Jessica Tovey
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Jessica Tovey is an Australian actress. Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
and has made appearances for various drama companies. She is best known for her role of Belle Taylor
on the long-running Australian soap opera
Home and Away
. Tovey joined the show in 2006 and was nominated for two Logie Awards during her time there. In 2009, she announced she had quit Home and Away and her character was killed off. Tovey is the face of American shoe company, Skechers
.
, where she appeared in a number of stage productions. She has played leading roles at Australian Theatre for Young People
, drama festivals and in The Global Shakespeare Festival, where she won acclaim for her performance in Macbeth
. In 2005, she joined the cast of children's program Wicked Science
, as Nadine.
After completing her schooling, Tovey joined the cast of Home and Away in 2006 as Belle Taylor. For her portrayal of the character, Tovey was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent at the 2007 Logie Awards
. At the 2010 Logie Awards
, Tovey was nominated for Most Popular Actress.
In 2008, American shoe company, Skechers
announced that Tovey would be their new celebrity face. Tovey became the first non-American to feature in the brand's ad campaigns. In April 2009, Tovey announced that she had quit Home and Away and her character was killed off.
Tovey joined the cast of Underbelly: The Golden Mile
in April 2010. She appeared as Constable Wendy Jones. In August, it was announced that she had joined the cast of Panic at Rock Island, Nine Network
's new telemovie drama. Tovey also made a guest appearance on police drama Cops L.A.C.
.
. She is the daughter of author, Libby Gleeson
and Euan Tovey, a New Zealand
research scientist. She has two older sisters, Amelia and Josephine. Tovey dated her Home and Away co-star Bobby Morley until March 2008.
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a state government school located in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the leading Performing and Visual Arts schools in Australia...
and has made appearances for various drama companies. She is best known for her role of Belle Taylor
Belle Taylor
Susan "Belle" Jefferies is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Jessica Tovey. She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 February 2006. Belle's storylines included finding her birth mother, a drug addiction, her relationship with Aden Jefferies and being...
on the long-running Australian soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. Tovey joined the show in 2006 and was nominated for two Logie Awards during her time there. In 2009, she announced she had quit Home and Away and her character was killed off. Tovey is the face of American shoe company, Skechers
Skechers
Skechers is an American shoe company headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, founded by CEO Robert Greenberg. Greenberg started Skechers in 1992 after he left LA Gear which he also founded. Skechers was started with his son as a distributor for Doc Martens; they launched their own shoe line...
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Career
Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing ArtsNewtown High School of the Performing Arts
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a state government school located in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the leading Performing and Visual Arts schools in Australia...
, where she appeared in a number of stage productions. She has played leading roles at Australian Theatre for Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People
The Australian Theatre for Young People is Australia's flagship youth theatre company and the largest youth theatre in the world. Over 6000 young people aged between three and 26 participate in the company's work across Australia....
, drama festivals and in The Global Shakespeare Festival, where she won acclaim for her performance in Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
. In 2005, she joined the cast of children's program Wicked Science
Wicked Science
Wicked Science is an Australian television series, which debuted on 2 July 2004. The series focuses on Toby and Elizabeth , two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into wizards of science...
, as Nadine.
After completing her schooling, Tovey joined the cast of Home and Away in 2006 as Belle Taylor. For her portrayal of the character, Tovey was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent at the 2007 Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 2007
The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network. The three key presenters were Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box...
. At the 2010 Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 2010
The 52nd Annual TV WEEK Logie Awards were held on Sunday 2 May 2010 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and was once again televised on the Nine Network...
, Tovey was nominated for Most Popular Actress.
In 2008, American shoe company, Skechers
Skechers
Skechers is an American shoe company headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, founded by CEO Robert Greenberg. Greenberg started Skechers in 1992 after he left LA Gear which he also founded. Skechers was started with his son as a distributor for Doc Martens; they launched their own shoe line...
announced that Tovey would be their new celebrity face. Tovey became the first non-American to feature in the brand's ad campaigns. In April 2009, Tovey announced that she had quit Home and Away and her character was killed off.
Tovey joined the cast of Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile is a 13-part Australian television mini-series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the nightclub scene of the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. The timeline of the series is the years between 1988 and 1999. it primarily depicts the running of Kings Cross and the...
in April 2010. She appeared as Constable Wendy Jones. In August, it was announced that she had joined the cast of Panic at Rock Island, Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's new telemovie drama. Tovey also made a guest appearance on police drama Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C. is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of the 'State Police' set in harbourside Sydney, New South Wales...
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Personal life
Tovey was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. She is the daughter of author, Libby Gleeson
Libby Gleeson
Libby Gleeson is an Australian children's author. Born in Young, New South Wales, she is one of six children, the sister of former ABC TV Washington Correspondent Michael Gleeson and the mother of Home and Away actress Jessica Tovey....
and Euan Tovey, a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
research scientist. She has two older sisters, Amelia and Josephine. Tovey dated her Home and Away co-star Bobby Morley until March 2008.