Gwendoline Taylor

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Gwendoline Taylor
Born2 November 1987 (1987-11-02) (age 36)
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
SpouseJeff McTainsh (m. 2016)

Gwendoline Taylor (born 2 November 1987) is a New Zealand actress. She first appeared on screen in 2007 in Show of Hands , [1] which was filmed in her hometown of New Plymouth. [2] In 2008, Gwendoline moved to Auckland to study post-production at South Seas Film & Television School, [3] where her tutors insisted that she belonged in front of the camera. [4] In 2012, she was cast as Sibyl in Spartacus: War of the Damned , a television series on the Starz network. [5] [6] [7] [8] She has made a number of appearances in short films and on the series Go Girls and Nothing Trivial . [1] Her other film credits include a featured role as Emily in Sione's 2: Unfinished Business, the sequel to the NZ smash hit Sione's Wedding . In 2015 she was cast as Angelica in the New Zealand film Someone to Carry Me.

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  2. ↑ "The Girls of "Spartacus: War of the Damned" | Maxim". Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Auckland Actors - Gwendoline Taylor". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Spartacus - A STARZ Original Series - Gwendoline Taylor". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Starz's Spartacus casts Gwendoline Taylor Archived 13 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Auckland Actors, Retrieved 26 February 2012
  6. ↑ (23 January 2013). Gwendoline Taylor arrives at the premiere of "Spartacus: War of the Damned", Yahoo! News (photo with caption)
  7. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2 May 2012). 'Spartacus' Adds Trio for Season 3, The Hollywood Reporter
  8. ↑ Spartacus Scoop: Cabin in the Woods' Anna Hutchison Among Three Actresses Joining Cast
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