Viva Bianca

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Viva Bianca
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Bianca at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010
Born
Viva Skubiszewski

(1983-11-17) 17 November 1983 (age 41)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Children2 [1]

Viva Bianca (born Viva Skubiszewski; 17 November 1983, [2] /skuːbɪʃɛvski/ ; Polish: [skubiʂɛfski] ) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Ilithyia on the Starz network series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Vengeance .

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Bianca graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she received a best actress award. [3] She is the daughter of Cezary Skubiszewski, a Polish Australian composer for film, television and orchestra. [2] Bianca cites Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger as Australian actors who have influenced her. [4]

Career

Bianca has appeared in many Australian TV Series such as Eugenie Sandler P.I. , Marshall Law , All Saints and The Strip . She has also appeared in the Australian films Accidents Happen and Bad Bush . [5]

Bianca starred as Ilithyia, the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber, in the Starz originals series Spartacus: Blood and Sand [6] and Spartacus: Vengeance . She starred opposite Kirk Barker in A Prince for Christmas (2015).

In 2023, she joined the cast of Neighbours in the role of Chelsea Murphy. [7] She made her first appearance on 16 January 2024. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Eugénie Sandler P.I. AdrianaEpisode: "1.11"
Episode: "1.12"
2002 Marshall Law TiffanyEpisode: "The Perfect Sister"
2003 Blue Heelers Tammy KingEpisode: "Too Hard Basket"
2006 All Saints Michaeley KrattEpisode: "Breaking Point"
2008 The Strip SerenaEpisode: "1.12"
2009 Accidents Happen Becky
2009 Bad Bush Ophelia
2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand Ilithyia13 episodes
2011 X: Night of Vengeance Holly Rowe
2011Panic at Rock IslandPaigeTV movie
2012 Spartacus: Vengeance Ilithyia10 episodes
2014 Scorned Jennifer
2014 The Reckoning Detective Jane Lambert [9]
2014 Turkey Shoot Cmdr Jill Wilson
2015 A Prince for Christmas EmmaTV movie
2016 Just Add Magic Trudith WintersEpisode: "1.8"
2016Showing RootsDeeTV movie
2017 Blind Deanna
2018Wedding Swingers aka PortholeLauraCan't Have You (original title)
2018Minutes to MidnightEmilyCompleted
2018 Deadman Standing Rosie
2024 Neighbours Chelsea Murphy 40 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Instagram".
  2. 1 2 "Viva Bianca: Biography, Latest News & Videos". TV Guide Online. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Viva Bianca". Starz Entertainment, LLC. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ↑ MacIntyre, April. "Spartacus' baddest bad girl Ilithyia, Viva Bianca interview". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Viva Bianca". IMDb. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand » Cast". Starz Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Susannah (15 January 2024). "Neighbours newcomer Chelsea to hatch mysterious Paul plan". Digital Spy . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "More soaps". TVTimes . No. 440. 13–19 January 2024. p. 29.
  9. ↑ The Reckoning (2014 film)
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