Saskia Post
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| Born | Saskia Post (1960-08-01)1 August 1960 |
| Died | 16 March 2020(2020-03-16) (aged 59)
Melbourne, Australia
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–2020 |
Saskia Post (1 August 1960 – 16 March 2020) was a US-born Australian actress.[1] She is best known for her leading role in the 1986 film Dogs in Space.[1] Post also acted in the 1985 film Bliss and the 1991 film Proof,[2] as well as numerous Australian television series.
Saskia Post was born in Martinez, California, in 1961. Her Dutch parents moved between America and Japan, before settling in Australia in 1975.[2] At high school she studied acting and singing and after completing high school she spent a year attending acting workshops and dance classes in Sydney. Post then commenced a degree course in drama and arts at the University of New South Wales but gave it up after 12 months to attend a full-time course at the Drama Studio in 1981. Shortly after completing the course she obtained her first television role as Julianna Sleven, a Dutch refugee, in The Sullivans,[3] an Australian drama television series about an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives.[4] Post moved to Melbourne and worked on the series for 12 months before leaving in 1984 to take part in the John Duigan film One Night Stand,[3] in which she played Eva, a Czech-born bank teller.[5]
In 1985, Post appeared in the AFI Award winning film Bliss as Honey Barbara's daughter.[3] This was followed in 1986 with a feature role in the Richard Lowenstein film Dogs in Space,[3] a story about a group of young musicians and music fans sharing a house in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond. In the film Post played the role of Anna, the girlfriend of Sam (Michael Hutchence).[6][7]
Post also appeared in numerous stage productions in Melbourne and Sydney, including Hating Alison Ashley, Salome, Endgrain, Train to Transcience, Could I Have this Dance?, In Angel Gear, Figures in Glass, Skin and Vincent in Brixton.[8]
Post also worked as a transpersonal art therapist and educator.[9]
Post died following a cardiac arrest at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on 16 March 2020.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | The Sullivans | Julianna Sleven | TV series |
| 1982–1983 | Sons and Daughters | Kerry Mitchell | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1984 | One Night Stand | Eva | Feature film |
| 1985 | A Country Practice | Michelle Longet | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Bliss | Harry's Daughter | Feature film | |
| 1986 | Return to Eden | Jessica Stewart | TV series, 11 episodes |
| Dogs in Space | Anna | Feature film | |
| 1987 | A Country Practice | Pammie Allen | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Proof | Waitress | Feature film |
| All Together Now | Susan | TV series, episode: "Stuck on You" | |
| 1996 | Ocean Girl | Hypnotherapist | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | True Love and Chaos | Sam | Feature film |
| 2000 | Introducing Gary Petty | Emily | TV series, 6 episodes |
| Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Angela Duvier | TV series, 11 episodes | |
| 2002 | Short Cuts | Louise | TV series |
| 2009 | We're Living On Dog Food | Herself | Film documentary |
| 2010 | City Homicide | Gloria Beck | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Throbbin' 84 | Doreen |
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