Megan Jennifer Connolly (9 April 1974 – 6 September 2001) was an
Australian
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actress, mainly of soap opera. She grew up in the northern Sydney suburb of
St Ives, New South Wales.
Career
Connolly's film debut was 1990's ''
The Crossing'' with
Russell Crowe. She later played Tori Hayden in the soap opera ''
Paradise Beach
''Paradise Beach'' is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures. It was made in association with America's Genesis Entertainment which later merged with New World Television for the Nine Network, and aired between 1993 ...
''
Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows
By Andrew Mercado. Pluto Press Australia. p. 323. Later she hosted the television shows '' The Zone'' and ''Body Corp''. She also acted in the TV series '' Breakers''.
She was Foxtel's Channel V
Channel '' ("V" standing for the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disne ...
VJ through 1997. On stage, she starred in the musical ''Resurrected!''. Connolly temporarily replaced Belinda Emmett
Belinda Jane Emmett (12 April 1974 – 11 November 2006) was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her roles in the TV drama series '' Home and Away'' and '' All Saints'' as well as the sitcom '' Hey Dad..!''. She was married ...
as Rebecca Nash
Rebecca Nash (also Fisher) is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera '' Home and Away''. The character was played by actress Jane Hall in 1989, Danielle Carter in 1994, and Belinda Emmett from 1996 to 1999. Megan Conn ...
in '' Home and Away''.
Death
Megan died from a heroin overdose on 6 September 2001 at the age of 27. She was found dead from a drug overdose while staying at a relative's home in New South Wales, Australia.
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1974 births
2001 deaths
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Deaths by heroin overdose in Australia
Australian VJs (media personalities)
Actresses from New South Wales