Alicia Banit

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Alicia Banit
Born (1990-09-05) 5 September 1990 (age 35)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education St Helena Secondary College
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1995–present
Children1

Alicia Banit (born 5 September 1990) is an Australian actress and dancer best known for her role as Kat in the ABC television series Dance Academy . [1] She was also part of the main cast in We Were Tomorrow and had a recurring role in Playing for Keeps .

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Early life

Banit grew up in Melbourne and started dancing at the age of four, undertaking lessons in tap, jazz, ballet and hip hop at T-Jam Dance School. This led to a scholarship with Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) at the age of 12, where she learnt further dance styles including contemporary, character and acrobatics. [2] She completed her schooling at St Helena Secondary College. [3]

Career

Banit first acting appearance was in the 1998 Australian film Dead Letter Office at the age of six, playing a minor role as the younger version of the main character, Alice. Comedy skits on shows called In Melbourne Tonight and Rove followed, before she took a hiatus from acting to focus on dance. At the age of 16, she resumed acting, playing a two episode guest role in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours as Madison Sullivan (2006), [4] before returning to the soap in 2008 for another two episode role – this time portraying Sharni Hillman. [5]

From 2007 to 2009 Banit had two guest roles on the Australian version of the Disney Channel series As The Bell Rings , playing Amber. In 2007, she was cast as Kaitlyn in Chris Lilley's television series Summer Heights High , for the duration of the first season. [6] In 2008, Banit appeared in Rush as Gemma Rose Parker acting alongside former Neighbours actress Eliza Taylor-Cotter. [6] In 2009, she played Leah in season one of the Australian drama series Tangle . [6] Later that year, she was cast as one of the main characters, Katrina Karamakov in the ABC television series Dance Academy . [1]

From 23 to 27 August 2010, Banit was co-host on the ABC3 wrapper program Studio 3 , alongside Kayne Tremills and Amberly Lobo. [7]

Personal life

Banit revealed via her Instagram account the birth of her first child, Isla Joy, born on October 10, 2022.

She has Macedonian heritage. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Dead Letter Office Young AliceFeature film
2017 Dance Academy: The Comeback Katrina KaramakovFeature film
2020mArkSarahShort film
2021The Quirky Best FriendSamShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Halifax f.p. Young JaneTV series, 1 episode
2006 Neighbours [4] Madison Sullivan TV series, 2 episodes
2007–2011 As the Bell Rings Amber (main cast)TV series
2007 Summer Heights High [6] KaitlynTV series, 8 episodes
2007 Pass the Plate HerselfTV short form series, episode: "Mango"
2008 Neighbours [5] Sharni HillmanTV series, 4 episodes
2008 Rush [6] Gemma Rose ParkerTV series, season 1, 1 episode
2009 Tangle [6] LeahTV series, season 1, 6 episodes
2010–2013 Dance Academy [1] Katrina Karamakov (main cast)TV series, 65 episodes
2010 Studio 3 [7] HerselfTV series, 5 episodes
2017–2018 Superwog The Neighbour, HollyTV series, 3 episodes: Pilot; Episode 4: "The Formal";
Episode 6: "The Zombie Apocalypse"
2018We Were TomorrowSiena Woodlands (main cast)TV series, 6 episodes
2018 Playing for Keeps Karlie Lum (recurring role)TV series
2018 Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You Chloe Rose Lattanzi TV miniseries
2019 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries RitaTV series, season 1, 1 episode
2022 Summer Love EllaTV series, episode 7
2023 Crazy Fun Park [9] AshaTV series, 1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dance Academy on ABC3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation via Throng. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. ↑ admin (1 April 2012). "Dance Academy's Alicia Banit & Tom Green". Dance Informa Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alumni". St Helena Secondary College. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Guest Character Profiles:Madison Sullivan-Alicia Banit". perfectblend.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Guest Character Profiles:Sharni Hillman-Alicia Banit". perfectblend.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Before Dance Academy". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Studio 3 Homepage". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Life Academy The Podcast (10 June 2025). Ep 7: Life Academy The Podcast | Reclaiming Our Relationship With Food . Retrieved 30 October 2025– via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Australian Television: Crazy Fun Park: cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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