[1] She studied her craft under international acting teachers at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, HB Studio (training under Uta Hagen[2]) and the Atlantic Theatre School in New York City, and Drama Centre London[3] (where Colin Firth was a fellow student).
[5] She also featured on the small screen, including in the lead role in TV miniseries Joe Wilson.
She has also been a private coach for many successful Australian actors including Kestie Morassi and Luke Mitchell.
[3] As of 2024[update], Iain Sinclair is head of acting at the school, and Deborra-Lee Furness is patron.
[2] In 2012, actress Zoe Naylor, who had graduated from drama school ten years earlier, attended a four-day workshop at 16th Street by visiting American acting coach and former stand-up comic Ivana Chubbuck (who had coached Charlize Theron and Halle Berry), and praised the mentors at the school.