Australian actress
Leeanna Walsman
Walsman in February 2013
Born Occupation Actress Years active 1996–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
Walsman was born in Sydney , Australia.[ 1]
Career
Walsman commenced her acting career 1996, when she made a guest appearance in drama series Police Rescue , followed by further guest roles on shows, such as, Big Sky 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 , Home and Away , Heartbreak High , as well as fantasy shows, Farscape and Beastmaster .
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 , which is based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay , Hercules , The Starter Wife and the war drama The Pacific .
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, 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.
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 , Cleverman , Seven Types of Ambiguity and miniseries Safe Harbour .
In 2024, it was announced that Walsman was cast in the upcoming crime drama series Human Error , which is to air on the Nine Network .[ 2]
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 .[ 3] [ 4]
She has also been nominated for two AFI Awards and an IF Award .[ 4]
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
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
Feature film
2022
Bosch & Rockit
Elizabeth
Feature film
Television
Video games
Stage
Walsman has appeared on stage. In 2022, Walsman in appeared in Belvoir St's Opening Night. [ 9]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref
2022
Opening Night
Myrtle Gordon
Belvoir St
[ 10]
2018
Melancholia
Claire
Malthouse Theatre
[ 11]
2010
Stockholm
Kali
STC
[ 12]
References
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