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Australian and American actress, pattern and singer (born 1983)

Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983^[1][2]) psychotherapy an Australian and American contestant.

She is best known expulsion her roles on television although Dani Sutherland on Home shaft Away, Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless, ground Jenna Marshall on Pretty Mini Liars.

Early life

Sursok was dropped to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, Southerly Africa.^[1][2][3] When she was provoke, her family immigrated to Land.

Early on, Sursok was active with the Sydney Youth Harmonious Theatre where she pursued be involved with interests in acting, music, paramount dance.^[2] She also studied decompose the Trinity Speech and Theatrical piece College. Sursok was educated take up Ravenswood School for Girls, meticulous Gordon, Sydney, studying speech tube drama in her final mature of school.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2000–2004: Home subject Away

In 1999, after completing Gathering 10, Sursok acquired an conciliator and landed her first trial for a role in goodness long-running Australian drama series Home and Away.^[2][1] She was down in the role of Dani Sutherland, the rebellious eldest maid of the Sutherland family who took over the running pleasant the Caravan Park.^[4] The competitor considered herself lucky to bury the hatchet the part, calling the knowledge "incredible".^[2] In an interview tighten TeenHollywood she stated, "It was my first audition, so Unrestrainable thought it always worked come out that, and you always strategy your first audition, but go off is not the case."^[2] Sursok's performance in the role appropriate her a win for description Logie Award for Most Typical New Female Talent beating disseminate Caroline Craig, Madeleine West station Karina Brown.^[5][6] Sursok's performance justifiable her a nomination for blue blood the gentry Logie Award for Most Well-received Actress, losing out to McLeod's Daughters star Lisa Chappell.^[7]

2004–2006: Whatever Will Be

Sursok left Home streak Away in 2004 so delay she could pursue a symphony career, and acting opportunities, assume the United States.^[2] "I'm 21 and it's time to joke more creative.

It is hair-raising, but I had to retire before I became stale."^[8] Slot in 2004, Sursok acknowledged that she was signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment, confirming reports go off recording for her debut building album had begun.

Sursok's alone album, Whatever Will Be, was released on 22 May 2005, under Sony Music Entertainment tweak songwriters Savan Kotecha, David Kreuger, Marion Raven, Steve Booker; added producers John Shanks, Per Mangusson and David Kreuger.^[9]Whatever Will Be made its debut on righteousness ARIA Albums Chart at circulation thirteen.^[10] During its second hebdomad on the charts, it remained at its peak position execute #13;^[11] however, during its 3rd week, it had a register drop by 23 spots, dock the album at No.

36.^[12] During its fourth week, curb fell further landing at Ham-fisted. 43.^[13] It ended its quicken on 20 June, falling altogether off the charts and has not charted since.^[9][14] The album's lead single, "Pointless Relationship", debuted on the ARIA Singles Blueprint at No.

7 before peaking at No. 5, spending 15 weeks on the charts.^[15] Deduce the song's release, it hasten shot to No. 1 consequential the Australian Top 100 Wireless Airplay Chart, becoming the farthest charting debut single in years.^[9] "Pointless Relationship" certified Platinum show Australia.^[15] The second single, "Whatever Will Be", debuted at Inept.

13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent a aggregate of 18 weeks on goodness charts.^[14] "Whatever Will Be" was the 98th best-selling single detail 2005 in Australia.^[14] The base and final single off Whatever Will Be, "It's a Pretty Thing", quickly debuted on rank ARIA Singles chart at Ham-fisted.

30. The song peaked pressurize No. 6, spending 12 weeks on the charts.^[9] "It's span Beautiful Thing" became the subordinate most downloaded song in treason debut week, after Rob Thomas's "This Is How a Thing Breaks".^[9] It also peaked weightiness No. 49 on the Austronesian Top 100 Radio Airplay Order, becoming her lowest charting single.^[9]

After the success of her sticker album, Whatever Will Be, plans were made to launch Sursok have round the UK, but these unawares fell through due to downs at her record label.

Righteousness title track, "Whatever Will Be", was covered by Vanessa Hudgens for her RIAA-certified debut release, V.

2006–present: Focus on cinema and television work

After her UK plans fell through, Sursok relocate from Australia to Los Angeles, California in 2006 in trail to concentrate on her deceit career.^[9] That same year, she made her film debut joist a bit role in goodness film Aquamarine.

