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Hayley McElhinney

  • Actress
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A grieving woman reconnects with her teenage sweetheart - awaking a terrifying demon determined to possess her.
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Proclivitas (2025)
Hayley McElhinney was born on 12 September 1974 in Australia. She is an actress, known for The Babadook (2014), Mystery Road: Origin (2022) and Blue Heelers (1994).
BornSeptember 12, 1974
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
    The Babadook
    6.8
    • Claire
    • 2014
    Mark Coles Smith in Mystery Road: Origin (2022)
    Mystery Road: Origin
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Max
    Lisa McCune in Blue Heelers (1994)
    Blue Heelers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Megan Maguire
    Rodger Corser in Doctor Doctor (2016)
    Doctor Doctor
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Penny

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Rose Riley in Proclivitas (2025)
      Proclivitas
      5.0
      • Officer Tara
      • 2025
    • Sam Neill in The Twelve (2022)
      The Twelve
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Marilyn Thorne
      • 2025
    • Joseph Zada, Zach Blampied, Aydan Calafiore, and Joe Klocek in Invisible Boys (2025)
      Invisible Boys
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Nadine Roth
      • 2025
    • Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock in Upright (2019)
      Upright
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Linda
      • Willow
      • 2022
    • Mark Coles Smith in Mystery Road: Origin (2022)
      Mystery Road: Origin
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Max
      • 2022
    • Tasma Walton, Sally Phillips, Erik Thomson, Alexander England, and Josh Thomson in How to Please a Woman (2022)
      How to Please a Woman
      6.3
      • Hayley
      • 2022
    • Rodger Corser in Doctor Doctor (2016)
      Doctor Doctor
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Penny
      • 2016–2021
    • Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Rams (2020)
      Rams
      6.5
      • May
      • 2020
    • Nicola Bartlett and Hayley McElhinney in Antecedents (2020)
      Antecedents
      Short
      • Christine
      • 2020
    • Molly and Cara (2019)
      Molly and Cara
      TV Series
      • Dee
      • 2019
    • Hearts and Bones (2019)
      Hearts and Bones
      6.6
      • Josie Avril
      • 2019
    • The Gateway (2018)
      The Gateway
      5.4
      • Ruth
      • 2018
    • Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (2015)
      Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Jenny Wallace
      • 2015
    • Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook (2014)
      The Babadook
      6.8
      • Claire
      • 2014
    • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
      Rizzoli & Isles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Jennifer Humphrey
      • 2013

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    Hearts and Bones
    The Babadook Official Trailer
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    The Babadook Official Trailer

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • September 12, 1974
      • Australia

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      [September 2005] She was one of 12 actors who were offered exclusive two-year contracts by the Sydney Theatre Company to be known as the Actors Company. The other actors also offered contracts are: Deborah Mailman, John Gaden, Pamela Rabe, Peter Carroll, Dan Spielman, Brandon Burke, Eden Falk, Marco Chiappi, Martin Blum and Marta Dusseldorp.

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