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Virginia Gay (born 16 September 1981) is an Australian actress[1] most known for her work as Gabrielle Jaeger on All Saints, an Australian television drama.
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Education
Virginia grew up in Sydney's inner west, and also spent a couple of years in England while her mother researched English Literature. She developed a taste for the arts from a young age when her parents were involved in amateur dramatics.[citation needed]
Virginia attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in Sydney.[2] At Sydney University undertaking an English literature–performance studies degree, she became so involved with the student dramatic society she realised that she should probably try to act full time, and consequently dropped out and auditioned for Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[citation needed]
Career
Still at Drama School, Virginia originally auditioned for the character of Ricky on All Saints but was unsuccessful. But she impressed the directors so much that after graduation she was called in to audition for the role Gabrielle which was specifically written for her[3] and was given the role—much to her and the family's surprise.[citation needed]
Before All Saints, Virginia was involved in local Perth theatre, theatresports and singing.[citation needed]
In 2008, she appeared on the reality series It Takes Two.
In October 2008, Virginia was a part of the cast in a concert performance of the musical Breast Wishes in support of Breast Cancer.[4]
In February/March 2009, Virginia was asked to replace Courtney Act in the production Gentlemen Prefer Blokes for the Mardi Gras festival, as Shane Janek (aka Courtney Act) injured his leg in a ski accident.
Miscellaneous
In June 2008, she was the victim of a violent assault by two men in the suburb of Marrickville in Sydney.[5].[6]
It Takes Two 2008
In 2008, she appeared on the reality series It Takes Two. Her professional partner was Ian Moss (of Cold Chisel fame). They came third in the series. Gay and Moss made It Takes Two history scoring a 10 in their first ever performance on the show.
References
- ^ Virginia Gay at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Principal's Report", Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Parent Newsletter, Issue 7, September 2006 (358 KB)
- ^ It takes Two Virginia gay — Biography
- ^ "Breast Wishes: Gala Concert Performance", Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay (October 2008, retrieved on 10 July 2009)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald article
- ^ "All Saints star attacked", ABC News (19 June 2008)
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