Anna Torv

Torv was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Susan (née Carmichael) and Hans Torv. She grew up in Gold Coast, Queensland. Her father was born to a Scottish mother in Stirling, Scotland; her paternal grandfather is of Estonian descent. Her mother is of Scottish descent. She is estranged from her father. She has a younger brother, Dylan. Her paternal aunt is writer Anna Murdoch Mann, who was married for 31 years to media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and her cousins are James, Lachlan and Elisabeth Murdoch.\n', '

Torv graduated from Benowa State High School in 1996. She graduated from Australia\'s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts in 2001.\n', '

In 2003, Torv played the role of Ophelia with the Bell Shakespeare Company in John Bell\'s production of Hamlet. In 2004, she joined the cast of Australia\'s acclaimed television drama The Secret Life…