Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian actress, singer and TV presenter currently on
TVSN
TVSN (an acronym for "Television Shopping Network") is an Australian and New Zealand broadcast, cable television and satellite television network specializing in home shopping. It is owned by parent company Direct Group Pty Ltd, a home marketi ...
.
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 ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
''.
As a presenter, she hosted the series ''"Sex/Life"'', co-hosted ''Australia’s Funniest People'', and was a regular on ''Home Life Style'', ''
Beauty and the Beast
''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...
'',
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''Good News Week'' is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in ...
''.
In the science fiction series ''Farscape
''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was c ...
'' she appeared as the character Gilina Renaez in the episodes " PK Tech Girl", "Nerve
A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system.
A nerve transmits electrical impulses. It is the basic unit of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the e ...
", "The Hidden Memory
''Farscape'' is a science fiction television show. Four regular seasons were produced, from 1999 to 2003. Each season consists of 22 episodes. Each episode is intended to air in a one-hour television timeslot (with commercials), and runs fo ...
", and " John Quixote".
On stage, Cook played ''Columbia'' in ''"The New Rocky Horror Rocky Horror is a character from ''The Rocky Horror Show''. It may also refer to
* ''The Rocky Horror Show'', a stage musical from 1973
* ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show
''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 musical comedy horror film ...
Show"'' 1992 Australian tour, and has appeared in ''The Vagina Monologues
''The Vagina Monologues'' is an episodic play written in 1996 by Eve Ensler which developed and premiered at HERE Arts Center, Off-Off-Broadway in New York and was followed by an Off-Broadway run in at Westside Theatre. The play explores cons ...
''.
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, TVSN
TVSN (an acronym for "Television Shopping Network") is an Australian and New Zealand broadcast, cable television and satellite television network specializing in home shopping. It is owned by parent company Direct Group Pty Ltd, a home marketi ...
.
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 ''Young Talent Time
''Young Talent Time'' is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten. The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny You ...
'' on Channel Ten and stars in Dive Club
''Dive Club'' is an Australian teen drama television show, which premiered on 10 Shake from 29 May 2021 as a movie-length special. The series was distributed worldwide on Netflix on 3 September 2021. It follows a feisty group of teen divers who ...
.Young Georgia-May Davis is an old hand on the stage
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
Further reading
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External links
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1967 births
Living people
Australian television actresses
Actresses from Sydney
Australian television presenters
Australian women television presenters