Samantha Tolj (born on 12 June 1982 in

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) is an actress. Her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian. Tolj began professional acting guest starring on '' Stingers'', ''

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'', and a big part in an episode of '' Blue Heelers''. The ''Heelers'' producers were impressed enough to bring her back for two episodes playing a

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in the eighth and ninth seasons of the show. Tolj later joined the main cast, playing Kelly O'Rourke, a

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, in 2004 as one of four new cast members. This led to her nomination in the 2005

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for Best New Talent. She remained with the show until it ended in 2006. In 2007, Tolj played a guest role in '' McLeod's Daughters''. In 2010 Tolj joined the cast of ''

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''.

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* 1982 births Australian people of British descent Australian people of Croatian descent Australian people of Irish descent Australian television actresses Living people {{Australia-tv-actor-stub