Winter Anthology (2013)
When we came to Australia, I began my studies at
the University of Canberra. I very much wanted to
people who taught me to treat others with respect,
kindness and compassion.
study filmmaking but my first priority was to get a job
Through it all, I never gave up on my dream to
in some organisation as soon as I finished my degree,
become an actress and tried finding ways to branch out
and I wasn’t sure how the film industry in Australia
into the entertainment industry. I never had the chance
worked. The only degree that would allow me to be
to get any formal qualifications in acting or film
creative and follow my interests was Advertising and
production. I learned my craft through watching other
Marketing. So I graduated with a bachelor degree in
professionals, taking online lessons and doing practical
that field.
work on film sets.
I worked in a few sales and admin jobs after I
I first began working in the Australian film and
graduated... they were not my kind of work, but they
media industry as an actress in early 2012. My first
helped pay the rent and bills. I was also saving money
official shoot was an online advertisement video for a
so I could look after my parents, my aunts and my
software company. I also met Canberra’s much
childhood nanny who babysat me when I was a kid.
respected actor, director and producer Graham Gall
My parents worked extremely hard to give me a good
who gave me great advice when I first started. I scored
education and childhood, with so much support from
one gig after another after that, and have been
my aunts and grandparents. The love we have for each
continuing to work in the industry since then.
other is something that drives me to do my best in
I have starred in and worked on numerous short
taking care of them and giving them a comfortable life.
films, feature films, advertisements, TV commercials,
I’m very close to my mother and my aunts, the main
educational programs, photo shoots, corporate videos