Daisy Betts Explained

Birth Date:1 February 1982[1]
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2006–present
Spouse:Paul Miller
Children:2

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

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008ShutterNatasha
2010Caught InsideSam
2015Felix VerlinShort
2017Weddings Inc.JennyShort
2024Unsung HeroHelen Smallbone

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006AmberTV film
2007-11Sea PatrolSally BlakeRecurring role
2008All SaintsJennifer Constable"Caught in a Trap"
2008Out of the BluePeta LeeMain role
2010Persons UnknownJanet CooperMain role
2011GeorgetownSamantha 'Sam' WhitmanTV film
2011East West 101TV Reporter"The Hero's Standard"
2011Harry's LawBethany Sanders"Hosanna Roseanna", "There Will Be Blood", "Sins of the Father"
2012-13Last ResortLt. Grace ShepardMain role
2014Chicago FireRebecca JonesRecurring role
2015CastleA.J."XY", "XX"
2015Virginia "Ginny" LeeRecurring role
2015Childhood's EndEllie StormgrenTV miniseries
2017Keiks & GigiKeiksTV film
2017Girlfriends' Guide to DivorceGemmaRecurring role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethika . Hasan . Daisy Betts Net Worth 2024 - Actress, Producer . richestfootballplayer.com . Blog Admin . 1 August 2024 . 1 August 2024.
  2. Daisy Betts News, Daisy Betts Bio and Photos . . 2013-06-01.
  3. Web site: Last Resort Q&A: Daisy Betts . . 2012-10-11 . 2013-06-01.
  4. Web site: Persons Unknown . NBC.
  5. Web site: Ng. Philiana. 'Last Resort': Daisy Betts on Internal Wars, Breaking Rules and Playing a 'Badass'. 11 October 2012. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Stanhope. Kate. Dick Wolf's 'Chicago' Franchise: A Look Back at the Biggest Deaths So Far. 23 June 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 December 2023.
  7. Web site: 2024-05-07 . Daisy Betts Spills Secrets on 'Unsung Hero' World Premiere - Hollywood Insider . 2024-05-08 . en-US.