April Rose Pengilly (''pen-GILL-ee''; born 12 April 1988), also known as April Rose, is an Australian actress and model.

Early life

April Rose Pengilly is the daughter of

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member

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and designer Karen Hutchinson. She attended

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, a girls school on the North Shore of Sydney, and began modelling during Year 12. She has used the

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April Rose to separate herself from her father.

Career

Modelling

Pengilly signed to Sydney'
Chadwick Models
at age 16, then to New York's

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after graduating from high school and became a

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for the 2006 David Jones Summer collection, along with

Megan Gale Megan Kate Gale (born 7 August 1975) is an Australian model and actress. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Gale won a model contest when she was 18 in her home town. In 1999 she was cast in a series of commercials for the Italian telecommunicat ...

. Pengilly has walked for leading designers at Australian Fashion Week, lived and worked in New York, London, Tokyo and Osaka, and fronted major campaigns. She has worked with top photographers Rankin
Steven Chee
Nick Scott
Nicole Bentley

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, James Demitri, Bradley Patrick, and

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. She has featured on magazine covers and in editorials for ''

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'', ''

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'' (UK), ''The Times'' (UK),
Harper's Bazaar
', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (US), and
Glitter
' (Japan). Pengilly has been selected for many elite roles, including ambassador for leading Australian department store David Jones, face of the

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, face of the

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L’amour cell phone collection, ambassador for

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, ambassador for

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and the "legs" of Japanese stocking label ATSUGI. In 2009, Pengilly was named Ambassador for the

, working alongside J. Alexander and

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. She has worked as a TV presenter for

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London Fashion Week London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London twice a year, in February and September. Showcasing over 250 designers to a global audience of influential media and retailers, it is one of the 'Big Four' fashion wee ...

. She signed on as an ambassador for the charity Dementia Australia, adding to her previous involvements with charities including The Eye Foundation, SunSCHine/ Sydney Children’s Hospital and the

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Kirk Pengilly, April Rose Pengilly (17597489732)

Pengilly began a fashion and lifestyle blog in 2011. She was nominated for

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's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Awards in 2014.

Acting

Pengilly began studying acting in her spare time, and attended classes at

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(NIDA) and

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. She was cast in the independent feature film ''LBF'' in 2011. The film is based on the Australian novel ''Living Between Fucks'' by Cry Bloxsome and stars Australian actors

Toby Schmitz Toby Schmitz (born 4 May 1977) is an Australian actor and playwright. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated from the acting course ...

Gracie Otto Gracie Otto is an Australian filmmaker and actor. She made her feature-length directing debut with the 2013 documentary ''The Last Impresario'' about prolific British theatre impresario and film producer Michael White (producer), Michael White. ...

, Septimus Caton and Bianca Chiminello. The film, directed by Alex Munt, premiered internationally at

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festival. April starred in the independent short film ''Object'' in 2013, which screened at the

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. The following year, Pengilly competed in the 14th Season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was partnered with Russian dancer

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and danced fo
Dementia Australia
Pengilly and Yegudkin were eliminated in week three despite a score of 29 out of 40. Viewers thought Pengilly and Yegudkin's elimination was unfair, as fellow contestant

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had received a lower score and broken rules. Holden later offered to swap places with Pengilly. Pengilly has worked as a television host, covering

for

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. In 2015, Pengilly had a guest role in the Channel 7 miniseries '' Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door''. The following year, she had a guest role in '' Brock''. She also appeared in the short films ''Jinxed,'' ''Duffy'', and ''Lovelost''. Struggling to be taken seriously as an actress after her modelling career, Pengilly was ready to move to the USA when she joined the cast of soap opera ''

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'' as

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in late 2017 until the show's final episode in August 2022. She made her first appearance on 27 March 2018 and quickly became a fan favourite on the long-running international series.

Personal life

Pengilly splits her time between her home in

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and

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, where the

studios are located. She has been romantically linked to

Jack Osbourne Jack Joseph Osbourne (born 8 November 1985) is an English media personality with dual American and British citizenship. The son of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, he starred on MTV's reality series ''The Osbournes'' (2002–2005), along wi ...

, Tim Commandeur of

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and

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, James Jennings, drummer for

Lime Cordiale Lime Cordiale are an Australian pop rock group from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 2009. The band consists of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach, with additional members James Jennings, Felix Bornholt and Nicholas Polovineo. They released their ...

, and Alex Laska of Melbourne rock band Kingswood.

Filmography

References

External links

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