Anna Jennings-Edquist (born 13 April 1985) is an Australian lawyer, journalist, actress, playwright and director in both theatre and television. Jennings-Edquist has written and directed several Australian university and festival productions and is known for her acting roles on the popular soap opera '' Neighbours''.

Career

Jennings-Edquist has acted in several television roles, most prominently in the soap opera '' Neighbours'', in which she played the roles of

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. She wrote and directed The Throwback Players' 2006 production of ''Heat'', and also directed the 2006

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Law

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. She also appeared in '' The Pacific'', "Ricketts Lane" and '' Lowdown'' on

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. Since 2011, Jennings-Edquist has worked as a solicitor. She is Senior Associate at Slater and Gordon."'Lives are changed forever': mum’s warning after truck scare"
– ''

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'', October 2021

Personal life

Jennings-Edquist's mother is Dr Gael Jennings, a science and medical journalist and current affairs presenter. Jennings-Edquist dated radio and TV celebrity

Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on te ...

for five years until 2010. She has two sisters: Grace Jennings-Edquist, a writer and online reporter for the

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, and Lola. She is a graduate of the

, where she completed a Law/Arts degree and an honours degree. She graduated in 2010."Anna Jennings-Edquist"
- www.slatergordon.com.au

Filmography

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* 1985 births Australian television actresses Australian child actresses Living people Australian women lawyers Melbourne Law School alumni 21st-century Australian lawyers {{Australia-tv-actor-stub