Smit-McPhee was born in Adelaide to Sonja Smit and Andy McPhee, an actor and former professional wrestler.[1] She has six siblings from her father's three marriages, including Kodi Smit-McPhee, who is also an actor. Smit-McPhee attended Croydon Primary and Allenby Gardens Primary, before she moved to Melbourne with her family when she was seven years old.[2] Her father got her into acting when she was three years old and she starred in a number of commercials.[3]
Career
After signing to her father's agents, Smit-McPhee secured a role in police drama Blue Heelers as a girl with gender dysphoria. She had to cut her long hair for the role.[2] Shortly after, she won the role of Bree Timmins in the long-running Australian TV series Neighbours, which she played from 2005 to 2007.[2][4] After leaving Neighbours, Smit-McPhee starred in the children's television series As the Bell Rings, which aired on the Disney Channel.[5] She also starred in the 2008 short film Hugo, which had its Australian premiere at the Canberra Short Film Festival. The film centres on a school girl (Smit-McPhee) who finds a moth-boy and tries to win a science competition with him.[6] From 2009 to 2011, Smit-McPhee starred in the HBO series Hung as Darby Drecker.[2][7]
After living in Los Angeles for around ten years, Smit-McPhee moved back to Australia to launch her music career.[2][13] She played at the Adelaide Fringe in March 2017.[2] She also appeared in The Kettering Incident, which was filmed in Tasmania, and the 2016 feature film Fallen.[2]
Personal life
Smit-McPhee has been married to American music producer John Rush since 2012.[2]
