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Leeanna Walsman

Leeanna Walsman
Walsman in February 2013
Born
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Leeanna Walsman is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Zam Wesell in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and for her roles in the 2000 film Looking for Alibrandi and the television series Wentworth. She was nominated for both AACTA and Logie awards for her role in Emmy Award-winning series Safe Harbour.[1]

Early life

Walsman was born in Sydney, Australia.[2]

Career

Walsman commenced her acting career 1996, when she made a guest appearance in drama series Police Rescue,[3] followed by further guest roles on shows, such as, Big Sky[3] and Murder Call. During which time, Walsman made her feature film debut in Steven Vidler's 1997 drama Blackrock. She continued to appear in guest spots on several drama series, including Wildside,[3] Home and Away, Heartbreak High,[3] as well as fantasy shows, Farscape[3] and Beastmaster.[3]

Walsman was cast in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), as Zam Wesell. In the 2000s, her television roles consisted of appearances in Young Lions, White Collar Blue, and All Saints, and the miniseries Jessica,[3] which is based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay, Hercules, The Starter Wife and the war drama The Pacific.[3]

In 2012, Walsman was cast in the Foxtel prison drama series Wentworth, as governor Erica Davidson. The series, which first went to air in 2013,[3] is a reimagining of the Network Ten soap opera/drama Prisoner, in which the character of Erica was portrayed by Patsy King in the original series. Walsman only appeared in the show's first season.[4]

In 2015, she had a supporting role in Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye, a special episode of the soap opera which streamed on the now-defunct service Presto, and subsequently appearances in drama series, Janet King,[3] Cleverman,[3] Seven Types of Ambiguity[3] and miniseries Safe Harbour.[5][3]

In 2023 it was announced that channel 9 drama Human Error would go into production with Walsman in the lead role.[6] In 2024, it was announced that drama series Human Error would air on the Nine Network.[7]

Awards

In 2005, she was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Jessica, losing to Miranda Otto.[8][9]

She has also been nominated for two AFI Awards and an IF Award.[9]

She had three FCCA award nominations for Bitter & Twister, Manny Lewis, and Bosch & Rockit.[citation needed]

In 2018, she was nominated for an AACTA award for best lead actress, and Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, for her role in Safe Harbour.[1][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Blackrock Shana Feature film
2000 Looking for Alibrandi Carly Bishop Feature film
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Zam Wesell Feature film
2004 One Perfect Day Alysse Green Feature film
2006 Ezra White, LL.B. Louise White Short film
Burst Angel Short film
2007 Soul Mates Rachel Short film
2008 Bitter & Twisted Indigo Samvini Feature film
$9.99 Tanita (voice) Feature film (animated)
The Informant Heidi Oliver TV film
2010 Caught Inside Alex Feature film
Kissing Point Sarah Logan Short film
2011 Home Voice Short film
Dance Me to the End of Love Mary Short film
2012 Suspended Michelle Short film
2013 The Fort Darcy Short film
My Mother Her Daughter Lynette Short film
2015 Manny Lewis Maria Feature film
Touch Dawn Feature film
Unified Short film
2017 Don't Tell Wendy Roche Feature film
2020 Penguin Bloom Kylie Feature film
2020 2067 Selene Whyte Feature film
2022 Bosch & Rockit Elizabeth Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1996 Police Rescue Debbie Episode: "Tomorrow Never Knows" [3]
1997 Big Sky Rachel Episode: "Paradise" [3]
Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord Girl Episode: "Sun Becomes a Star"
Murder Call Camilla Collins Episode: "Blood Heat"
1998 Wildside Jo Episode #1.15 [3]
Home and Away Barbie Season 11, episodes 217 & 218
1999 Heartbreak High Jet Season 7, episodes 1-4 [3]
Thunderstone Myah [3]
2001 Farscape Borlik Episode: "Suns and Lovers" [3]
Love Is a Four Letter Word Larissa Barrett
BeastMaster Morah Episode: "Chosen One" [3]
2002 Young Lions Freda Larsen Episode #1.4
2003 White Collar Blue Angie Episode #2.3
The Shark Net Ruth Parnham Miniseries [3]
2004 Jessica Jessica Bergman Miniseries [3]
2005 Hercules Megara (wife of Heracles) Miniseries
2006 All Saints Sophie Celna / Michelle Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
2007 The Starter Wife Sasha Miniseries
2009 Rogue Nation Mary Putland Episode: "Honour Among Thieves"
2010 The Pacific Cpl. Lucy Otis Episode: "Iwo Jima" [3]
2012 Underbelly: Badness Det. Sergeant Pam Young Recurring role [11][3]
2013 Wentworth Erica Davidson Season 1, main role [3]
2015 Catching Milat Shirley Soires TV miniseries
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye Virginia Eisak Streaming special
2016 Janet King Peta Vickers Season 2, 7 episodes [3]
Cleverman Belinda Frosche Episode #1.1 [3]
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Anna Marin Miniseries [3]
2018 Safe Harbour Bree Gallagher Miniseries [3]
2020 Drunk History Australia Lillian Armfield Episode #1.6
2021 Eden Octavia Gracie 5 episodes [12]
Preppers Clementine 1 episode
2024 Human Error Holly O'Rourke Main role [13][3]
Nautilus Hilda TV series: 1 episode [3]

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2002 Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Zam Wesell
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Zam Wesell [14]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Opening Night Myrtle Gordon Belvoir Street Theatre [15]
2018 Melancholia Claire Malthouse Theatre [16]
2010 Stockholm Kali STC [17]

References

  1. ^ a b Knox, David (30 October 2018). "AACTA Awards 2018: nominees | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Leeanna Walsman". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Knox, David (3 November 2024). "Leeanna Walsman reflects on her earlier roles". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ Knox, David (4 October 2012). "Wentworth cast on the inside | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (15 May 2017). "SBS announces Safe Harbour cast | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  6. ^ Knox, David (2 February 2023). "Production begins on Human Error for Nine | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (10 September 2024). "Leeanna Walsman holds back from acting tough for Human Error". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Television: 2005 Logie Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Actor: Leanna Walsmann". Vibrant TV Network. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ Knox, David (27 May 2018). "Logie Awards 2018: nominees | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Australian Television: Underbelly - Badness: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Australian Television: Eden". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  13. ^ Perry, Kevin (3 February 2023). "LEEANNA WALSMAN and STEPHEN PEACOCKE to star in gripping new crime drama HUMAN ERROR". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Started Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga last night. My partner and I wanted to know who voices young Anikin, so we decided to watch the credits. Fast forward what felt like 15 minutes or so later, and this is what we got. What the hell, @wbgames, @TTGames, @Disney?". Twitter. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Theatre review: Opening Night, Belvoir". www.artshub.com.au. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Review: Melancholia, Malthouse Theatre". www.artshub.com.au. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Stockholm | Sydney Theatre Company and Frantic Assembly - Australian Stage Online". australianstage.com.au. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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