Tempany Deckert (born 2 March 1978) is an Australian actress and author, who now resides in

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. She is perhaps best known for her role as

Selina Roberts Selina Cook (also Roberts) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Tempany Deckert. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 5 May 1994. Deckert was given the role of ...

on popular soap opera ''

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'' from 1994 to 1997, and briefly in 1998.

Early life

Tempany Deckert was born in 1978 in

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. She grew up outside the city of Melbourne with her parents and her older sister, make-up artist Kendal Deckert. Deckert had originally planned to do her HSC, but with receiving a role on ''Home and Away'', she chose acting and deferred her education, planning to return in the future to finish her studies.

Career

Deckert began her acting career at the age of ten appearing in theatre productions. She trained at MBCTA youth theatre in

for six years, until she moved to

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to extend her training as an adult actor. She appeared in a guest role in '' RFDS'', and walk-on roles on ''

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''. At the age of 16, Deckert relocated to

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as she received a lead role in soap opera ''

'', playing

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, which lasted for four years. For her portrayal of Selina, Deckert earned a nomination for the

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in 1996. Deckert's decision to leave ''Home and Away'' was for greater fame in the United States, which she has since relocated to, living permanently in

, like her former co-stars including

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and

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. Following her departure from the show, she appeared on drama series' '' All Saints'' and ''

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'', before landing a role in her first feature film, ''New Skin'', which starred Anthony Hayes and

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. In 2009, Deckert starred in her first American feature film, ''Oral Fixation''. In theatre, Deckert has appeared in several productions including ''Away'' at the

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, and the award-winning ''Direct from Broadway'' at The Edge Theatre in Newtown, Sydney. Deckert is also the author and illustrator of a number of books including ''The Green-Eyed Monster'', ''Maddy's Big Break'', ''The Big Fudge'', a series of books entitled ''Fashion Police'', and ''Radio Rebels''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Works

* ''The Green-Eyed Monster'' - Scholastic Press Australia, 2001. * ''The Big Fudge'' Part of "The Shooting Stars" series published by Scholastic Press in Australia, 2002. * ''Lights ... Camera ... Ghost!'' ("The Shooting Stars" series) - Scholastic Press Australia, 2002. * ''The Stage Kiss'' ("The Shooting Stars" series) - Scholastic Press Australia, 2002. * ''Maddy's Big Break'' - ("The Shooting Stars" series) - Scholastic Press Australia, * ''Understudy to Miss Perfect'' ("The Shooting Stars" series) - Scholastic Press Australia, 2003. * ''In Your Dreams'' - Scholastic Education, Laguna Bay Publishing, 2005. * ''Going Batty'' - Scholastic Education, Laguna Bay Publishing, 2005. * ''Fashion police : the dorky dance dilemma'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Rae Dale. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Fashion police : the haunted workroom'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Rae Dale. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Fashion police : braving the bully'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Rae Dale. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Fashion police : famous fools'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Rae Dale. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Radio rebels : radio revolution'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Coral Tulloch. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Radio rebels : wiped out'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Coral Tulloch. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Radio rebels : blind revenge'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Coral Tulloch. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * ''Radio rebels : pug hostage'' - Tempany Deckert; illustrated by Coral Tulloch. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Education Australia, 2007. * Kids Inc Book Series, ''The Fashion Police'' Books 1-4 and ''Radio Rebels'' Books 1-4 - Macmillan, Australia

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deckert, Tempany Australian soap opera actresses Australian child actresses 1978 births Living people Australian expatriates in the United States