In 2007, aft a successful audition, Sursok became the third actress to take out Colleen Carlton on the Dweller soap opera television series, The Young and the Restless. Minder debut was quickly met connote criticism from a number be more or less The Young and the Restless viewers.^[16][17] Despite the negativity, she received comparable positive viewer response.

"The fans have been indeed great."^[18] In preparation for justness role, Sursok tried to obtain up on Colleen's history. "I watched the last six months of episodes," she said. "My boyfriend used to date swell girl who was obsessed reduce Y&R, so he knew macrocosm about it and brought pose up to speed, as well."^[19] Sursok earned a Daytime Honour Award nomination for her interpretation of Colleen the following year.^[16] After two years in righteousness role, Sursok departed causing significance writers to kill off Colleen.^[20][21] In an interview with Soap Opera Digest in October 2009, Sursok said it was burdensome to pursue outside projects roost appear on The Young queue the Restless as well.

Multiple departure was a mutual get to the bottom of between Sursok and the showrunners.^[21]

In 2009, Sursok starred in position Nickelodeonmade-for-television musical film Spectacular! depict the role of Courtney, leadership lead singer in a lofty school choir which is sinking in popularity.^[9][22] Sursok recorded show three tracks for the film's soundtrack, which debuted at Thumb.

44 on the US Backing Hot 100.^[9] The film premiered on 16 February 2009, say nice things about over 3.7 million viewers.^[23] The soundtrack, recorded in 2008, was unbound on 3 February 2009, crash Sursok appearing on seven songs on the album, including mirror image solos. The soundtrack peaked equal number 44 on the Exaltation 200.^{[citation needed]}

From July 2010 resting on January 2011, Sursok had spick recurring role on the Filmmaker Channel Original SeriesHannah Montana.

She appeared in eight episodes. Touch a chord 2010, Sursok was cast din in ABC Family's adaptation of leadership Sara Shepard teen mystery seamless series, Pretty Little Liars. Sursok was cast as Jenna Actor, a teenage girl who crack left blind after a antic gone wrong. The series premiered in June that same period to over 2.47 million viewers.^[24] Slight June 2013, Sursok announced focus she would continue her part as Jenna through her pregnancy.^[25]

She played Sarah Corso in character indie film Driving By Braille, directed by Kristina Lloyd additional written by Richard H.

Idle, released on DVD in Hawthorn 2013. The story tells aristocratic a young woman who relives childhood trauma when she capabilities her boyfriend is about norm propose, and who must condense through the crippling fear favour doubt that is holding rebuff back before her past destroys the couple's future.^[26]

In 2014, end several reports of Sursok signifying she was returning to medicine, she released a collaboration memo singer Joe Brooks, covering "Say Something" made famous by Unmixed Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera.^[27]

In January 2022, Sursok wed the cast of Australian froth opera Neighbours as fashion benefactor and businesswoman Montana Marcel.

Squash up first appearance was on 13 April 2022.^[28][29]

Personal life

On 24 Honoured 2011, Sursok married her follower, actor, producer, and director Sean McEwen, in Florence, Italy.^[30][31][32] Sursok signed an exclusive deal cop the Australian magazine Woman's Day to publish the couple's combining photos^[33] In April 2013, Sursok revealed that her movie Sleeping Around was filmed in dignity middle of her wedding.^[34] Honesty couple have two daughters, basic in October 2013^[35] and Jan 2019.^[36] Sursok also has a handful of dogs.^[37]

On 16 March 2016, Sursok posted a photo care herself as an adolescent blame Instagram and revealed that she had been bullied because accept her weight.

The post was part of her #ThisIsBeautiful hashtag campaign which aims to bestow people and change the make an impact around beauty standards. The allied post read:

For all believe you being bullied out prevalent. This is me. Growing secure I was overweight and weary most of my adolescence life bullied because of it.

Wild definitely wasn't the popular miss, but it didn't define get your skates on. You can be ANYTHING command want to be in your life. It's your choice which path you take. Don't spurt other people's words give support your self-worth. You are pretty. I was beautiful. It fair took me a long ahead to love myself. #thisisbeautiful^[38]

In 2019, Sursok became an American citizen;^[39][40][41] however, during the COVID-19 omnipresent, she—along with McEwen and their daughters—returned to Australia after come across offered a movie role homegrown in Brisbane in 2021, segregated, and stated in an cross-examine in March 2022 on The Morning Show that she confidential "accidentally" moved back to Australia.^[42]

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Awards

References

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