“You’ve got to be able to tell a story that tells the truth” Danielle Stamoulos
Michael Fitzgerald interview with 2025 AACTA (Australian Academy Cinema & Television Arts) Award Winner Danielle Stamoulos.
My acting experience has spanned 15+ years working in the Australian Film, TV & Theatre industry. Recently, I created, wrote & lead acted in - GORGO - is the WINNER of the 2025 AACTA AWARD BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM and now streams on SBS On Demand Network in Australia. It has screened at various national & international festivals worldwide, nominated across multiple Australian film festivals, taking home awards at Flickerfest 2024, and Stellar Shorts Film Festival 2025. The film also enjoyed international success at festivals in the US and Europe, including a North American premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and selected by The French Academy (César) to screen at Les Nuits En Or 2025, across 8 countries (40 screenings) globally. I’m so thrilled too that I won the 2025 BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD for Gorgo at Australia’s invite-only short festival Stellar Film Festival, showcasing Australia’s best of the best short films.
Other acting credits include play LADYBIRD LADYBIRD by Linda Nicholls-Gidley at Flightpath Theatre (NSW), SBS’ WHILE THE MEN ARE AWAY, LOVE CHILD S4 (Channel 9 Australia), internationally award-winning murder comedy web series SYDNEY SLEUTHERS (WINNER Best Ensemble Cast Comedy 2019 Asia Web Awards, WINNER/2019 NYC Web Fest Film), short doco film SHADING (Diversity Arts Australia), TO BE HONEST (Bankstown Arts Centre), EI8HT at 2015 Sydney Fringe Festival and THE CANTERBURY TALES (The New Theatre) directed by Constantine and Michael Costi & James Vaughan. I also founded theatre company EDGEWARE FORUM, where we received a BEST ENSEMBLE CAST 2016 Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Patricia Cornelius' play SLUT.
I am an acting graduate of the Actors Centre Australia (ACA - with a Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts Acting), and have trained with teachers and coaches from Impulse Company Australia (Scott Williams), Kate Skinner, Niki Flacks, Joan Scheckel, Miranda Harcourt, Ben Mathews, Les Chantery, Anthony Meindl, Jeneffa Soldatic, Barbara Robertson (Alexander Technique) and dialect coaches Linda Nicholls-Gidley and Anna-Mcrossin Owen.
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Gorgo (Γοργώ)
Writer / Lead Actor
Drama Short Film (19 mins)
Now Streaming on SBS On Demand
The French Academy (César) Les Nuits En Or 2025 - screening in 8 countries (40 global screenings).
Winner Best Australian Short film - 2025 AACTA AWARDS (Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts)
Winner Best Performance - Danielle Stamoulos - 2025 Stellar Short Film Festival (Australia)
Winner Special Mention - 2025 Stellar Short Film Festival (Australia)
Winner Best Direction of a Student Film - Veniamin Gialouris - Australian Directors’ Guild 2024
Winner Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film, Flickerfest 2024
Nominated, Best Achievement in Cinematography, St Kilda Film Festival 2024
Nominated, Best Achievement in Editing, St Kilda Film Festival 2024
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Ladybird Ladybird
Play (Actor)
A story of love, loss, and motherhood through the lens of depression. Held at Flightpath Theatre (July 2023). Written by Linda Nicholls-Gidley and Directed by Anthony Skuse.
“Stunningly written and acted.” - Chuck Moore Reviews
“deeply affecting monologues and insightfully sharp dialogue” - Theatre Red
“Silvana Lorenzo de Shute and Danielle Stamoulos complete the excellent ensemble as Veronica’s friends Freya and Grace, respectively. Director Anthony Skuse does a wonderful job of eliciting truthful, nuanced performances from all four actresses.” - Anthony Brandon Wong
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Sydney Sleuthers
Actor in Online Comedy (10 x 5 mins)
When a true crime obsessed woman comes face-to-face with a real-life murderer, she teams up with the Sydney Sleuthers, an internet group of armchair detectives, to solve the murder of her neighbour before the killer gets to her first.
Official Selection & Winner
WINNER Best Ensemble Cast Comedy 2019 Asia Web Awards
Atlanta Women's Comedy Film Festival Finalist
Miami Web Fest Finalist
Oniros Film Awards Finalist & WINNER of Best Cinematography
Santa-Monica 2029 Webfest
Die Sierale 2020 (Germany) Official Selection
Made In the West Film Festival Finalist & WINNER Best Editor
WINNER/2019 NYC Web Fest Film Selection
WINNER of Murder Mystery @filmakacompetition (LA)
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SLUT
Play (Actor)
By Patricia Cornelius & Directed by Erin Taylor
Cast: Jessica Belle, Julia Dray, Bobbi-Jean Henning, Danielle Stamoulos & Maryann Wright
This brutal and poetic exploration of the sexuality of young women in contemporary society written by one of Australia's finest playwrights, Patricia Cornelius (Broadway World)
2016 Sydney Theatre Award ‘Best Ensemble Cast’ Nomination
Voted 1 of top 11 Shows of 2016 Sydney
Back by popular demand at the Old Fitz with Redline Productions & Edgeware Forum, June 2017
★★★★★ Time Out Sydney
★★★★½ Arts Hub
★★★★ Daily Review
