Anna Jennings-Edquist

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Anna Jennings-Edquist
Born
Anna Jennings-Edquist

(1985-04-13) 13 April 1985 (age 38)
Australia [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, lawyer
Years active2002–present

Anna Jennings-Edquist (born 13 April 1985) is an Australian lawyer, journalist, actress, playwright and director in both theatre and television. Jennings-Edquist has written and directed several Australian university and festival productions and is known for her acting roles on the popular soap opera Neighbours .

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Career

Jennings-Edquist has acted in several television roles, most prominently in the soap opera Neighbours , in which she played the roles of Tahnee Coppin and Lisa Hayes. [2] She wrote and directed The Throwback Players' 2006 production of Heat, and also directed the 2006 University of Melbourne Law Revue. She also appeared in The Pacific , "Ricketts Lane" and Lowdown on ABC1.

Since 2011,[ citation needed ] Jennings-Edquist has worked as a solicitor. She is Senior Associate at Slater and Gordon. [3]

Personal life

Jennings-Edquist's mother is Dr Gael Jennings, a science and medical journalist and current affairs presenter. Jennings-Edquist dated radio and TV celebrity Hamish Blake for five years until 2010. [4] She has two sisters: Grace Jennings-Edquist, a writer and online reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Lola.

She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where she completed a Law/Arts degree and an honours degree. She graduated in 2010. [5]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleRun
2002 Short Cuts Cute Girl #11 episode
Neighbours Tahnee Coppin 20022003

33 episodes

2009 Lisa Hayes 3 episodes
2010 The Pacific Joyce1 episode
2010 Lowdown Sharne8 episodes

Theatre

YearShowRoleVenue
2006Heatwriter, director University of Melbourne
Law RevuedirectorUniversity of Melbourne

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References

  1. Anna Jennings-Edquist at IMDb
  2. "Hamish Blake's Anna Jennings-Edquist on Neighbours". News.com.au . 28 November 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. "'Lives are changed forever': mum’s warning after truck scare" Geelong Advertiser , October 2021
  4. "Heartbroken Hamish and Anna break-up". The Daily Telegraph . 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. "Anna Jennings-Edquist" - www.slatergordon.com.au