Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973) is an Australian television and film actress.

Acting career

Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town. She was accepted into the

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(NIDA) but dropped out after two years. She joined a small Sydney theatre, and landed a role as the love interest of

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in the music video for

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off his 1989 debut album ''

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''. In 1995, Walton played the recurring role of Rachel Watson in ''

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''. In 1996, Walton was cast as Dash McKinley in the police drama series ''

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''. Her character was introduced halfway through Season 3. She also played another character, Kim Trelor, in the same series. To win the role of Dash, Walton auditioned three times. Her second one with

William McInnes Daryl William Mathew Gabriel McInnes (born 10 September 1963) is an Australian film and television actor and writer. He portrayed the role of Matt Tivolli in '' The Time of Our Lives''. He is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick S ...

( Nick Schultz) gained her the role. In the audition Schultz yelled at Dash and while some of the other actresses burst into tears, Walton reacted by laughing. In the same year she made her film debut in ''Fistful of Flies''. Her last episode of ''

'', "The Full Circle" screened in mid-1999. Walton stated that she was leaving the series to pursue other acting projects and to be with her boyfriend in Sydney. She has since appeared in a variety of film and TV productions, including '' Water Rats'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Perdition''. She also won recurring roles in ''

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'' and '' BeastMaster''. In 2009, Walton joined the cast of ''

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'' in the semi-regular role of criminal profiler, Claudia Leigh. On 27 July 2013, it was announced that Walton had rejoined the cast of ''Home and Away'' in the recurring role of

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. She was on the show for two seasons. In 2016, Walton appeared on three episodes of '' Rake''. She also had a regular role on ''

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'' (in 2016 and 2017). In 2018, she joined the cast of '' Mystery Road'', reprising her role from the 2013 film of the same name. She returned to season two in 2020.

Personal life

Walton has Aboriginal heritage on her mother's side. Walton was in a relationship with Danny Roberts for seven and a half years until 2004. She began dating

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in October 2007. They married in a private ceremony in

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on 16 June 2009. In September 2013, Walton and McManus announced that they were expecting their first child. The couple's daughter was born in December 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

* New Theatre (Sydney)

Books

* ''Heartless'' (Fiction) (Pub Date 28 September 2009)

Awards

* At the 39th Annual TV Week Logie Awards held in 1997, Walton won the Logie for the "Most Popular New Talent" for her role as "Constable Dash McKinley" on ''

''. *Walton was nominated for

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at the

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for her role in '' Mystery Road'', but lost against

Rose Byrne Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film ''Dallas Doll'' (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role i ...

for '' The Turning''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, Tasma 1973 births Actresses from Western Australia Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners People from Geraldton 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses