Bethany Whitmore | |
Birth Name: | Bethany Sarah Whitmore |
Birth Date: | 1999 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 2006–present |
Bethany Sarah Whitmore (born 7 December 1999[1]) is an Australian actress, who started her professional acting career starring as Jaden Kagan in the US TV mini-series The Starter Wife. Bethany is also known for her lead voice role of 8-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle in Adam Elliot's Mary and Max (2009), Jane Moochmore in PJ Hogan's Mental (2012), Greta Driscoll in Girl Asleep (2015), Melissa in The Family Law (2016–19) and Blanche Gifford in the TV series remake of Picnic at Hanging Rock (2017). Bethany was also a finalist for the 10th anniversary Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2018.
Whitmore was born in Melbourne, Australia. Since childhood, she has pursued an acting career. At age 6, she starred in The Starter Wife. She studied drama at RADA, NIDA, St Martins Youth Theatre, & 16th Street. Her theatre appearances include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2]
Whitmore currently resides in Melbourne.[3]