Mirrah Foulkes is an Australian director, screenwriter, and film and television actress. She was raised on the Sunshine Coast, in South East Queensland, Australia. She has appeared in films such as
Animal Kingdom (2010),
Sleeping Beauty (2011), and in the Australian anthology film
The Turning (2013). In Australia, Foulkes played the role of Jo Mathieson on the long-running Australian TV series
All Saints. She appeared in every 2009 episode prior to the series' cancellation in October 2009. In 2013, she played Simone in Top of the Lake, a mystery drama television mini-series. In 2014, Foulkes joined the cast of the CBS remake TV series
Hawaii Five-0 in the recurring role of Ellie Clayton, a lawyer, who is connected to Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) through his father. Foulkes has written and directed several short films including,
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