 1996 | Shark Bay | Heather | Main role |
| 1997–1999 | Water Rats | Const. Tayler Johnson | Main role (series 2–4) |
| 2000 | BeastMaster | Sela | Episode: "The Golden Phoenix" |
| 2002 | The Lost World | Brywik | Episode: "A Witch's Calling" |
| 2002–2003 | Farscape | Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu | Supporting role (series 4) |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu | TV miniseries |
| 2005 | Blue Water High | Lucy | Episode: "Timing Is Everything" |
| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Lucy | Episode: "Having It All" |
| 2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Helen Hillerstrom | Episode: "Missing Pieces" |
| 2016 | Janet King | Maureen | Episode: "In Plain Sight" |
| 2017 | Home and Away | Annie Banks | Episode 6637 |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Trauma of parents' marriage break-up taught Raelee valuable lessons about life". Dundee Weekly News. 20 April 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Ruben, Amanda (9 July 1994). "...and a role to dye for!". TV Week. p. 33.
- ^ Davey, Tim (1 April 1994). "Raelee strikes gold in Aussie". Bristol Evening Post. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Livermore, Karen (27 July 1994). "It's a big cover-up for Raelee". The Star. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Ruben, Amanda (20 August 1994). "A blooming nuisance!". TV Week. p. 12–13.
- ^ "In big trouble...". Daily Mercury. 23 April 1996. Retrieved 27 April 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Simon, Jane (13 October 1996). "101 Neighbours Facts To Oz-Tonish you!". The People. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Eisner, Ken (23 September 1996). "Hotel de Love". Variety. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Weiniger, Peter (23 January 1997). "Getting over the shock of the new". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Andrea (1 February 1997). "Show & tell – Water Rats". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ridge, Veronica (26 December 1999). "Newsmakers". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New girl Sikozu". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b Sandwell, Ian (20 July 2018). "Farscape – Where are the cast now?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "AGLP's Annual Dragon*Con Coverage w/ Raelee Hill (Farscape)". Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ryan, Shawn (14 October 2004). "Alien nation or alienation?". The Anniston Star. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raelee Hill". Showcast. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Raelee Hill at IMDb
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