Lisa Gormley
Lisa Gormley | |
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.jpg) Gormley in 2015 | |
| Born | 29 September 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Flight attendant (former) |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
Lisa Gormley (born 29 September 1984) is an English-born Australian actress and best known for playing Bianca Scott on the Channel 7 serial drama Home and Away. She is a NIDA graduate.
Early life
Gormley was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England moving to Barossa Valley, Australia at age 3 and a farm in Tasmania, Australia at the age of 12. She is a country girl at heart, Gormley immediately made herself at home spending her formative years on the 50-acre (200,000 m2) property.
At a young age Gormley appeared in youth community theatre with a vivid memory of her first play, which was Oliver. Gormley's attraction to theatre is that she is an only child and was really excited to have people around her. Community theatre was how she fell in love with acting.
Education and career
Gormley attended Woodbridge District High School from 1997-2000. She then attended Rosny College in Hobart from 2001-2002. She performed as a courtesan in the school's annual stage production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" c.2001.
After finishing college, Gormley travelled to the UK where she became a flight attendant for Qantas.
When Gormley returned to Australia she was accepted into NIDA, in which she was involved in technical production, teaching, directing and acting.[1] She graduated at the end of 2009.[2] Gormley received the role of Bianca Scott, the sister of April Scott (Rhiannon Fish), in Home and Away in 2010. She secured the role in March 2010, she left the series in 2014 after almost four years.[3]
Gormley has also appeared in the 2010 film Before the Rain
References
- ^ "North Shore Drama: About Us - Lisa Gormley". northshoredrama.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ Leesa Smith (23 September 2009)"Welcome to the cruel world". whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Home and Away star praises EastEnders". www.digitalspy.co.uk. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
External links
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Australian television actresses
- English emigrants to Australia
- English television actresses
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- Actors from Bradford
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Yorkshire
- People from Hobart