Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress.

Biography

Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two half-sisters. Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition. Her first part was a guest role in ''Police Rescue''. From 1995 until 1999 she played the part of

Chloe Richards Chloe Richards (also Fraser) is a character (arts), fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kristy Wright. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 28 June 1995. Chloe left in 1999, m ...

in the Australian 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 ...

'' and briefly returned to this role in June 2005, when her character died from an embolism resulting from a car accident. Following ''

'' she starred in ''

Chuck Finn ''Chuck Finn'' is an Australian children's fantasy television series created by Paul Barron and Peter Hepworth. It was produced by Barron Television and aired on the Seven Network from 18 October 1999 to 25 December 2000, running for three serie ...

'', '' Above the Law'' and '' Something in the Air''. She went on to feature in ''Crash Palace'' as well as a political satire called ''Corridors of Power''. Following this success she was picked up to feature in an American TV show, ''Beastmaster'' as a ninja warrior. She also appeared in a short film, ''Sweet Dreams''. She worked on an episode of ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's – The Lost World'', and has also featured in the Australian drama, '' The Alice''. She had a minor role as the hand maiden Moteé in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. She moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue acting in Hollywood as the logical next step in her career. However, she eventually decided to quit acting in order to focus on other interests and start a family. On 8 August 2013, she gave birth to Jai Wright (né Jacoby), during her 27th week of pregnancy. Jai weighed in at only 2 lbs 4 oz and 14 1/2 inches long. She is a single mother and has since moved back to Australia with her son.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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