Daina Reid
Daina Reid (born 1964) is an Australian director and actress who has been acting since the early 1990s. She began directing in 1999.
Education and career
[edit]Reid graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts acting course in 1990.[1] She is known for Full Frontal[2][3] from 1995 to 1997. Her directing credits include Sunshine[4] for Australian broadcaster SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), The Secret River,[5] INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. She has also directed episodes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Offspring, The Handmaids Tale,[6][7][3] The Outsider, Space Force and Young Rock.
Daina Reid was nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for her work on The Handmaids Tale.[8]
In 2017, Daina Reid was the recipient of the Michael Carson Award "for excellence in the craft of television drama direction"[9] at the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) Awards.
In 2020, Daina Reid was announced as director of Hannah Kent’s psychological thriller Run Rabbit Run, starring Sarah Snook, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daina Reid directs The Handmaid's Tale" (PDF). Inside WAAPA. No. 53. September 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale". Screen Hub. Screen Hub. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Australian Director Daina Reid Lands First Emmy Nomination". whimn. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Cubis, Shane. "'Sunshine' tells a different kind of Australian story". SBS Guide. SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "2017 ADG Winners Announced". Film Victoria. Film Victoria Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Rocca, Jane (18 September 2019). "Melbourne director Daina Reid scores an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid's Tale". Domain. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Siemienowicz, Rochelle. "Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale". screenhub Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Whitten, Sarah. "Amazon's 'Fleabag' and HBO's 'Game of Thrones' win top honors at the 71st Emmy Awards show". CNBC Entertainment. CNBC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "2017 ADG Winners Announced". Film Victoria. Film Victoria Australia. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (23 June 2020). "STX Entertainment Nabs Global Rights For Elizabeth Moss Starrer 'Run Rabbit Run'". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (2 December 2021). "'Succession' Star Sarah Snook Takes Over From Elizabeth Moss in Horror Movie 'Run Rabbit Run'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (24 January 2022). "Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi Join Sarah Snook in 'Run Rabbit Run'". Variety. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Daina Reid at IMDb
- Sunshine at IMDb