Geogina Naidu

As Phrani Gupta...

Phrani drives the Pearl Bay to Port Deakin bus, runs the general store and dabbles in numerous other local enterprises. She sees it all and feels she knows life and its vagaries all too well.

She has a highly individual and often startling perception of the world. Her head is a pot - pourri of Eastern thought , She is a unique figure on the coastal landscape. The fact that she is not taken seriously doesn't seem to worry her.

As Georgina Naidu...

Georgina's first performance was at her third birthday party, an impromptu dance piece that brought the house down. It was at this tender age that Georgina knew she wanted to act.

After she graduated from high school she worked in film production for five years before undertaking training at the VCA. Graduating in 1994, Georgina already has an enviable list of credits. Her most recent television and film roles include performances in The Gift, Lift Off, G.P., Road to Nhill and Dead Letter Office.

An important factor in Georgina's accepting the role of Phrani in SeaChange was that the character was realistic. "I recall that when I was a child somebody told me I was Indian. I believed that I must have been a Red Indian because that was the only Indian culture represented on television."

Her father is Indian and her mother is of English background. She has been brought up with a number of cultural influences. "It is quite wonderful, because I was the only Indian person on set for SeaChange and as such I was given a lot of leeway in regard to what I see is correct for my character."

She has great affection for her character. "I like her because whilst she appears a traditional Indian woman, she is not cliched. She is industrious, has good business sense and can turn her hand to anything."