Samantha Tolj | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Samantha Tolj (born on 12 June 1982 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actress.
Her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian. Tolj began professional acting guest starring on Stingers , MDA , and a big part in an episode of Blue Heelers . The Heelers producers were impressed enough to bring her back for two episodes playing a prostitute in the eighth and ninth seasons of the show.
Tolj later joined the main cast, playing Kelly O'Rourke, a police constable, in 2004 as one of four new cast members. This led to her nomination in the 2005 Logie Awards for Best New Talent. She remained with the show until it ended in 2006. In 2007, Tolj played a guest role in McLeod's Daughters . In 2010 Tolj joined the cast of Home and Away . [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Pigs Breakfast | Shaz | Episode: "With Friends Like These" |
2000 | Blue Heelers | Kelly O'Rourke | 2004–2006 (69 episodes) |
2002 | Marshall Law | Karen | Episode: "Dogs, Wives and Videotape" |
2002 | Stingers | Lauren Davies | Episode: "A Little Crush" Episode: "Disgraceful Conduct" Episode: "Revenge of the Turtles" |
2003 | Stingers | Lauren Davies | Episode: "A Horse Is a Horse" |
2003 | After the Deluge | Yashi | TV mini-series |
2003 | MDA | Lexi Tickner | Episode: "The Samaritan Kind" |
2005 | Last Man Standing | Mish | Episode: "1.1" |
2006 | Real Stories | Tonya Blunt | Episode: "1.3" |
2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Heather Richardson | Episode: "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" |
2008 | Rush | Graffiti Artist | Episode: "1.6" |
2008 | Satisfaction | Adama | Episode: "Last Look" |
2009 | Rescue: Special Ops | Bronte | Episode: "1.12" |
2010–11 | Home and Away | Shandi Ayres/Daria Hennessy | Recurring |
2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Simone Abrahams | Episode: "3.19" |
2011–13 | Packed to the Rafters | Sian Parry | 13 episodes |
2014 | Fat Tony and Co | Renee Mokbel | 6 episodes |
2019 | Glitch | Slipper | Episode "3.3", "3.6" |
2019-22 | Five Bedrooms [2] | Rebecca Bourke | 6 episodes |
2021 | Wentworth (TV series) [3] | Detective Carr | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | A Perfect Pairing | Hazel Vaughn | |
2022 | Darklands | Jamie Connard | |
2011 | Scumbus | Amy | |
2003 | Heartworm | Anna |
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