Roxane Wilson (born 1965) is an South African actress best known for her roles in '' Water Rats'', '' Stingers'' and '' The Alice''. She was born in

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, South Africa to an Italian mother and an English father. She lives in

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with her children.

Biography

Early life

Roxane was born in Durban in 1965 to an Italian mother and an English father.Roxane Wilson's biography at Punishment (the Movie)
/ref> Her father was also an actor, trained at the

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Australian Television
/ref> in London. In 1972, Roxane moved with her mother to Sydney via London. Her stepfather is Ian "Peewee" Wilson, leader and founding member of the Australian rock and roll band

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. After a couple of years in suburban Sydney, touring with the band, her family moved to Eungai Creek,

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on the mid-north coast, where they maintained a fifty-acre farm, growing organic vegetables.

Career

Roxane Wilson started her career at an early age with modelling. In 1981 she signed with the Chadwick Models agency in Sydney. In 1983 she extended her modelling career to New York, where she signed with

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and lived for three years. During her time in New York she studied acting at

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and the

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with Robert Modica. On return to Australia, she began her career as a professional actress. In 1991 she furthered her training by attending full-time study at

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Sue Barnett & Associates, Roxane Wilson's biography
/ref> Roxane works extensively in film, television and theatre. She has also made television appearances as a presenter for the AFI Awards and as a guest on the Good Morning Australia, Donnie Sutherland's "Sounds", "In Melbourne Today" (

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) and

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Show. She has also worked as a tutor and as a private acting coach at Screenwise, Out of the Blue and ATYP. In 2014 she appeared in the Australian Theatre Company's Los Angeles production of '' Holding the Man'' opposite

Cameron Daddo Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. From 1987 to 1988, he hosted dating game show '' Perfect Match Australia''. He won two Logie Awards for his performances in '' Golden Fiddles'' and ''Track ...

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and Nate Jones; the production was directed by Larry Moss and received strong critical praise.

Filmography and theatre

References

External links

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Sue Barnett & Associates, Roxane Wilson's biography

Roxane Wilson's biography on the official Punishment website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Roxane 1965 births Living people Australian television actresses Australian film actresses Actresses from Sydney