Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French. Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a small number of performing a ...

before being accepted into the

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in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.

Career

Lung's first credits include roles in the TV movie ''Superfire'', the feature film ''

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'', and an appearance in the music video for the

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song "Comfort Me", all in 2002. In 2003, Lung played Carmelita in the TV film ''

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''; she reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off drama series ''

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'' which debuted on

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the following year. Lung received her breakthrough role in the film ''

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'' starring alongside

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and

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. She starred in the movie ''

48 Shades ''48 Shades'' (titled ''Australian Pie: Naked Love'' in the United States) is a 2006 Australian comedy film by debut director Daniel Lapaine, starring Richard Wilson, Emma Lung, Robin McLeavy, and Victoria Thaine. It is based on Nick Earls' popu ...

'' alongside

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and Richard Wilson. Further starring roles include

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's film ''

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'' in 2007, Christopher Smith's ''

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'' in 2009 and the

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psychological thriller '' Crave'' alongside

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, and

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; the film was directed by

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. She played Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC TV's 2012 series ''

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''. Lung played teacher Colette Riger in the television show '' Wonderland'', which aired on Channel 10 from 2013 to 2015. In 2022 Lung began a recurring role on the

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streaming series '' Wolf Like Me''.

Awards

At the 2006

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's Industry Awards, Lung won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft for her acting work on the short film '' Stranded''. At the

2007 Logie awards The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box, while Hamish Blake and Andy Lee were the ...

, Lung won the Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent for the same role. At the 2008 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her performance in ''

''.

Personal life

Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. Their first child, son Marlowe James Zalapa was born on 5 April 2015. Their second child, daughter Ophelia Sage Zalapa was born in December 2020.(15 December 2020)
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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lung, Emma 1982 births Actresses from Sydney Australian film actresses Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of French descent Australian people of Scottish descent Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Australian actresses of Asian descent