Early life

Torv was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Susan (née Carmichael) and Hans Torv, also grew up in Gold Coast, Queensland. Her father is of Estonian descent, but was born in Stirling, Scotland. Her mother is of Scottish descent. She is estranged from her father. She has a younger brother, Dylan. Her paternal aunt is writer Anna Murdoch Mann, who was married for 31 years to media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and her cousins are James, Lachlan and Elisabeth Murdoch.

Torv graduated from Benowa State High School in 1996. She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts in 2001.

Career

In 2003, Torv played the role of Ophelia with the Bell Shakespeare Company in John Bell's production of Hamlet. In 2004, she joined the cast of Australia's acclaimed television drama The Secret Life of Us playing Nikki Martel. Torv appeared in the BBC series Mistresses. She also voiced Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword.

From 2008 to 2013, Torv played Agent Olivia Dunham in the American television series Fringe. She received an Australians in Film Breakthrough award in 2009. Torv appeared as Virginia Grey on HBO's mini-series The Pacific. She has been nominated five times for the Saturn Award for Best Television Actress from 2009 to 2013, winning a total of four.

Torv starred in a CollegeHumor Original video as a tyrannical traffic cop. In 2014, Torv reprised her role as Nariko in the film adaptation of Heavenly Sword. Torv has been listed as one of "TV's 100 Sexiest Women" by BuddyTV four times. She ranked #16 in 2009, #27 in 2010, #48 in 2011 and #68 in 2012

In March 2016, Torv was cast in the role of Wendy, an FBI Psychologist, in the Netflix drama Mindhunter from David Fincher and Charlize Theron.

Personal life

In December 2008, Torv married her Fringe co-star Mark Valley. They separated after one year of marriage.

Filmography

Filmography
Year	Title	Role	Media	Notes
1986	The Night Before Christmas	Bess	Theatre	Roman Scandals Theatre Restaurant
1998-2001	Ring Round The Moon	Capulat	Theatre	Part of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts play production program
	Goodnight Children Everywhere	Ann	Theatre
	Kiss Me Kate	Chorus Girl	Theatre
	Language of The Gods	Alicia	Theatre
2001	Plenty	Susan Traherne	Theatre
2002	The Credeaux Canvas	Amelia	Theatre	SBW Stables Theatre, in association with the Griffin Theatre Company
	White Collar Blue	Neighbour	Film	Television Movie
2003	Travelling Light	Debra Fowler	Film	Alternate Title: Traveling Light
	Hamlet	Ophelia	Theatre	Bell Shakespeare
2004-2005	The Secret Life of Us	Nikki Martel	TV Series	Lead role; Season 4 (20 episodes)
2004	McLeod's Daughters	Jasmine McLeod	TV Series	2 Episodes: "The Things We Do for Love" & "A McLeod Daughter"
2005	The Cherry Orchard	Anya	Theatre	Sydney Theatre Company
2006	The Book of Revelation	Bridget/Gertrude	Film
2007	Frankenstein	ITU Nurse	Film	Television Movie
	Heavenly Sword	Nariko (voice)	Video Game	Voice over and motion capture
2008	Mistresses	Alex	TV Series	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2008-2013	Fringe	Olivia Dunham/Alternate Olivia Dunham/William Bell	TV Series	Lead role (100 episodes)
2010	The Pacific	Virginia Grey	TV Series	Miniseries (episode: "Peleliu Landing")
2011	CollegeHumor Originals	Officer Alia	Web Series	Episode: "Can I Give You a Ticket?"
2013	Open	Windsor	TV Series	HBO pilot
2014	Heavenly Sword	Nariko (voice)	Film	Voice over for video game adaptation
	Love Is Now	Virginia Grey	Film
2015	Deadline Gallipoli	Lady Gwendoline Churchill	TV Series	Foxtel's Showcase Mini-series
	The Daughter	Anna	Film
2016	Secret City	Harriet Dunkley	TV Series	Foxtel's Showcase Mini-series
	Stephanie	Stephanie's Mother	Film
2017	Mindhunter	Wendy	TV Series	Lead role

Notable awards and nominations

• 2008: Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2009: Won - Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2010: Won - Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2010: Nominated - Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Actress for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Won - Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe
• 2011: Nominated - Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi for her role in Fringe
• 2012: Nominated - Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi for her role in Fringe
• 2012: Won - Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in Fringe

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