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Zoe Ventoura is an Australian actress of Greek descent.
Early and personal life
Ventoura attended Penrhos College in Perth, Western Australia.
In December 2014, Ventoura became engaged to longtime partner and Wild Boys co-star Daniel MacPherson,[1] and they married in Noosa in November 2015.[2]
Career
Ventoura portrayed Melissa Rafter (née Bannon) in Packed to the Rafters. Her shock on-screen death was the highest rating episode of the hugely popular series, and gained her a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in 2011.[3] That same year, Ventoura starred alongside actor Daniel MacPherson in the Seven Network colonial drama Wild Boys.
Ventoura is also known for starring as Miki Mavros in the SBS television comedy series Kick, for which she earned two Logie nominations. She has also had a number of roles in the theatre, film and other television series such as Last Man Standing, US feature films Drive Hard, Fatal Honeymoon and the horror movie See No Evil. She appeared in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One by director Shane Abbess. In 2016, Ventoura starred opposite Matt Nable as Sonya Hyde in the Australian thriller, Hyde and Seek for Channel 9.
Ventoura joined the cast of television soap opera Home and Away as Alex Neilson in April 2019 during the show's thirty-second season.[4] She made her first on-screen appearance on 22 August 2019.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sweat | Dancer | Season 1, Episode 26 |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Adele | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Kick | Miki Mavros | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2013 | Packed to the Rafters | Melissa Bannon | Seasons 1–3 (65 episodes) |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Mary Barrett | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Fatal Honeymoon | Joanna | TV Movie |
| 2013 | Knockin' on Doors | Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| 2016 | Hyde and Seek | Sonya Hyde | |
| 2019– | Home and Away | Alex Neilson | Season 32– |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | See No Evil | Eyeless Women | |
| 2009 | An Unfinished Romance | Flora | |
| 2010 | Stay Awake | Sarah | |
| 2014 | Drive Hard | Agent Walker | |
| 2016 | Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child | Sgt. Cognit | |
| 2017 | You Can't Play the Game If You Don't Know the Rules | Andrea | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Mayor's wife |
References
Molloy, Shannon (20 January 2015). "Daniel MacPherson announces his engagement to girlfriend Zoe Ventoura". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
Jonathon Moran; Luke Dennehy (1 December 2015). "Zoe Ventoura and Daniel Macpherson tie the knot low-profile style". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
Bateman, Michelle (27 December 2008). "What's next for Ben and Mel?". TV Week (52). Australia: Pacific Publications. pp. 10–11.
Brygel, Jackie (8 April 2019). "Home & Away Exclusive: Zoe Ventoura joins Summer Bay". New Idea. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
External links
Zoe Ventoura on IMDb
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