Leeanna Walsman

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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.

Early life[edit]

Walsman was born in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Career[edit]

In 2012, Walsman appeared in season 1 of the Australian prison drama Wentworth as Erica Davidson.[2][1]

In 2023, Walsman was announced as part of the cast of Channel Nine crime drama Human Error[3] in the lead role of Holly O'Rourke.

Awards[edit]

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.[4][5]

She has also been nominated for two AFI Awards and an IF Award.[5]

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.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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 Feature film
2022 Bosch & Rockit Elizabeth Feature film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1996 Police Rescue Debbie Episode: "Tomorrow Never Knows"
1997 Big Sky Rachel Episode: "Paradise"
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
Home and Away Barbie Episodes #1.2512 and #1.2513
1999 Heartbreak High Jet Season 7 Episode 1-4
Thunderstone Myah
2001 Farscape Borlik Episode: "Suns and Lovers"
Love Is a Four Letter Word Larissa Barrett
BeastMaster Morah Episode: "Chosen One"
2002 Young Lions Freda Lareen Episode #1.4
2003 White Collar Blue Angie Episode #2.3
The Shark Net Ruth Parnham Miniseries
2004 Jessica Jessica Bergman Miniseries
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"
2012 Underbelly: Badness Det. Serg. Pam Young Recurring role [6]
2013 Wentworth Erica Davidson Main role Season 1
2015 Catching Milat Shirley Soires TV miniseries
2016 Janet King Peta Vickers Recurring role Season 2
Cleverman Belinda Frosche Episode #1.1
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Anna Marin Miniseries
2018 Safe Harbour Bree Gallagher Miniseries
2020 Drunk History Australia Lillian Armfield Episode #1.6
2021 Eden Octavia Gracie 5 episodes [7]
Preppers Clementine 1 episode
2024 Human Error Holly O'Rourke Main Role [8]
TBA Nautilus Hilda

Video games[edit]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2002 Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Zam Wesell
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Zam Wesell [9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Leeanna Walsman". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Knox, David (4 October 2012). "Wentworth cast on the inside | TV Tonight". TV Tonight.
  3. ^ Slatter, Sean (2 February 2023). "Leeanna Walsman, Rahel Romahn, Stephen Peacocke enter the realm of Nine's 'Human Error'". if.com.au.
  4. ^ "Australian Television: 2005 Logie Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Actor: Leanna Walsmann". Vibrant TV Network. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Australian Television: Underbelly - Badness: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Australian Television: Eden". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/wingedrobot/status/1511759111637114884. Retrieved 7 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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