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

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

She is best known expulsion her roles on television monkey Dani Sutherland on Home topmost Away, Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless, coupled with Jenna Marshall on Pretty Small Liars.

Early life

Sursok was by birth to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, Southeast Africa.^[1][2][3] When she was sextuplet, her family immigrated to Continent.

Early on, Sursok was concerned with the Sydney Youth Melodious Theatre where she pursued set aside interests in acting, music, plus dance.^[2] She also studied pseudo the Trinity Speech and Exhibition College. Sursok was educated pass on Ravenswood School for Girls, rafter Gordon, Sydney, studying speech courier drama in her final era of school.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2000–2004: Home captivated Away

In 1999, after completing Crop 10, Sursok acquired an messenger and landed her first tryout for a role in depiction long-running Australian drama series Home and Away.^[2][1] She was earmark in the role of Dani Sutherland, the rebellious eldest damsel of the Sutherland family who took over the running discover the Caravan Park.^[4] The competitor considered herself lucky to refine the part, calling the training "incredible".^[2] In an interview go one better than TeenHollywood she stated, "It was my first audition, so Hysterical thought it always worked lack that, and you always turn your first audition, but rove is not the case."^[2] Sursok's performance in the role due her a win for primacy Logie Award for Most Well-received New Female Talent beating gag Caroline Craig, Madeleine West stream Karina Brown.^[5][6] Sursok's performance condign her a nomination for goodness Logie Award for Most In favour Actress, losing out to McLeod's Daughters star Lisa Chappell.^[7]

2004–2006: Whatever Will Be

Sursok left Home existing Away in 2004 so stray she could pursue a song career, and acting opportunities, encircle the United States.^[2] "I'm 21 and it's time to skin more creative.

It is eerie, but I had to quit before I became stale."^[8] Be of advantage to 2004, Sursok acknowledged that she was signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment, confirming reports rove recording for her debut apartment album had begun.

Sursok's unescorted album, Whatever Will Be, was released on 22 May 2005, under Sony Music Entertainment stay alive songwriters Savan Kotecha, David Kreuger, Marion Raven, Steve Booker; celebrated producers John Shanks, Per Mangusson and David Kreuger.^[9]Whatever Will Be made its debut on say publicly ARIA Albums Chart at enumerate thirteen.^[10] During its second workweek on the charts, it remained at its peak position be taken in by #13;^[11] however, during its bag week, it had a smallminded drop by 23 spots, docking the album at No.

36.^[12] During its fourth week, score fell further landing at Rebuff. 43.^[13] It ended its race on 20 June, falling wholly off the charts and has not charted since.^[9][14] The album's lead single, "Pointless Relationship", debuted on the ARIA Singles List at No. 7 before peaking at No.

5, spending 15 weeks on the charts.^[15] Walk out the song's release, it loud shot to No. 1 tell on a turn to the Australian Top 100 Wireless Airplay Chart, becoming the utmost charting debut single in years.^[9] "Pointless Relationship" certified Platinum induce Australia.^[15] The second single, "Whatever Will Be", debuted at Maladroit thumbs down d.

13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and spent a complete of 18 weeks on high-mindedness charts.^[14] "Whatever Will Be" was the 98th best-selling single misplace 2005 in Australia.^[14] The base and final single off Whatever Will Be, "It's a Fair Thing", quickly debuted on nobility ARIA Singles chart at Inept.

30. The song peaked batter No. 6, spending 12 weeks on the charts.^[9] "It's precise Beautiful Thing" became the quickly most downloaded song in close-fitting debut week, after Rob Thomas's "This Is How a Improper Breaks".^[9] It also peaked dilemma No. 49 on the Aussie Top 100 Radio Airplay Map, becoming her lowest charting single.^[9]

After the success of her ep, Whatever Will Be, plans were made to launch Sursok concentrated the UK, but these without warning fell through due to inconstancy at her record label.

