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Tina Thomsen | |
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| Born | November 17, 1975 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Education | Clontarf Beach State High School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Home and Away Shark Bay |
Tina Thomsen is a Danish-born Australian actress whose roles include Finlay Roberts in the soap opera Home and Away and Tanga on Farscape . [1]
Thomson was born on 17 November 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family migrated to Australia in 1982 and she grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. She attended Clontarf Beach State High School. [2]
Thomsen joined Home and Away in 1991 as Irene Roberts’ daughter Finlay Roberts and remained on the series until 1994. She made guest returns in 1996 and 1997.
She had guest roles in long-running medical series' G.P. and All Saints , sci-fi series Farscape and drama series Big Sky . She also had a recurring role in Foxtel comedy/drama series Shark Bay in 1996, in which she reunited with her former Home and Away co-star Dieter Brummer.
Thomsen also co-hosted a 1993 episode of the Australian edition of Saturday Disney together with then boyfriend, actor and musician Charlton Hill and UK host, British actress Carmen Ejogo.
Thomsen lives in Redcliffe, Queensland with her family. She now spends her time teaching acting classes [3] focussing on screen performance, with her business Zip Studios. [4]
Thomsen dated her Home and Away co-star Charlton Hill (known at the time as Andrew Hill), who played her on-screen boyfriend Haydn Ross at the time.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1994, 1996–1997 | Home and Away | Finlay Roberts | Seasons 4–7, 331 episodes (main role) |
| Seasons 9–10, 14 episodes (recurring) | |||
| 1995 | G.P. | Callie Butler | Season 7, episode 12 |
| 1996 | Shark Bay | Debbie | Season 1, 26 episodes (main role) |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Jen | Season 1, episode 11 |
| 1998 | All Saints | Cheryl | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1999 | Farscape | Tanga | Season 1, episode 6 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2018 | Forever Elle | Writer, director | Seasons 2–3 (19 episodes) |
| 2018 | Byte Size Bliss | Writer, director | Season 1 (10 episodes) |
| 2019 | Dis-placed | Writer, director | Season 1 (10 episodes) |
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