Kendra Appleton

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Kendra Appleton
Born
Kendra Appleton

1995 [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Kendra Appleton (born 1995) [1] is an Australian actress known for her roles in the television series In Your Dreams and the film Terminus .

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Early life

The daughter of Graham and Debra Appleton, Appleton grew up on a farm at Conjola in Shoalhaven, on the south coast of New South Wales. [1] As a teenager, Appleton attended St John the Evangelist Catholic High School in Nowra until June 2012 before landing the role of Sophie in In Your Dreams. [1] While filming this series in Germany, Appleton studied for her higher school certificate by distance education and sat for her examinations within 48 hours of returning to Australia, achieving 72.45 for her Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. [1]

Personal life

Appleton holds a firearm licence and has won junior competitions in target shooting. [2]

Appleton is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Creative Writing & English Literature. [3]

Career

Appleton got her first taste of acting on screen when she was 14, in the 2009 US fan film Horrible Turn. [2] Appleton had a number of small roles in various television series before landing a major role at 17 in the teen drama In Your Dreams, screened on the Seven Network (Australia) in 2013. At 20, Appleton made her major film debut in the 2015 science-fiction film Terminus. Appleton was to portray the character Clare in the science-fiction film Blue World Order scheduled for release in 2016. [4]

Appleton is represented by Kermond Management. [5]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Horrible TurnMarla Singer
2015 Terminus Annabelle Chamberlain
2017 Blue World Order Clare
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Me and My MonstersHarriettEpisode: "Sleepover"
2011Rescue Special OpsOdetteEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
2013 In Your Dreams SophieSeries regular (season one); 28 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Acting career came first for Kendra". Milton Ulladulla Times. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Kendra Appleton is our gun new actor from Shoalhaven". The Sunday Telegraph. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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