Tempany Deckert

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Tempany Deckert
Born (1978-03-02) 2 March 1978 (age 47)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present

Tempany Deckert (born 2 March 1978) is an Australian actress and author, who now resides in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is best known for her role as Selina Cook on soap opera Home and Away from 1994 to 1997, and 1998.

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Early life

Tempany Deckert was born in 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She grew up outside the city of Melbourne with her parents and her older sister, make-up artist Kendal Deckert. Deckert had originally planned to do her HSC, but with receiving a role on Home and Away, she chose acting and deferred her education, planning to return in the future to finish her studies. [1]

Career

Deckert began her acting career at the age of ten appearing in theatre productions. She trained at MBCTA youth theatre in Melbourne for six years, until she moved to New York City to extend her training as an adult actor. She appeared in a guest role in RFDS , and walk-on roles on Neighbours . [1] At the age of 16, Deckert relocated to Sydney as she received a lead role in soap opera Home and Away , playing Selina Cook, which lasted for four years. [2] [3] For her portrayal of Selina, Deckert earned a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in 1996. [4] Deckert's decision to leave Home and Away was for greater fame in the United States, which she has since relocated to, living permanently in Los Angeles, like her former co-stars including Isla Fisher and Melissa George. Following her departure from the show, she appeared on drama series' All Saints and The Secret Life of Us , before landing a role in her first feature film, New Skin, which starred Anthony Hayes and Jessica Napier. In 2009, Deckert starred in her first American feature film, Oral Fixation.

In theatre, Deckert has appeared in several productions including Away at the Black Swan Theatre Company in Western Australia, and the award-winning Direct from Broadway at The Edge Theatre in Newtown, Sydney.

Deckert is also the author and illustrator of a number of books including The Green-Eyed Monster, Maddy's Big Break, The Big Fudge, a series of books entitled Fashion Police, and Radio Rebels.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001MelancholyCatrionaShort film
2002New SkinJudy
2007No PinkErinShort film
2009Oral FixationClaire Brady
2016Somebody's MotherKathy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Neighbours StudentUncredited
1991 RFDS May
1994–1998 Home and Away Selina Cook Lead role (Seasons 7–11, 447 episodes)
Nominated: Logie Award for Most Popular Actress (1996)
1997 Surprise!, Surprise! Herselfepisode: season 14, episode 11
Light Lunch Herselfepisode: "G'day, G'day, Yum Yum"
The Big Breakfast [5] Herself1 episode
1999 All Saints Andrea Carterepisode: "Roll the Dice"
First Daughter CassieTelevision film
2001 The Secret Life of Us AndrenaTelevision film; episodes: Season 1, episodes 1 & 2
Curse of the Talisman MirandaTelevision film
2007Jackie JackieDonnaTelevision film
2007No PinkErinTV Movie
2012Self HelpLisaTV Movie
2022For All MankindEngineer1 episode
2022DahmerFront Desk Cop1 episode

Works

References

  1. 1 2 "TEMPANY DECKERT". utvinternet.com. 2 August 1999. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Cook, Margaret (27 February 1996). "School Days - Tempany Deckert". The Age . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Everton, Denise (30 March 1998). "Television". Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Browne, Rachel (17 May 1997). "A bolt from the Blue". The Sun-Herald . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tempany Deckert". Youtube. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011.[ dead YouTube link ]
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