Elle Dawe (born 16 February 1981) is an

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film and television actress, comedian and model.

Acting

Elle Dawe studied acting while attending

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in her younger years. Her first major role on Australian television was in the 2008 SBS series '' Swift and Shift Couriers'', portraying Elle Whick. Following this, she portrayed the popular character Shazza Jones, in ''

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'' ( SBS/

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), '' Fat Pizza: Back In Business'' (7mate), ''

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'' (7mate) and in the feature films '' Housos vs. Authority'' (2012) and '' Fat Pizza vs. Housos'' (2014). She has hosted '' The Circle'' on Ten and has been featured on Seven's ''

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'' and '' The Morning Show''. Dawe has also appeared in television commercials for Franklins and

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Other

Dawe has performed stand up comedy at the

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and the Sydney Comedy Festival, and has appeared on the cover and in a pictorial of the 7 November 2011 edition of '' Zoo Weekly Australia''. She subsequently appeared in a second pictorial for the 28 January 2013 special "Australia Day" edition of the magazine.

Charity work

Dawe lends a lot of time to the support of various charities such as The Starlight Children's Foundation, Rotary Hat Day and most recently Art for the Reef.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawe, Elle 1981 births Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Australian film actresses Australian stand-up comedians Australian television actresses Actresses from Sydney