Mandy Lay

Mandy Lay is a Melbourne actor working across television, film and stage. Her screen credits include recurring office staff across five seasons of Utopia for Working Dog, two seasons of Wentworth for FremantleMedia Australia, and Fake for Paramount+, alongside the feature The Study of Dr Cavagleri and a national Coles commercial. On stage she has played Lenny Magrath in Crimes of the Heart, Clare Beaumont in Daisy Pulls It Off, The Actress in The Blue Room, Chris Gorman in Rumors and Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple — for which she was nominated for a Victorian Drama League Award for Best Supporting Actress. Mandy trained full time at 16th Street Actors Studio, completed their extension course, studied comedy with Darren Gilshenan and improvisation with Bridie Connell, and trained with the VCA Acting Studio Company. She works in Received Pronunciation, Standard American and Southern American accents, plays piano, and holds a current driver's licence. Represented by CentreStage Agency and available throughout Victoria.

1. 2023

   Fake

   Woman in Green Jumper · Paramount+, dir. Emma Freeman · Television

2. 2023

   Utopia

   Office Staff - Regular / Featured (2019-2023) · Working Dog, dir. Rob Sitch · Television

3. 2020

   Wentworth

   Governor's PA · FremantleMedia Australia, dir. Kevin Carlin · Television

4. 2019

   Wentworth

   Admin Staff · FremantleMedia Australia, dir. Kevin Carlin · Television

5. 2025

   By the End of the Week

   Annya · dir. Adrian Bautista Villasenor · Film

6. 2023

   The Study of Dr Cavagleri

   Janet · dir. Nicholas Barker · Film

7. 2021

   Doggy in the Window

   Angry Mum · dir. Angus McClements · Film

8. 2019

   Ashes to Ashes

   Susan · dir. Jordan Pring · Film

9. 2019

   Breakdown

   Juliette · dir. Amelia Thompson · Film

10. 2019

    Mother

    Christine · dir. Nicholas Barker · Film

11. 2019

    Droned

    ASMR Artist · dir. Ben Veress · Film

12. 2019

    Sheigala - Vampire Business Women

    Vampire Business Woman · dir. Andrew McPherson · Film

13. 2019

    Dog Dayz 2

    Art Critic · dir. Thomas Farnil · Film

14. 2019

    What We're Owed

    Baker · dir. Yurou (Selina) Zhang · Film

15. 2020

    Belle Haven - Nobody Likes a Hospital

    Nurse · Music Video, dir. Daniel Marinakis · Other

16. 2020

    Belle Haven - Take Your Pill

    Nurse · Music Video, dir. Daniel Marinakis · Other

17. 2019

    Coles Easter Commercial

    Baker · Flinders Lane Productions · Commercial

18. 2025

    Another F--King Press Conference

    Wanda Major · dir. Michael Jewell · Stage

19. 2024

    The Blue Room

    The Actress · dir. Harry Haynes · Stage

20. 2022

    Daisy Pulls It Off

    Clare Beaumont · dir. Michaela Smith · Stage

21. 2019

    Crimes of the Heart

    Lenny Magrath · dir. Michelle Swann · Stage

22. 2018

    Rumors

    Chris Gorman · dir. Eyawn Harry · Stage

23. 2017

    The Garden of Granddaughters

    Lisa · dir. Andrew Ferguson · Stage

24. 2016

    Flowers For Algernon

    Gina / Lab Assistant / Bernice · dir. Jane Court · Stage

25. 2014

    The Great Gatsby

    Mrs McGee · dir. Kristina Doucougliagos · Stage

26. 2013

    The Odd Couple

    Gwendolyn Pigeon (VDL Best Supporting Actress Nomination) · dir. Peter Newling · Stage