Marama Corlett is a

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actress and

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, best known for her roles as Aki in ''

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'', Ruby in ''

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'' and Corporal Angua in '' The Watch''.

Early life and family

Corlett was born and raised in

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as one of four sisters. While having a Manx surname, Marama is actually of Maltese, Sicilian and

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heritage. Her father is from New Zealand, and her mother from Malta. She lives in London.

Career

Corlett started her dance career with the ''Ballet Russ de Malt'' in Malta, before moving to England to further pursue her ballet career. Her first professional acting role was in the 2010 film ''

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'', directed by New Zealand director

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. She played Lois Fisher in the 2011 West End production of '' The Children's Hour'', directed by Ian Rickson. In 2011,

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announced that Corlett would play Rina in the television drama '' Sinbad''; she had to learn boxing to prepare for her role. Corlett appeared in ''

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'' (2013) alongside

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, and ''

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'' (2014) with

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. She can be also seen in the music videos for "How" (2016) by

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, "The Invisibles" (2018) by

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, and "You're My Waterloo" (2015) by

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Filmography

References

External links

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