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Inge Hornstra | |
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| Born | 21 May 1974 |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–2014 |
| Children | 1 daughter, 1 son |
Inge Hornstra (born 21 May 1974) is an Australian-born stage and television actress. She is best known for her roles on Heartbreak High and McLeod's Daughters .
Hornstra was born in 1974 in Sydney, Australia to Dutch parents. She graduated from NIDA with a degree in Performing Arts in 1994. [1]
Hornstra began her acting career in 1993, appearing in a short film titled The Door. She gained recognition for her leading role as 'Tatyana 'Tats' Alecsandri' in Sweat , a drama series set in an athletic school. It also starred Heath Ledger in his first leading role in a television series. The show was cancelled after just one season due to low ratings. Following Sweat, Hornstra had a recurring role as 'Allie Matts' on teen television series Heartbreak High for two seasons. From 2002 to 2006, Hornstra had a recurring role on popular series McLeod's Daughters , as 'Sandra Kinsella' (later Kinsella-Ryan).
Other credits include medical drama series G.P. , Big Sky , Murder Call , Wildside , Water Rats , Head Start , BeastMaster , and Farscape ; and the television films Chameleon , which aired on UPN in 1998, BlackJack: Murder Archive and BlackJack: Ace Point Game .
Hornstra has two children, a daughter, Summer (born 12 July 2004) and a son, Javi (born 2008).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Door | Daughter | Short film |
| 1995 | G.P. | Kim Garland | Episode: "You Say Potato" |
| 1996 | Sweat | Tatyana 'Tats' Alecsandri | Leading role; 26 episodes |
| 1995–1997 | Heartbreak High | Allie Matts | Recurring role; 33 episodes |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Debbie | Episode: "It Only Takes One" |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Bliss Bridie | Episode: "Something Wicked" |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Nurse Silla | Television film |
| 1998 | Wildside | Ellen Douglas | Episodes: Season 1, episodes 18, 23 & 32 |
| 1998 | Chameleon | Agent Hudson | Television film |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Carly Herbert | Season 3 – Episode 7: "Behind Closed Doors" & Episode 8: "The Long Haul" |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Margie Goodwin | Season 5, Episode 12: "Jump in the Mouth" |
| 2001 | Head Start | Rhonda | Episode: "Seeing is Believing" |
| 2001 | BeastMaster | Nadeea | Episode: "Serpent's Kiss" |
| 2002 | Farscape | Essk | Episode: "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" |
| 2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive | Carmen | Television film |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Kylie Margate | Television film |
| 2002–2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Sandra Kinsella / Sandra Kinsella-Ryan | Recurring role; Seasons 2–6 (49 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Summer of the Aliens | Bev / Beatrice | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1992 | Hanjo | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1993 | The Grace of Mary Traverse | Mary Traverse II / Boy / Mary's Hag | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1993 | All's Well That Ends Well | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1993 | A House Is Built | Ester / A Miss Gillan | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1994 | The Art of Success | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1994 | The Adding Machine | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1994 | Appetite | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne for Melbourne Fringe Festival | |
| 1997 | Taking Sides | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company |
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