Alicia Banit

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Alicia Banit
Born (1990-09-05) 5 September 1990 (age 34)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education St Helena Secondary College
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1995–present

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 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]

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), [3] before returning to the soap in 2008 for another two episode role – this time portraying Sharni Hillman. [4]

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. [5] In 2008, Banit appeared in Rush as Gemma Rose Parker acting alongside former Neighbours actress Eliza Taylor-Cotter. [5] In 2009, she played Leah in season one of the Australian drama series Tangle . [5] 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. [6]

Personal life

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

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 [3] Madison Sullivan TV series, 2 episodes
2007–2011 As the Bell Rings Amber (main cast)TV series
2007 Summer Heights High [5] KaitlynTV series, 8 episodes
2007 Pass the Plate HerselfTV short form series, episode: "Mango"
2008 Neighbours [4] Sharni HillmanTV series, 4 episodes
2008 Rush [5] Gemma Rose ParkerTV series, season 1, 1 episode
2009 Tangle [5] LeahTV series, season 1, 6 episodes
2010–2013 Dance Academy [1] Katrina Karamakov (main cast)TV series, 65 episodes
2010 Studio 3 [6] 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 [7] AshaTV series, 1 episode

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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. 1 2 "Guest Character Profiles:Madison Sullivan-Alicia Banit". perfectblend.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Guest Character Profiles:Sharni Hillman-Alicia Banit". perfectblend.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Before Dance Academy". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Studio 3 Homepage". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Australian Television: Crazy Fun Park: cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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