Bonnie Piesse
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Bonnie Piesse is an Australian actress and singer/songwriter. She got her break playing a trapeze artist in the Australian children's television series High Flyers at the age of 15 and not long after that was scouted by George Lucas
to play the role of Beru Lars in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
. She also had recurring roles on Blue Heelers
, Horace and Tina
, Stingers
and Last Man Standing.
performing arts students from around Victoria to be selected to perform at Hamer Hall as part of the 2002 'Season of Excellence'.
, had a recurring role in Stingers
and guest starred in Blue Heelers
and Last Man Standing. She subsequently appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
as Beru Lars the woman who raises Luke Skywalker
.
In 2005, Piesse played Sharona in Smilidon, which was directed by George T. Miller
and shot in Fiji
.
In January 2011, Piesse completed shooting her scenes for the romantic comedy, Love Eterne. She plays Sidonia, a psychic, mentor and confidant to the female lead, Medina, played by Melissa Navia. Her song, "There For Me" is featured in it. Love Eterne is currently in the film festival circuit and has won awards at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, Best Shorts Competition and The Accolade Competition. It is an official selection at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival (Nov. 20, 2011) and NewFilmmakers New York (Dec. 13, 2011).
when she first arrived in Los Angeles. He introduced her to some of the world's greatest songwriters including Jack Tempchin
, Eric Kaz
, Bonnie Hayes
, and J.D. Souther, who she co-wrote some of the songs for her debut album The Deep End with. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and will be released in January 2011 on Big Deal Records.
Piesse's song "All I Have" was featured in two episodes of the CW television series Life Unexpected
in 2010.
Another one of her songs, "There For Me", is featured in the romantic comedy, Love Eterne.
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
to play the role of Beru Lars in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology...
and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology....
. She also had recurring roles on Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
, Horace and Tina
Horace and Tina
Horace and Tina is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters with live action drama. -Plot:...
, Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
and Last Man Standing.
Early life
Piesse attended a Rudolf Steiner School in Australia where she developed a love for the performing arts and honed her skills as a singer/songwriter. Between 2000 and 2002 Bonnie won the 'Ranges Songsmith Award' and 'Apollo Bay Young Performers Competition' for songs she'd written and she was one of only a handful of VCEVCE
VCE could refer to:* Victorian Certificate of Education, Year 11 and 12 qualification in Victoria, Australia* Vocational Certificate of Education, a Further Education qualification in the United Kingdom...
performing arts students from around Victoria to be selected to perform at Hamer Hall as part of the 2002 'Season of Excellence'.
Actress
Piesse was cast as Donna in High Flyers when she was 15. She learned the trapeze and Spanish web for the role and took six months off school for the shoot. She then went on to play Alicia in Horace and TinaHorace and Tina
Horace and Tina is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters with live action drama. -Plot:...
, had a recurring role in Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
and guest starred in Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
and Last Man Standing. She subsequently appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology...
and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology....
as Beru Lars the woman who raises Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, where he is portrayed by Mark Hamill. He is introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, in which he is forced to leave home, and finds himself apprenticed to the Jedi master...
.
In 2005, Piesse played Sharona in Smilidon, which was directed by George T. Miller
George T. Miller
George Trumbull Miller is a Scottish-born Australian film and television director and producer. He has directed The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Man from Snowy River, Prey and Zeus and Roxanne.-External links:...
and shot in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
In January 2011, Piesse completed shooting her scenes for the romantic comedy, Love Eterne. She plays Sidonia, a psychic, mentor and confidant to the female lead, Medina, played by Melissa Navia. Her song, "There For Me" is featured in it. Love Eterne is currently in the film festival circuit and has won awards at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, Best Shorts Competition and The Accolade Competition. It is an official selection at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival (Nov. 20, 2011) and NewFilmmakers New York (Dec. 13, 2011).
Singer and songwriter
Piesse met Grammy-winning music producer Val GarayVal Garay
Val Garay is a record producer and engineer who has worked with Kim Carnes, The Motels, Marty Balin, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton, Pablo Cruise, James Taylor, Queensrÿche, Cock Robin, Dramarama, EZO, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Brightman, Nicolette Larson, and Reel Big Fish,...
when she first arrived in Los Angeles. He introduced her to some of the world's greatest songwriters including Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for writing the Eagles classic "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-writing their hits "Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday," "Somebody," and "It's Your World Now."...
, Eric Kaz
Eric Kaz
Eric Kaz, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947, is a singer-songwriter active mainly in the late 1960s and the 1970s.-Biography:He first appeared on the popular music scene in the mid-60s playing piano in a band called Children of Paradise with Happy and Artie Traum...
, Bonnie Hayes
Bonnie Hayes
Bonnie Hayes is an American singer/songwriter/keyboardist from California, USA.-Late 1970s and early 1980s:In the late 1970s, she founded a New Wave band called The Punts, who released a 45 RPM single, "Shelly's Boyfriend" , b/w "Rochambeau," which received considerable airplay in the SF market...
, and J.D. Souther, who she co-wrote some of the songs for her debut album The Deep End with. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, and will be released in January 2011 on Big Deal Records.
Piesse's song "All I Have" was featured in two episodes of the CW television series Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected
Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...
in 2010.
Another one of her songs, "There For Me", is featured in the romantic comedy, Love Eterne.