Early Life
Caitlin Stasey was born Caitlin Jean Stasey on May 1, 1990, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of Sally and David Stasey, and she has a younger sister named Victoria. Stasey studied at Star of the Sea College. In 2000, 10-year-old Caitlin toured the world with the Australian Girls Choir and participated in a re-recording of the Peter Allen song “I Still Call Australia Home” for a commercial for Qantas Airways.
Career
In 2003, Stasey was cast as Francesca ‘Frankie’ Thomas on the Australian children’s series “The Sleepover Club.” She appeared in all 26 episodes during the show’s first season and in the first episode of season two. From 2005 to 2009, Caitlin played Rachel Kinski on the long-running Australian soap opera “Neighbours.” She left the show to focus on her VCE exams, and before her exit, she stated, “I want to know that when I finish my exams and get my score, it is representative of my abilities, my exams start in November and I want to be able to give them my full concentration.” Stasey had an uncredited role in the 2009 film “Spring Breakdown,” and the following year, she played the lead role of Ellie Linton in the film adaptation of the 1993 John Marsden novel “Tomorrow, When the War,” which earned her an Inside Film Award. Next, she appeared in the films “Evidence” (2013), “All Cheerleaders Die” (2013), “Lust for Love” (2014), “Chu and Blossom” (2014), “I, Frankenstein” (2014), “All I Need” (2016), “Fear, Inc.” (2016), “Summer Days, Summer Nights” (2018), and “Kindred Spirits” (2019).
Personal Life
Caitlin married actor Lucas Neff in January 2016. In 2021, she revealed that they had divorced and that she was in relationship with television producer Erin Murphy-Muscatelli.
Awards and Nominations
In 2010, Stasey won an Inside Film Award for Best Actress for “Tomorrow, When the War Began.” She earned a British Soap Award nomination for Best New Talent for “Neighbours” in 2006 and a Golden Scythe Horror Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for “Smile” in 2023. In 2014, the cast of “Please Like Me” received an Equity Ensemble Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
