Amy Mizzi
Amy Mizzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 July 1983 Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | The McDonald College, NSW |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singing and dance teacher |
| Years active | 2003–2010 |
| Known for | Home and Away (2003–2007) |
Amy Mizzi (born 21 July 1983) is an Australian former actress, known for her role as Kit Hunter in Home and Away.
Early life
[edit]Mizzi was born in Bateau Bay, on the Central coast of New South Wales. She started out as a dancer, studying Jazz, Ballet and Tap at Dance Power Studios, from the age of three. She completed a Cert 4 in Performing Arts at The McDonald College.[1]
Career
[edit]Mizzi starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2003. Her departure from the series was announced on 13 February 2004, but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005. She also made appearances in 2006, most recently in the last episode of Home and Away for 2006, when she returned pregnant with the baby of Kim Hyde (played by actor Chris Hemsworth).
Mizzi was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent in the Logie Awards of 2004, but the award was won by her Home and Away co-star Isabel Lucas.[2]
After leaving Home and Away, Mizzi taught singing and dancing on the Central Coast of New South Wales.[3] In 2008, she relocated to the United Kingdom permanently, and has since appeared in several pantomimes, playing the title role in Cinderella and Princess Jasmine in Rotherham's Aladdin.[4] She currently works and teaches in New Zealand.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2007 | Home and Away | Kit Hunter | 62 episodes |
| 2007 | Hammer Bay | Vanessa 'Pop' Hall | TV movie |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Muf-Tee Show | Stables Theatre, Sydney with La Fura dels Baus[5] | |
| 2007–2008 | Aladdin | Princess Jasmine | Rotherham Civic Theatre, Yorkshire[6] |
| 2009–2010 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Swallows Leisure Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent, Dorking Halls, Surrey[6][7] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Amy Mizzi". dancepower.com.au.
- ^ 2004 Logies nominations, The Age, 16 April 2004.
- ^ 2007 — Amy Mizzi Archived March 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, TV Week, 2007.
- ^ This year's Swale panto is Cinderella which will be held in Sittingbourne and star Home and Away actress Amy Mizzi, Sheerness Times Guardian, 19 October 2009
- ^ "Amy Mizzi theatre credits". AusStage.
- ^ a b "Home and Away start in pantomime". www.pantoarchive.com.
- ^ "Cinderella". Theatricalia.
External links
[edit]- Amy Mizzi at IMDb
- Amy Mizzi feature interview, Home and Away, Network Seven
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