Georgina Haig

Georgina Haig was born on August 3, 1985, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Her father, Russell Haig, worked as a scriptwriter and producer, with credits such as ‘BMX Bandits’ and ‘The Cup’. Her mother, Gillian Haig, is a fine artist. Georgina grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and attended Toorak College before studying Arts at Melbourne University. She deferred her university studies for a year to teach English in Vietnam at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. She later trained in acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

After graduating from WAAPA, Haig quickly began her career in both Australian and international productions. In her first year out of drama school, she secured roles in the Australian feature films ‘Wasted on the Young’ and ‘Road Train’ in 2010. The same year, she won a Best Actress Scream Festival award for her performance in the thriller ‘Crawl’. She also appeared in the crime drama ‘Underbelly’ from 2009 to 2010 and the children’s television series ‘The Elephant Princess’. In 2012, Haig appeared in the acclaimed Australian film ‘The Sapphires’ and gained international recognition with a recurring guest role as Henrietta “Etta” Bishop in the American science-fiction series ‘Fringe’.

Her career continued to advance with significant roles in high-profile projects. In 2013, she played rock journalist Paula Yates in the miniseries ‘INXS: Never Tear Us Apart’ and took on the lead role of police officer Lee Anne Marcus in the CBS legal drama ‘Reckless’. A notable career milestone occurred in 2014 when she was cast as Queen Elsa in the fourth season of ABC’s ‘Once Upon a Time’. Following this, she appeared in the Syfy miniseries ‘Childhood’s End’ in 2015 and had a recurring role in CBS’ ‘Limitless’ in 2016. More recently, Haig played Emilia in Netflix’s ‘Snowpiercer’ in 2021 and Iris Vos in Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’ in 2022. Her debut short film ‘Ashes’, released in 2023, received an AACTA nomination for Best Short Film, marking her entry into directing and writing. She has also appeared in ‘NCIS: Sydney’ from 2023–2025. She married screenwriter and actor Josh Mapleston in 2014, and they have two children.