Elena Carapetis
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Elena Carapetis is an Australian actress of Greek and Cypriot
descent, known for her role as Jackie Kassis in Heartbreak High
, as well as numerous other television series and theatre roles.
(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996.
In 2007 saw more performances of It's A Mother! in Melbourne, before Elena moved on to playing in This Uncharted Hour at the Adelaide Festival Centre
. In the same year, a script written by Elena was selected out of 1,700 submissions as an episode of the innovative 25x5min series, Marx and Venus on the SBS.
In 2006 Elena was part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
in a show called It's A Mother!. She again performed in Translations, this time at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
.
In 2005 she participated in the Greek Festival of Sydney.
In 2004, Elena appeared in a production of Translations and Hot Fudge with the State Theatre Company of South Australia
.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
descent, known for her role as Jackie Kassis in Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
, as well as numerous other television series and theatre roles.
Biography
She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic ArtNational Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1996.
Stage career
In 2009 she appeared in The Things We Do For Love at the Dunstan Playhouse. She also participated in the Playwriting Australia National Script Workshop.In 2007 saw more performances of It's A Mother! in Melbourne, before Elena moved on to playing in This Uncharted Hour at the Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Festival Centre
The Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first multi-purpose arts centre, was built in 1973 and opened three months before the Sydney Opera House. The Festival Centre is located approximately 50 metres north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Street, lying near the banks of the River...
. In the same year, a script written by Elena was selected out of 1,700 submissions as an episode of the innovative 25x5min series, Marx and Venus on the SBS.
In 2006 Elena was part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
in a show called It's A Mother!. She again performed in Translations, this time at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of the Malthouse performing arts complex in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct....
.
In 2005 she participated in the Greek Festival of Sydney.
In 2004, Elena appeared in a production of Translations and Hot Fudge with the State Theatre Company of South Australia
State Theatre Company of South Australia
The State Theatre Company of South Australia is South Australia's leading professional theatre company. It is based in the Dunstan Playhouse at the Adelaide Festival Centre. The current artistic director is Adam Cook...
.
Feature films
- OffsideOffside (2009 film)Offside is a 2009 Australian romantic comedy written and directed by Gian Carlo Petraccaro , and produced by Matthew Salleh at Urtext Film Productions.-Plot:...
(2009) .... Isabella - Look Both WaysLook Both WaysLook Both Ways is a 2005 Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The film was supported by the Adelaide Film Festival fund and opened the 2005 festival. It won four AFI Awards, including Best Film and Best...
(2005) .... Maria
TV
- Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story (2010)
- All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
(2000–2009) .... Patrice - Blue HeelersBlue HeelersBlue 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 :...
(2004) .... Cath Matarazzo - Marking TimeMarking TimeMarking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV...
(2003) .... Gemma - Snobs (2003) .... Vet
- Water RatsWater Rats (TV series)Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
(2001) .... June Sutcliffe - Heartbreak HighHeartbreak HighHeartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
(1998–1999) .... Ms. Jacqueline 'Jackie' Kassis - Murder CallMurder CallMurder Call was an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and seen on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The idea to the series was born by the books of Tessa Vance by Jennifer Rowe: Suspect/Deadline and Something Wicked...
(1998) .... Despina Stasinopoulos - Children's HospitalChildren's Hospital (TV series)Children's Hospital is an Australian television series that screened on the ABC in 1997 and 1998. There was one series of 13 episodes produced. The series was set in a busy inner-city children's hospital...
(1998) .... Liz - Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (1997) .... Assistant
Miscellanea
- Her mother is Greek Cypriot and her father is from the Greek island of IcariaIcariaIcaria, also spelled Ikaria , is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles southwest of Samos. It derived its name from Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, who fell into the sea nearby. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria peripheral...
. - She is currently developing a play called The Good Son with assistance from Arts SAArts SAArts SA is the South Australian Government Department responsible for the arts. The Minister for The Arts is the Premier Mike Rann, the Chief Executive is Greg Mackie.Statutory Authorities reporting to the Department include:...
. - Elena appeared in the short film Dusk, which made the shortlist at the 2008 TropfestTropfestTropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...
Short Film Festival.