Katerina Kotsonis

Katerina Kotsonis
Kotsonis in 2025
Born
Katerina Kotsonis

Melbourne, Victoria
EducationLa Trobe University
University of Melbourne
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Known forShort Cuts
Neighbours
Wentworth

Katerina Kotsonis is an Australian television and stage actress,[1][2] known for her roles as Mrs Papasavas in Short Cuts and Patricia Pappas in Neighbours.

Early life

Kotsonis was born in Melbourne. She studied at La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne. In her early years, Katerina was part of the renowned performance art group Primary Source.[3]

Career

Kotsonis has appeared in numerous television shows across her career. In 1992, she had a recurring role as Julia in comedy series Acropolis Now, opposite Nick Giannopoulos.[4]

In 2000 same year, Kotsonis made a guest appearance as Sophie Andrikidis in Blue Heelers, a role she briefly reprised in both 2001 and 2002. Also in 2002, Kotsonis played the ongoing role of Mrs Papasavas in children's series Short Cuts.[5][6]

In 2012, Kotsonis landed a guest role as Patricia Pappas in long-running soap opera Neighbours, resuming the role in a recurring capacity in 2014. The following year, she made her first appearance of several in prison drama Wentworth. She played the guest roles of both Officer Brenda Murphy and Nurse Collins in the series, between 2015 and 2020.[7][8] In 2016, Kotsonis had a starring role in comedy web series Little Acorns,[9][10] alongside Rachel Griffiths.[11]

Kotsonis' most recent small screen credit is the 2026 web series Become the One, in which she plays the role of Maria.[12]

Kotsonis has also made guest appearances in The Games, Wildside, The Secret Life of Us, Very Small Business, Bed of Roses, The Ex-PM and miniseries and Seven Types of Ambiguity.[3]

Kotsonis' first film role was as Ariadne in 1998 independent drama Head On, opposite Alex Dimitriades.[13] She later played the role of Angela in 2011 film Surviving Georgia, alongside Pia Miranda and Holly Valance.[14] She has also appeared in numerous short films.[3]

Additionally, Kotsonis has performed on stage in theatre productions including Cruel and Tender and Born Yesterday (both for Melbourne Theatre Company), The White Rose (for Midsumma Festival) and Forty Lounge Café (for La Mama).[1][15] In 2022, she appeared in the play Security[16][17] and in 2024 she played the title role in the musical Eftihia, for La Mama.[18]

Together with actor Jim Koutsoukos, Kotsonis founded the Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF) in Melbourne in 2010.[19]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1991 Embassy Rani 1 episode
1992 Acropolis Now Julia 5 episodes [4]
1998 The Games Kaetrina 1 episode
1999 Wildside Clara Jasek 1 episode [20]
2000–2002 Blue Heelers Sophie Andrikidis 4 episodes
2001 The Secret Life of Us Mrs. Konstantinidis 1 episode [21]
2002 Short Cuts Mrs Papasavas 7 episodes [5]
MDA Sue Sharp 1 episode [22]
2011 Bed of Roses Magistrate 1 episode [23]
2012–2014 Neighbours Patricia Pappas 6 episodes
2015–2020 Wentworth Officer Brenda Murphy / Nurse Collins 8 episodes [7][8]
2016 Little Acorns Katerina Web series, 3 episodes [9][10]
2017 The Ex-PM Magistrate 1 episode
Seven Types of Ambiguity Hamide Miniseries, 1 episode [24]
2026 Become the One Maria Web series, 4 episodes [12]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1998 Head On Ariadne [13]
2002 Magda Short
2009 Thicker Than Water Short
2010 Word of Mouth Olga Short
Where the Heart Is Short
Wog Boy 2: Kings of Mykonos Katerina Uncredited
2011 Joey Toy Store Attendant Short [25]
A Slap in the Face Short [26]
Surviving Georgia Angela [14]
2012 Satisfy Mother Short
Catch Perfect Carlotta Short
2022 Home Truths Helen Short [3]
2025 End Pointe Fran Short

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988Somewhere in Here are Henry and LouisaOrgan Factory, Melbourne[2]
The White Rose
1989The Heartbreak KidMelbourne Athenaeum[2]
1990HappinessTanyaLa Mama, Melbourne[2]
1991PericlesDaughter of Antiochus / Fisherwoman / Servant / MarinaTheatre Works, Melbourne[2]
1998The Forty Lounge CaféLa Mama, Melbourne[2]
1999Born YesterdayHelenPlayhouse, Melbourne with MTC[2]
2002ParadiseLa Mama, Melbourne[2]
2005Cruel and TenderPhysiotherapistFairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC[2][27][28]
2009Cafe Rebetika!KaterinaArts Centre Melbourne[1][2]
2010All About My MotherSouthbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[2]
2016The Honey BeesKerrieRed Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne[29][2]
Play for AustraliaFairfax Studio, Melbourne[2]
2022SecurityNazNorthcote Town Hall, Melbourne with Darebin Arts[16][17]
2024Eftihia – Life Has Two DoorsEftihia PapagiannopoulouLa Mama, Melbourne[18]
2025These Other ThingsSpecial guestCapitol Theatre, Melbourne[30][2]
UndatedBetrayalLa Mama, Melbourne[3]
UndatedThe Last ProxyAustralian tour[3]
UndatedPunuyiotaWriters Festival[3]
UndatedAIMAUniversal Theatre, Melbourne[3]
UndatedThe Magic BowQLD tour[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kape, Frank. "An independent woman". neoskosmos.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Katerina Kotsonis". AusStage. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Cast". home-truths.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Acropolis Now: Episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Short Cuts – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Short Cuts: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Australian Television: Wentworth: Series 6 cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Australian Television: Wentworth: Series 5 cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Little Acorns". Screen Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 Fotakis, Nikos (25 May 2017). "Greek women do it much better". neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (3 September 2016). "Women behaving badly on Little Acorns". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Become the One – the web series". adamfawcett.com. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Head On: Toula wants to dance". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Surviving Georgia – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Katerina Kotsonis". Greek Central. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  16. 1 2 "Review of 'Security' by Michele Lee, Darebin Arts". theplusones.com. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Theatre review: Security". www.artshub.com.au. May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  18. 1 2 Bourozikas, Anna (5 February 2024). "The team behind Taxithi to tell the story of Eftihia Papagianopoulou, Greece's most prolific lyricist, at La Mama". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "Greek-Australian Short Film Festival Seeks New Submissions". greekreporter.com. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Wildside: episode guide | Series 2". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "The Secret Life of Us: episode guide | Series 1". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "MDA: episode guide | Series 1". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Bed of Roses: episode guide | Series 3". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Seven Types of Ambiguity: cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Joey". Screen Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "A Slap in the Face – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Cruel and Tender". theatrechannel.com. Book Rags. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  28. ↑ "Cruel and Tender". Theatregold. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "The Honey Bees | Stage Whispers". stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  30. ↑ "These Other Things". michelevanlee.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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