Alin Sumarwata

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Alin Sumarwata
Born
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Spouse Don Hany (2011–)
Children2

Alin Sumarwata is an Iranian-born Australian actress, whose roles include May Stone in soap opera Home and Away , Sophia Angleton in East West 101 and Vanessa Villante in Neighbours , a role she played from 2012 to 2013, 2015 and 2019. She has also starred in Strike Back: Retribution , Strike Back: Revolution and Strike Back: Vendetta as Gracie Novin.

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Early life

Sumarwata was born in Tehran, Iran. [1] She moved to Australia with her family at the age of seven. Sumarwata gained a scholarship to the Australian Theatre for Young People and later attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. [2] She worked part time in a law firm and an accounting firm, while she graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. [2]

Career

One of Sumarwata's early acting jobs was a role on Indonesian television soap opera Kenapa Ada Cinta. [3] [4] In 2009, Sumarwata starred as Yasmin Van Koors in the mini-series, False Witness . [5] She joined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of May Stone, before moving onto roles in Rescue Special Ops and East West 101 . [6] [7]

Sumarwata stars as Isabella Fortino in short film, Dark Horse. For her portrayal of Isabella, Sumarwata won the "Best Female Actor in a Short Film" award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. [8] The following year, Sumarwata appeared in Sea Patrol and Tangle . [9] [10]

On 5 December 2011, it was announced Sumarwata had joined the cast of Neighbours in the regular role of Vanessa Villante. [9] [11] Sumarwata and her family relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, so she could film her scenes. [12] Sumarwata's character was written out in 2013. [13] She made three guest appearances in 2015, [14] [15] [16] and she reprised the role again in 2019. [17]

In 2016, Sumarwata joined the cast of Strike Back as Gracie Novin for the show's sixth series, which began airing in 2017. [18] She reprised the role for the seventh series Strike Back: Revolution , which aired in 2019. [19] Sumarwata reprised the role for the final season, Strike Back: Vendetta which started airing on February 14, 2020.

Personal life

Sumarwata is married to actor Don Hany. They have two daughters. [3] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Soul Traces: The IntroductionClara WoodsTV movie
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Nani2 episodes
2007Death's RequiemSarahShort film
2008The TerroristShort film
2008OctopusJaneShort film
2009 False Witness Yasmin Van KoorsAlso known as The Diplomat
2009 Home and Away May Stone Recurring role
2009 Rescue Special Ops Brooke HenleyEpisode: "Rescue in the Blue Mountains"
2009 East West 101 Sophia AngletonRecurring role
2009Dark HorseIsabella FortinoShort film
2010 Sea Patrol Sylvanna GorskiEpisode: "In Too Deep"
2010 Tangle JulieEpisode: "Sleepwalking"
2011Burning ManNurseFilm
2012–2013, 2015, 2019 Neighbours Vanessa Villante Main cast
2015 Mary: The Making of a Princess Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg TV movie
2016 Jack Irish Galerry Owner2 episodes
2017 Strike Back: Retribution Lance Corporal Gracie NovinMain cast
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Lance Corporal Gracie NovinMain cast
2019 My Life Is Murder Morgana FinchEpisode: "Feet of Clay"
2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Lance Corporal Gracie NovinMain cast

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