Tushka Bergen (born 1969, in

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, England) is an Australian actress who has worked in Australia, England, Germany and the United States. In 1988, she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series for her role in '' Always Afternoon''. Her mother is New Zealander Beverley Bergen, a soprano opera singer and scriptwriter. Her father is Anthony Hose, a conductor and pianist. She is married to

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, with whom she has one daughter, Katie Vause, born in 2004.

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*' (as Tushka Benthaak) (1981) *''

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. It stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in a story of a lone roving warr ...

'' (1985) *'' The Place at the Coast'' (1987) *'' Always Afternoon'' (1988) *''

Minnamurra Minnamurra is a suburb in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Municipality of Kiama. It has a station (opened 1891) on City Rail South Coast line. The Minnamurra River flows into the ocean at Minnamurra. There is a sa ...

'' (1989) *'' Swing Kids'' (1993) *'' Agatha Christie’s Poirot'' (1993) *''

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

'' (1994) *'' Voices'' (1995) *''

Turning April ''Turning April'' is a 1996 Australian-Canadian film. Premise The wife of a diplomat is kidnapped. Cast *Tushka Bergen * Aaron Blabey *Dee Smart *Justine Clarke *Judi Farr Reception ''Variety'' said "Several themes juggle for attention in" the ...

'' (1996) *'' Invisible Child'' (TV Movie) (1999) *''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

'' (TV Mini-Series) (1999) *''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

'' (TV Show) (2000,2001) *''

Horseplay Horseplay may refer to: * ''Horseplay'' (2003 film), an Australian film * ''Horseplay'' (2014 film), a Hong Kong action comedy film * Horseplay humor Low comedy, also known as lowbrow humor, in association to comedy, is a dramatic or literar ...

'' (2003)

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