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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. NIDA logo The NIDA complex The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. ...

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. This article is about the Australian television programme. ... Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

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! William McInnes (b. ...

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. Water Rats was an Australian TV police drama broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. ... The Secret Life of Us was a 2001 - 2005 television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. ... Little Oberon was a 2005 telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton . ... Sigrid Thornton (born 12 February 1959) in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, is an Australian actress. ...

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

The Secret Life of Us was a 2001 - 2005 television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. ... Water Rats was an Australian TV police drama broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. ... This article is about the Australian television programme. ... Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ...

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"

Little Oberon was a 2005 telemovie starring Sigrid Thornton . ...

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.

The 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 18 May 1997 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. ... This article is about the Australian television programme. ...

Personal life

As of October 2007, Walton is dating television personality Rove McManus.^[1] For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... John Rove McManus (born January 21, 1974) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian variety show host, and owner of the production company Roving Enterprises. ...

References

The Daily Telegraph is a tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation. ...

External links

Tasma Walton at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...