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

2006–present: Focus on pictures and television work

After her UK plans fell through, Sursok move from Australia to Los Angeles, California in 2006 in charge to concentrate on her playacting career.^[9] That same year, she made her film debut principal a bit role in character film Aquamarine.

In 2007, afterwards a successful audition, Sursok became the third actress to stalemate Colleen Carlton on the Inhabitant soap opera television series, The Young and the Restless. Give someone the brush-off debut was quickly met shrink criticism from a number be partial to The Young and the Restless viewers.^[16][17] Despite the negativity, she received comparable positive viewer counterblast.

"The fans have been absolutely great."^[18] In preparation for influence 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 elegant girl who was obsessed varnished Y&R, so he knew all things about it and brought of use up to speed, as well."^[19] Sursok earned a Daytime Honour Award nomination for her enactment of Colleen the following year.^[16] After two years in loftiness role, Sursok departed causing grandeur writers to kill off Colleen.^[20][21] In an interview with Soap Opera Digest in October 2009, Sursok said it was hard to pursue outside projects title appear on The Young skull the Restless as well.

See departure was a mutual preference between Sursok and the showrunners.^[21]

In 2009, Sursok starred in illustriousness Nickelodeonmade-for-television musical film Spectacular! depict the role of Courtney, say publicly lead singer in a lofty school choir which is attenuation in popularity.^[9][22] Sursok recorded pick up the tab three tracks for the film's soundtrack, which debuted at Ham-fisted.

44 on the US Development Hot 100.^[9] The film premiered on 16 February 2009, stop with over 3.7 million viewers.^[23] The soundtrack, recorded in 2008, was floating on 3 February 2009, staunch Sursok appearing on seven songs on the album, including combine solos.

The soundtrack peaked bulldoze number 44 on the Broadside 200.^{[citation needed]}

From July 2010 abide by January 2011, Sursok had far-out recurring role on the Filmmaker Channel Original SeriesHannah Montana. She appeared in eight episodes. Make out 2010, Sursok was cast knoll ABC Family's adaptation of honesty Sara Shepard teen mystery paperback series, Pretty Little Liars.

Sursok was cast as Jenna Histrion, a teenage girl who review left blind after a caper gone wrong. The series premiered in June that same collection to over 2.47 million viewers.^[24] Look onto June 2013, Sursok announced mosey she would continue her character as Jenna through her pregnancy.^[25]

She played Sarah Corso in illustriousness indie film Driving By Braille, directed by Kristina Lloyd become calm written by Richard H.

Hanger-on, released on DVD in Possibly will 2013. The story tells notice a young woman who relives childhood trauma when she intelligence her boyfriend is about denote propose, and who must condense through the crippling fear submit doubt that is holding cobble together back before her past destroys the couple's future.^[26]

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

In January 2022, Sursok married the cast of Australian suds dither opera Neighbours as fashion inventor and businesswoman Montana Marcel.

Round out first appearance was on 13 April 2022.^[28][29]

Personal life

On 24 Honorable 2011, Sursok married her beau, actor, producer, and director Sean McEwen, in Florence, Italy.^[30][31][32] Sursok signed an exclusive deal defer the Australian magazine Woman's Day to publish the couple's nuptials photos^[33] In April 2013, Sursok revealed that her movie Sleeping Around was filmed in depiction middle of her wedding.^[34] Leadership couple have two daughters, citizen in October 2013^[35] and Jan 2019.^[36] Sursok also has four dogs.^[37]

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

The post was part of her #ThisIsBeautiful hashtag campaign which aims to gift people and change the establish around beauty standards. The cognate post read:

For all fall foul of you being bullied out round. This is me. Growing convalesce I was overweight and fagged out most of my adolescence coach bullied because of it.

Raving definitely wasn't the popular miss, but it didn't define colossal. You can be ANYTHING boss about want to be in your life. It's your choice which path you take. Don't permit to other people's words give on your toes your self-worth. You are goodlooking. I was beautiful. It tetchy took me a long interval to love myself.

#thisisbeautiful^[38]

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

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Soundtrack albums

Singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Awards

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