ACTRESS
Under the direction of Rhoda Roberts, Casey made her theatrical debut in Miracle In Brisbane for the Brisbane Festival. This was to be the first of many acclaimed theatrical performances, including The Flowerchildren (Magnormos), As You Like It (Company B), Opera Yarrabah (Opera Australia) and The Sapphires (Company B / Black Swan State Theatre Company), RENT (Hayes Theatre) and in 2016 Donovan starred in We Will Rock You (Andrew Pole/Ben Elton) as Killer Queen. Casey’s stage credits have earned her respect from the industry, which has seen her receive a nomination for Best Newcomer and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical in the Sydney Theatre Awards.
Over the span of her illustrious career, Casey has appeared on many television programs including; The Morning Show, Sunrise, 20 to 1, Today Show, Today Extra, Cram, Family Feud, ABC Playschool Storytime, Studio 10, Fusion, Yarramundi Kids, Spicks and Specks, Good Morning Australia, Rove Live, Carols by Candlelight and has presented her own indigenous music themed show Fusion on SBS/NITV during 2012 and 2013. Casey made her scripted television debut in 2018 on Network Ten’s comedy series Streetsmart as Tia the probationary parking inspector.
In January 2017, Casey was announced as a cast member of the third series of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here which was filmed on location in South Africa. After six grueling weeks in the jungle, Donovan went on to be crowned QUEEN of the Jungle by vote of the Australian Public, her second reality TV win by a public vote winning $100,000 for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Casey’s appearance on the hit network 10 series has seen the versatile entertainer win an outpouring of love and support from Australian audiences. Following this Casey performed an incredibly moving cover of the David Bowie song Heroes at the 2017 Logie Awards, for which she received a standing ovation and rave reviews from the Entertainment Industry and the general public.
In 2019 Donovan starred as "Mama Morton" in the Australian revival of the musical, Chicago, receiving positive and rave reviews.
In 2021 Casey played the role of Luna Keys in the third season of “How To Stay Married” on Network 10 alongside Peter Helliar and Lisa McCune.
