Aisha Dee: ‘I was told by people in the industry that there wasn’t anything for me here’

Aisha Dee: ‘I was told by people in the industry that there wasn’t anything for me here’ | Robert Moran

As generous and engaging as Aisha Dee is in conversation, my interview with the actress hits an awkward impasse when I describe Cecilia — the troubled wellness influencer she plays in the new local horror flick“Well, um, on behalf of Cecilia, I’m a little offended at being labelled a psychopath,” Dee laughs. “To me, the story was always about a girl finding her voice and finding empowerment… by killing some people. Like, as f---ed up as that sounds.

“I couldn’t shake how I really felt about it, about Cecilia finally stepping into her power as a woman. To me, it was a story of a girl becoming a woman. I am aware of how that sounds, but that’s really how I feel.”’s local premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, that I spoke with Dee about the film.

Dee moved to the US at 17 to further pursue acting: “Working in Australia was complicated,” she says.marked an overdue return to Australia; the film is her first role in Australia in more than a decade.

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