
Australian dramaPuberty Bluesdropped on Netflix this week, and it truly could not have come at a better time.
Set in the Sutherland Shire,Puberty Bluesfollows inseparable best friends Sue and Debbie in the late 1970s as they attempt to join the "popular crew".
The series, which ran from 2012 to 2014, was based on Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey's 1979 book of the same name. Before the series premiered, the book was originally adapted in 1981 as a film.
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Now that everyone is re-watching the nostalgia-filled series, it got us thinking about where else the star-studded Aussie cast are now.
So, to celebrate the show's premiere on Netflix, we decided to take a look at what they've been up to since filming ended.
Claudia Karvan aka Judy Vickers.
Australian icon Claudia Karvan played Debbie's mum Judy inPuberty Bluesback in 2012, but the series was far from her career debut.
Karvan was cast in her first movie,Molly, in 1983 when she was just 10 years old.
She then went on to star inHigh Tidein 1987, andThe Heartbreak Kidin 1993, before hitting it big with a lead role inThe Secret Life of Usin 2001.
Her extensive acting portfolio post-Puberty Bluesincludes roles inJack Irish,The Time of Our LivesandTrue History of the Kelly Gang.
More recently, Karvan appeared in the Stan Original SeriesBump.
Listen to Claudia Karvan discuss her career on No Filter. Post continues below.
The 10-episode drama centres on an ambitious high school student named Oly (Nathalie Morris) who, after being struck down by mysterious sharp pains at school, is transported to the hospital via ambulance where she gives birth to a surprise baby daughter. A baby she had no idea she was pregnant with.
It's an arrival that upends Oly's life and that of her mother, Angie (Claudia Karvan), her father, Dom (Angus Sampson), and the baby's father, Santiago (Carlos Sanson Jnr), a fellow high school student she barely knows but is now connected to forever.
Although Karvan has been defining women's lives for over two decades now, she doesn't think of herself as a celebrity or even as famous.
"I don't know if in my mind I ever use even the word famous," she toldMamamia's No Filter. "Yeah, I just feel like I just wouldn't use it in my own brain. Not even now."
Ashleigh Cummings aka Debbie Vickers.
Ashleigh Cummings played good-turned-rebellious teen Debbie Vickers inPuberty Blues.
The 28-year-old had an extensive acting career in Australia before appearing on the show, starring onHome and Away,Tomorrow When the War BeganandDance Academy.
In 2019, her career went international when she appeared onGoldfinch, an adaption of Donna Tartt's novel of the same name.
Nowadays, she continues to act and is a huge sustainability advocate.
Brenna Harding aka Sue Knight.
Brenna Harding starred as Sue Knight inPuberty Bluesand like Cummings, made an international break following the show, starring in Black Mirror'sArkangel.
Today, the 25-year-old is a LGBTQI+ activist and appears to be living a relatively low-key life while still acting.
Isabelle Cornish aka Vicki Candie.
Isabelle Cornish played Vicki Candie onPuberty Blues, and has since gone on to work as a health and wellness influencer in between writing and acting gigs.
The 26-year-old starred in Marvel seriesInhumansin 2017 but has had little acting gigs since.
Emma Gillman
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