Kelly Paterniti (born 6 December 1987) is an Australian actress. She is most notable for her role as
Tamara Kingsley
Tamara Jane Kingsley is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kelly Paterniti. Tamara debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 1 October 2012. Originally a guest cast member, Pater ...
on the Australian television soap opera ''
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 ...
''.
Early life and career
Paterniti was born in 1987 and grew up in
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
with two other siblings. She became involved with dramatic arts from an early age, and at the age of 13 enrolled at the
John Curtin College of the Arts
John Curtin College of the Arts, originally John Curtin High School, is an independent, public co-educational, partially selective high school, located in East Street, , a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
The school provides a general and ...
, a high school in
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
. Following her graduation from the college, Paterniti furthered her studies at
Curtin University
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...
, where she performed in many theatrical productions including ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Cloudstreet'' and ''The Trojan Women''. While still attending the university, she appeared in a short film
''Some Dreams Come True'', and was cast in the children's television series' ''
Wormwood'', and ''
Stormworld
''Stormworld'' is a drama television series which first aired on Space (Canadian TV channel), Space on 18 March 2009 in Canada with a repeat broadcast in August 2009 and aired in Australia on the Nine Network in 2009.
The show follows two boys ...
'', an Australian-Canadian sci-fi series.
In 2009, Paterniti appeared in a recurring role as "Summer" in the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
series ''
Packed to the Rafters
''Packed to the Rafters'' was an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The d ...
'' during its
second season. She received her first lead role in the short-lived police drama series ''
Cops L.A.C.
''Cops L.A.C.'' (''Cops: Local Area Command'') is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of th ...
'', which starred
Kate Ritchie
Katherine Leigh Ritchie is an Australian actress, radio presenter and children's author, she remains best known for her long-running role as original character Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera '' Home and Away'', for which she won tw ...
. Paterniti has been cast in three Australian feature films. In 2010, she appeared in ''
Griff the Invisible
''Griff the Invisible'' is a 2010 Australian romantic superhero, comedy-drama film written and directed by Leon Ford.
The story is about Griff (Ryan Kwanten), a socially awkward office worker who spends his days being bullied by his workmates. ...
'', ''
Sleeping Beauty
''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...
'' in 2011, and ''Redd Inc.'' in 2012, in the leading female role.
Paterniti had a lead role in the Seven Network soap opera ''
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 ...
'', playing
Tamara Kingsley
Tamara Jane Kingsley is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kelly Paterniti. Tamara debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 1 October 2012. Originally a guest cast member, Pater ...
. The character first appeared in the episode that aired on 1 October 2012, during the series' twenty-fifth season. Her character's first storyline saw her trying to save
Casey Braxton (
Lincoln Younes
Lincoln Younes (born 31 January 1992) is an Australian actor. He made his debut in an episode of ''City Homicide'' in 2009, before playing Romeo Kovac in Showcase drama series ''Tangle'' until 2012. He received the ASTRA Award for Most Outstand ...
), who had been kidnapped by his brother
Kyle Braxton
Kyle Braxton (also Bennett) was a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Nic Westaway. Kyle debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 August 2012. The actor was nervous about join ...
(
Nic Westaway
Nicholas Westaway (born 20 January 1989) is an Australian actor and singer. From 2012 until 2016, he starred as Kyle Braxton in the soap opera '' Home and Away''.
Early life
Westaway was raised in Margaret River. He has two brothers. Westaway ...
). Paterniti was later promoted to the main cast. She decided to leave the series at end of 2013 to pursue new acting roles, and made her final screen appearance as Tamara on 21 May 2014.
Paterniti has performed in many theatrical productions in Sydney. She received critical acclaim for her performance as Helen in
David Williamson
David Keith Williamson Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 24 February 1942) is an Australians, Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.
Early life
David Williamson was born in Melbourne, Vi ...
's
The Emerald City for
Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in Sydney. Founded in 1979, it is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. the artistic director is Declan Green.
Artistic direct ...
in 2014. In 2015 she played the role of Celia in
Bell Shakespeare
Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney.
The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all wal ...
's production of
As You Like It
''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...
,. In 2016 she played Juliet in Bell Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
. Her portrayal of the character was described as "chatty, lively, straightforward and very amusing" and in the character's transition from "doe-eyed innocent to young woman defining herself against her family...a thrill to watch."
Personal life
Paterniti is a vegetarian and an animal activist.
She is an ambassador for the Starlight Movie Month, which helps to raise money for seriously ill children.
Filmography
References
External links
kellypaterniti.com*
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1987 births
Living people
Australian people of Italian descent
Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
Australian soap opera actresses
Australian film actresses
21st-century Australian actresses