Tahyna Tozzi
Encyclopedia
Tahyna Valentina Tozzi is an Australian model
, singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Perri on Australian television series Blue Water High
on free to air channel ABC
.
beach
-side suburb of Cronulla with her Italian
father, Dutch
mother and younger sister, Cheyenne Tozzi
. She began modeling at eight years old.
drama Blue Water High
in 2005. She returned to the series for the second-to-last episode of the second series, which aired in December 2006. Following that, she starred in Beautiful (2009 film)
, her first feature film, playing 17-year-old provocateur Suzy.
In 2009, she appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
as Emma, a captured mutant able to turn her skin into diamond. She was rescued by Logan.
Tozzi is currently the face of Australian cosmetic brand Australis cosmetics.
Most recently, Tahyna is set to appear in films Trophy Kids
and The Science of Cool alongside Mischa Barton
. Tozzi stars currently in the psychological thriller Needle, which is directed by John V. Soto
.
She also does the voice acting and her likeness is used for a character named Daina in the 2011 Sci-Fi horror game Dead Space 2
.
Tozzi is also currently developing her own film Track Town, with her friend Teresa Palmer
. The pair will produce, write and star in the 1990s road movie they describe as a hybrid of The Wackness
and Thelma & Louise.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Perri on Australian television series Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
on free to air channel ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
.
Early life
Tozzi grew up in the 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...
beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
-side suburb of Cronulla with her Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
father, Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mother and younger sister, Cheyenne Tozzi
Cheyenne Tozzi
Cheyenne Tozzi is an Australian model and aspiring singer, perhaps best known as the face of Mambo Goddess Australia and as the shared face of the Just Jeans denim empire. She is the younger sister of model, actress and singer Tahyna Tozzi and the daughter of Yvonee Tozzi, a retired model...
. She began modeling at eight years old.
Career
Tozzi played Perri Lawe on the ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
drama Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
in 2005. She returned to the series for the second-to-last episode of the second series, which aired in December 2006. Following that, she starred in Beautiful (2009 film)
Beautiful (2009 film)
Beautiful is a 2009 Australian independent film, written and directed by Dean O'Flaherty, which was released by Adelaide-based Kojo Pictures on 5 March 2009. The film marked the feature filmmaking debut of both O'Flaherty and Kojo Pictures...
, her first feature film, playing 17-year-old provocateur Suzy.
In 2009, she appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American action film based on the Marvel Comics' fictional character Wolverine. The fourth installment in the X-Men film series, it was released worldwide on May 1, 2009...
as Emma, a captured mutant able to turn her skin into diamond. She was rescued by Logan.
Tozzi is currently the face of Australian cosmetic brand Australis cosmetics.
Most recently, Tahyna is set to appear in films Trophy Kids
Trophy Kids
Trophy Kids is a 2011 film directed by Josh Sugarman, produced by Brandon Yankowitz, and written by the pair. Trophy Kids stars Ryan Eggold, David Gallagher, Tahyna Tozzi, Nathan Lee Graham, Tibor Feldman, Tania Raymonde, David Thornton, Chris Beetem, Adam Grupper, Eleanor Reissa, and Isiah...
and The Science of Cool alongside Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton is a British-American fashion model, film, television, and stage actress, best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the American television series The O.C..-Early life:...
. Tozzi stars currently in the psychological thriller Needle, which is directed by John V. Soto
John V. Soto
John V. Soto is an Australian thriller and horror film director and screenwriter.In 2007 Soto directed a short film called Repulsion.Soto has written the script of Prey ....
.
She also does the voice acting and her likeness is used for a character named Daina in the 2011 Sci-Fi horror game Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sequel to Dead Space. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multiplayer mode. A Collector's Edition is...
.
Tozzi is also currently developing her own film Track Town, with her friend Teresa Palmer
Teresa Palmer
Teresa Palmer is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the suicide drama 2:37. Palmer was seen in The Grudge 2 in 2006, in December Boys, alongside Daniel Radcliffe, and in the 2008 children's fantasy Bedtime Stories, with Adam Sandler...
. The pair will produce, write and star in the 1990s road movie they describe as a hybrid of The Wackness
The Wackness
The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age drama film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.-Plot:...
and Thelma & Louise.
Filmography
- 2005-2006: Blue Water HighBlue Water HighBlue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
.... Perri Lawe - 2008: CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
.... Quinci Feeney - 2008: The Strip .... Kristal Cade
- 2009: X-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 American action film based on the Marvel Comics' fictional character Wolverine. The fourth installment in the X-Men film series, it was released worldwide on May 1, 2009...
.... Kayla's Sister / Emma - 2009: Eleventh HourEleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)Eleventh Hour is an American science-based drama television series, which is based on the 2006 British series of the same name. The series originally ran on CBS from October 9, 2008 to April 2, 2009 and aired on Thursdays at 10 pm . The series was a joint venture between Jerry Bruckheimer...
.... Gorgeous Model - 2009: BeautifulBeautiful (2009 film)Beautiful is a 2009 Australian independent film, written and directed by Dean O'Flaherty, which was released by Adelaide-based Kojo Pictures on 5 March 2009. The film marked the feature filmmaking debut of both O'Flaherty and Kojo Pictures...
.... Suzy - 2009: CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
.... Olivia Hamilton - 2010: Trophy KidsTrophy KidsTrophy Kids is a 2011 film directed by Josh Sugarman, produced by Brandon Yankowitz, and written by the pair. Trophy Kids stars Ryan Eggold, David Gallagher, Tahyna Tozzi, Nathan Lee Graham, Tibor Feldman, Tania Raymonde, David Thornton, Chris Beetem, Adam Grupper, Eleanor Reissa, and Isiah...
.... Quinn Thorndike - 2010: Needle .... Mary
- 2010: The Science of Cool .... TBA
- 2011: Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels (2011 TV series)Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October...
.... Amanda Kane