Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian actress, singer and TV presenter currently on

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Actress roles

She is best known for her regular role as ''Lisa Bennett'' on the Australian television soap opera '' E Street''. She played the lead role of ''Olivia Murray'' in the series '' Above the Law'', and appeared as ''Kelli Edwards'' in ''

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''. As a presenter, she hosted the series ''"Sex/Life"'', co-hosted ''Australia’s Funniest People'', and was a regular on ''Home Life Style'', ''

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''. In the science fiction series ''

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'' she appeared as the character Gilina Renaez in the episodes " PK Tech Girl", "

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", and " John Quixote". On stage, Cook played ''Columbia'' in ''"The New

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''. In 2008, Cook was the face of weight-loss company Bodytrim. She appeared in advertisements on Australian TV for their products. Cook was also the face of the Christmas shopping company Castle Hampers and featured in their TV ads as well. Cook is now a presenter on Australian shopping network,

Personal life

Alyssa-Jane Cook lives in Sydney with her husband Gary Davis and their three children, including Georgia-May, who was the oldest cast member of the 2012 production of ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Alyssa-Jane 1967 births Living people Australian television actresses Actresses from Sydney Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters