| Holly Brisley | |
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 Holly on a break from filming Home and Away. |
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| Born | 11 January 1978 Adelaide, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Ford |
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Holly Brisley (born 11 January 1978 in Adelaide), is an Australian actress and model who has appeared on television since she was 15.
She is primarily known for her television career in Australian dramas such as All Saints and Home and Away, and her earlier work hosting children’s programs such as Agro's Cartoon Connection and The Looney Tunes Show. She has slowly made the transition into films, with her notable roles being in Scooby-Doo, Garage Days and The Crop.
Holly was ranked 5th (2000) and 29th (2001) in FHM's 'Australia's 100 Sexiest Women'. On 1 June 2005, She received a Film Award for 'Best Actress - Feature Film' at the New York Film & Video Festival for her portrayal of "Geraldine" in the Australian film The Crop. The movie also won 'Best International Feature'.
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Career
As Holly grew up, she excelled at speech and drama and joined the Paradise Performer's Dance Academy, where she participated in various classes such as jazz ballet and tap, and also took part in various Eisteddfods, winning many awards. By the age of 13 she was on the books of the Studio Search Agency on the Gold Coast, with her first roles being the Australian telemovies The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? in 1993 and Official Denial in 1994.
It wasn’t until Holly began her regular television career in 1995 on the Logie Award winning children’s program, Agro's Cartoon Connection that she began to receive recognition, later hosting The Looney Tunes Show in a more adult style.
After various guest appearances and hosting gigs, Holly featured in Dancing with The Stars in 2005, and then landed the permanent role of town vixen Amanda Vale on soap opera Home and Away, where she remained for two years. In February 2008, Holly briefly returned to Home and Away, and then reprised her role again in July 2009 and left in mid August 2009.
In 2008, Holly voiced a main character for a new cartoon series which is due to screen on the ABC in 2009.
Personal Life
Brisley's family moved from Adelaide to the Gold Coast while she was still a baby.
Holly became engaged to marketing executive Paul Ford in Venice in 2005 and they married on 11 February 2006 in Manly, Sydney. They exchanged vows in the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel, in the grounds of St Patrick's and overlooking the ocean. This is the same place that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were married later the same year.
Holly and Paul have had a son together, named Levi Harper Ford,which was born at the Royal North Shore Private Hospital, on the 4th of August 2009.
Holly has Coeliac Disease, and appeared on the cover of "The Australian Coeliac" September 2005 edition.[1]
Notable appearances
Film
- The Fury as Scarlet[2] (2009)
- Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure as Heather Locklear (2004)[3][4]
- The Crop as Geraldine (2002)
- Garage Days as Scarlet (2001)
- Scooby-Doo as Training Video Woman (2002)
- Nowhere To Land as Jenny (1999)
- Official Denial as Dos (1994)
- The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? as Tonya Smith (1993)
- The Matrix Reloaded Woman in restaurant (2003)
Television
- Good as Gold: Our Brightest Stars as Host (2006)
- Get Nicked (2006) (pre-production)
- Home and Away as Amanda Vale-Baker (2005-2007, 2008, 2009)
- World's Craziest Videos Host (2005)
- Dancing with the Stars - Celebrity Dancing Contestant - (2005)
- Escape With ET - Regular Reporter (2004)
- Pizza Season 3 (2003)
- White Collar Blue as Amber (2003)
- Mermaids (pilot) as Young Betty (2003)
- The Looney Tunes Show Host (2002)
- Beastmaster as Haisa/Kodd (1999/2001)
- Prime And It's Your Go Host - Music Country / Foxtel (2000 - 2001)
- All Saints as Janelle (2000)
- Introducing Hang Zhou Host / Presenter - BBC World
- The Wright Stuff Guest Panellist- 1 June (2007) FiveDocumentary (2000)
- Opening Of Olympic Games Host / Reporter (2000)
- Agro's Cartoon Connection - Host / Presenter (1995 - 1997)
- TVSN Presenter/Under the Hammer - Host / Presenter (1996 - 1999)
References
- ^ Australian Coeliac Sep 2005
- ^ from the official website http://www.thefuryfilm.com/
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (January 1, 2005). "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. http://tv.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/arts/television/01heff.html. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits". Der-denver-clan.de. http://www.der-denver-clan.de/de/dynasty_behind.207.html. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
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