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Natalie Louise Blair (born 16 April 1984) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as
Carmella Cammeniti
Carmella Cammeniti (also Silvani and Sister Mary Catherine) is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Natalie Blair. She appeared on a recurring basis from 2003–2005, then became a main charac ...
on the Australian television series ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...
''.
Personal life
Blair was born to John Blair on 16 April 1984 and raised in
Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the state of Queensland, Australia, approximately south-southeast of the centre of the state capital Brisbane. With a population over 600,000, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, the nati ...
, Australia.
Career
Back in early 2003, Blair auditioned for ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...
'' and impressed
casting director
In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra (acting), extra for a particular role or part in a scr ...
Jan Russ
Jan Russ (born 1939) is an Australian casting director, producer and actor of theatre and TV.
Russ in best known for best known for her work as a casting director on the TV soap opera '' Neighbours'' from the show's beginning in 1985 to her dep ...
, but she was not cast.
Russ contacted Blair six months later and asked her to audition for the role of Carmella Cammeniti. She was cast on the spot as producers needed to fill the gap left by
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...
's sudden departure.
[ Blair started filming just after she graduated from school.
In 2005, Blair won "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the 47th Annual Logie Awards. Blair was also nominated in 2007 for both the Gold and Silver Logie, for "Most Popular Personality on Australian Television". She was again nominated for both awards in 2008. Blair was crowned "Queen of Teen" at the ]Dolly Teen Choice Awards The Dolly Teen Choice Awards began in 2006 as a non-broadcast show with hosts Stephanie McIntosh and Jules Lund. The show (presented by ''Dolly'' Magazine and sponsored by Target) was held at Sydney's Luna Park Big Top on 31 August 2006 and inclu ...
at Sydney's Luna Park
Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-sc ...
in 2007.
In December 2007, Blair starred in the Spillers Ltd Production of ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...
'' as Snow White
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as Ta ...
at the Music Hall
Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as variety. Perceptions of a distinction in Bri ...
in Shrewsbury. Blair also sang solo and a cappella the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" at the annual BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
Shropshire
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Carols in the Square event in Shrewsbury on 19 December 2007.
Blair left ''Neighbours'' after five years in 2009. She then moved to Los Angeles, but returned home later that year to play chief villain Connie Burns in the feature film ''Stage Fright''. Upon completion of the film, also starring
Clare Bowen
Clare Maree Bowen (born 12 May 1984) is an Australian actress and singer, best known for her role as Scarlett O'Connor in the ABC/ CMT musical-drama television series ''Nashville''. Alongside her music releases from ''Nashville'' and her solo ...
and
Jason Smith, Natalie left Queensland and returned to Los Angeles.
Blair returned to ''Neighbours'' in March 2011 for two episodes. Also in March 2011, Natalie began shooting the feature film ''The Sleeping Warrior'', portraying the character of Safia. The film was set for release in 2012. A story that connects Hindu spirituality and Australian aboriginal spirituality.
In 2012, Blair returned to Melbourne, Australia to play the lead in the romantic comedy ''The Groomless Bride''. The film also stars underworld figure
Chopper Reid.
actor
Beau Brady
Beau Brady (born 11 October 1981) is an Australian actor from Sydney, Australia.
Biography
Brady attended high school at Oak Hill College where he took up Drama in year eight. In 1999 he debuted in the acting world by guest starring on the ...
. The pair met on the set of ''Voodoo Lagoon'' in 2006 and quietly separated in January 2007, with their split being confirmed by a ''Neighbours'' spokeswoman.
The pair reportedly split due to Brady's decision to move to Los Angeles to pursue his career.
Blair began a relationship with her ''Neighbours'' co-star
David Hoflin
David Hoflin (; born 25 February 1979) is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in ''Ocean Girl'' between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in ''Neighbours'' between 2007 and 2008. Peripheral 2022.
Career
He ...
in 2008. The pair currently live together in Los Angeles. On 10 March 2012, Fiona Byrne of the ''
Herald Sun
The ''Herald Sun'' is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald S ...
'' reported the couple were engaged. They were married on 4 January 2013 in Warburton, Victoria.
Blair and Hoflin welcomed their first child, a son, on 29 July 2016.
Filmography
References
External links
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1984 births
Actresses from Brisbane
Australian soap opera actresses
Living people
Logie Award winners
People educated at Lourdes Hill College