Tasma Walton (born 1974 in Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actress.
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Biography
Early life
After deferring her law degree she joined the local radio station in her home town, getting her first taste of the show-business industry. She was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but dropped out after 2 years because she was unsure about where she was heading.
Acting
She joined a small Sydney theatre' which led to guest appearances on Blue Heelers, Home and Away and Echo Point. In 1996 she auditioned for, and won the part of "Dash McKinley" in Blue Heelers - her character was introduced halfway through Season 3, after "Wayne Patterson" was killed. In the same year she made her film debut in Fistful of Flies. To win the role of "Dash McKinley", Tasma had to audition three times. It was the second one with William McInnes ("Nick Schultz") that swung it for her. In the audition Schultz yelled at Dash and while some of the other actresses burst into tears, Tasma reacted by having a hearty good laugh! Tasma filmed her last episodes of Blue Heelers in April 1999 and her final episode was called "The Full Circle", screened in mid 1999. Tasma stated that she was leaving the series to pursue other acting projects and to be with her boyfriend, Danny Roberts in Sydney. She has since made a guest appearance in Water Rats as well as taking roles in a number of film projects. Recently, Tasma was seen in The Secret Life Of Us. her most recent film was Little Oberon, alongside Sigrid Thornton.
Television roles
- The Secret Life Of Us (2001) - "nice girl"
- Water Rats (2000) - "Belinda Harvey" (ep #123)
- Beastmaster (1999) - "Caro" (ep #2.5 & 2.6)
- Cody: The Wrong Stuff (1998)
- Blue Heelers (1996 - 1999) - "Constable Dash McKinley"
- Echo Point (1995) - guest role
- Blue Heelers (1995) - "Kim Treloar" (guest role)
- ''Home and Away (1995) - Rachel Watson
Film roles
- Little Oberon (2005) - Australian telemovie
- The Postcard Bandit (2003) - "Frankie"
- Subteraneo (2000) - "Stone"
- Virtual Nightmare (2000) - "Wendy"
- AirTight (1999) - US telemovie
- The Product - US telemovie
- Fistful of Flies (1996) - "Maria (Mars) Lupi"
Theatre
- New Theatre (Sydney)
Awards
- At the 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 1997, Tasma won the Logie for the "Most Popular New Talent" for her role as "Constable Dash McKinley" on Blue Heelers.
Personal life
As of October 2007, Walton is dating television personality Rove McManus.[1]
References
- ^ Rove McManus finds new love with Tasma Walton - The Daily Telegraph, 25 Oct 2007
