Adrienne Pickering

• Name — Adrienne Pickering • Born — 22 February 1981 • Birthplace — Warwick, Queensland, Australia • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2004–present Adrienne Pickering (born 22 February 1981) is an Australian actress.

Born in rural Queensland, Pickering was educated at the University of Queensland, where she majored in psychology and drama. She later undertook her drama training at Queensland University of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting in 2003.

Pickering portrayed Elly Tate on the drama headLand in 2005. She also played the recurring role of Detective Christine Taylor in the BBC-commissioned soap opera Out of the Blue. In the soap opera Home and Away she appeared as Natalie Franklin, the mother of Nicole Franklin (Tessa James). Pickering starred in the 2010 Australian drama-thriller film The Reef. From 2010, Pickering played the role of Melissa "Missy" Partridge in the ABC drama Rake. In 2014, she appeared in Neighbours as Erin Rogers.

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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — All Saints — Sophia Beaumont — Recurring role • 2005–2006 — headLand — Elly Tate — Main role • 2008 — Out of the Blue — Det. Christine Taylor — Recurring role • 2008 — Home and Away — Natalie Franklin — Recurring role • 2009 — Rogue Nation — Sarah Wentworth — "Rights of Passage" • 2009 — Sea Patrol — Cynthia Luxton — "Safeguard" • 2010–2018 — Rake — Melissa Partridge — Main role • 2013 — Mr & Mrs Murder — Ariel — "The Course Whisperer" • 2014 — Secrets & Lies — Jess Murnane — TV miniseries • 2014 — House Husbands — Layla — "3.5" • 2014 — It's a Date — Tess — "Is it OK to Date a Friend's Ex?" • 2014–2015 — Neighbours — Erin Rogers — Recurring role • 2015 — The — Catherine Lewis — "Room Without a View" • 2017 — Ronny Chieng: International Student — Karen Ford — Recurring role • 2017 — House of Bond — Eileen Bond — TV miniseries • 2017 — Offspring — Kirsty Crewe — Recurring role • 2019 — Reef Break — Beth — Episode: "The Comeback" • 2019 — My Life Is Murder — Jasmine Harris — Episode: "Fake Empire" • 2020 — Operation Buffalo — Corinne Syddell — 6 episodes • 2022 — Surviving Summer — Abbie Gibson — 10 episodes • 2022 — Darby and Joan — Lucy Kirkhope — 1 episode • 2022 — Barrumbi Kids — Lucy — 10 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2009 — Ruben Guthrie — Zoya — Belvoir - Upstairs Theatre

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