Background
Porter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Bill, a doctor, and Jenny, a nurse
Porter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, to Bill, a doctor, and Jenny, a nurse
Porter attended Newcastle Grammar School and earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Newcastle. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (National Institute on Drug Abuse) in 1995.
She has an older sister, Cathy, and a younger sister, Louise. Television In 2011, Porter starred as Olive in the play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at the Belvoir, Sydney.