Eva Lazzaro is an Australian actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Caylin-Calandria in the 2006 film Jindabyne and Stacey in the 2009 film Blessed.

Eva Lazzaro
Born (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Biography

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Her first role was a guest spot in the television series Blue Heelers in 2002.[1] She has also had minor parts in Underbelly and Nightmares and Dreamscapes.[1] She has a main role as Gigi Kovac in the drama Tangle[2][3] and a recurring role as Zoe in the children's show The Elephant Princess. Lazzaro has been nominated for a 2010 TV Week Logie Award, for a Graham Kennedy Award for Outstanding New Talent,[4] and also for an ASTRA award in a similar category.

Lazzaro debuted as a director with the short film Alice's Baby, based on her own experience with her mother's miscarriage.[5] The film's entrance into Tropfest saw her become the youngest female finalist at the festival.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Jindabyne Caylin-Calandria
2009 Blessed Stacey
2012 Jack & Lily Lily Short
2012 Ricochet Short
2013 The Turning Marie Segment: "Fog"
2016 Joe Cinque's Consolation Bronwyn
2018 The Last Time I Saw You Hayley Short
20?? Into the Black Water April Short, post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002, 2005 Blue Heelers Lisa Robbins, Sandy Episodes: "The Last Jar", "My Way"
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King The Girl Episode: "Crouch End"
2008 Underbelly Roberta's Daughter Episodes: "Luv U 4 Eva" "Wise Monkeys", "Suffer the Children", "Scratched"
2008–09 The Elephant Princess Zoe Recurring role (series 1)
2009 Satisfaction Cassandra Episode: "Sheik Your Body"
2009–2012 Tangle Gigi Kovac Main role
2010 The Pacific Isabel Episode: "Melbourne"
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Marie Wild Episode: "Queen of the Flowers"
2013 It's a Date Lucy Episode: "How Important Is a Sense of Humour on a Date?"
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Rebecca Episode: "Gina"

References

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  1. ^ a b Power, Rachel (30 October 2009), "Eva Lazzaro", The Melbourne Magazine (The Age)
  2. ^ Ritchie, Ruth (7 August 2010), "The kids are all right", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Kalina, Paul (23 February 2012), "SHORT-FILM WINNER", The Age
  4. ^ Leo, Jessica (24 April 2010), "2010 LOGIE AWARDS It's a long queue to Logies limelight", The Advertiser
  5. ^ Maddox, Garry (20 February 2012), "Personal subject puts precocious teenager into the Tropfest spotlight", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ^ Davey, Melissa (4 February 2012), "Global message makes the mark at Tropfest", The Sydney Morning Herald

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