Alicia Banit | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 5 September 1990
Education | St Helena Secondary College |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Children | 1 |
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 .
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]
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]
Banit revealed via her Instagram account the birth of her first child, Isla Joy, born on October 10, 2022.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Dead Letter Office | Young Alice | Feature film |
2017 | Dance Academy: The Comeback | Katrina Karamakov | Feature film |
2020 | mArk | Sarah | Short film |
2021 | The Quirky Best Friend | Sam | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Halifax f.p. | Young Jane | TV 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] | Kaitlyn | TV series, 8 episodes |
2007 | Pass the Plate | Herself | TV short form series, episode: "Mango" |
2008 | Neighbours [4] | Sharni Hillman | TV series, 4 episodes |
2008 | Rush [5] | Gemma Rose Parker | TV series, season 1, 1 episode |
2009 | Tangle [5] | Leah | TV series, season 1, 6 episodes |
2010–2013 | Dance Academy [1] | Katrina Karamakov (main cast) | TV series, 65 episodes |
2010 | Studio 3 [6] | Herself | TV series, 5 episodes |
2017–2018 | Superwog | The Neighbour, Holly | TV series, 3 episodes: Pilot; Episode 4: "The Formal"; Episode 6: "The Zombie Apocalypse" |
2018 | We Were Tomorrow | Siena 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 | Rita | TV series, season 1, 1 episode |
2022 | Summer Love | Ella | TV series, episode 7 |
2023 | Crazy Fun Park [7] | Asha | TV series, 1 episode |