Simone Jade Mackinnon (born 19 March 1973) is an Australian actress. She is best known for role as Allie Reese on ''

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'' (1999–2000) and Stevie Hall on ''

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'' (2003–2009).

Early life

Mackinnon was born in

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in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later moved to Coffs Harbour in

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Career

Mackinnon began her acting career in 1988, appearing in the Australian feature film ''Something About Love''. Two further features followed, '' Dating the Enemy'' and ''Dust of the Wings'', where she appeared in small roles, although her role in ''Dust of the Wing'' was a larger part. In 1997, she began to appear on television. She had a guest appearance on the fantasy television series '' Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord'', a sequel to the original series '' Spellbinder''. Mackinnon is known for her role in the ''

'' spin-off series ''Baywatch: Hawaii'', where she played the role of 'Allie Reese' opposite

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. She appeared as a regular during the show's first season. MacKinnon is best known for her role as ' Stevie Hall' (later 'Hall-Ryan') in the

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-winning Australian television series ''

'', where she appeared at the end of

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through the final season in 2009. Her role as Stevie earned her several Logie Award nominations, for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress. In 2007 & 2009, she received Gold Logie Award nominations. Mackinnon's other television work includes roles on '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''

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'', '' The Cut'', '' Rescue: Special Ops'', ''

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'' and '' City Homicide''. In 2001, she appeared with

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in the television mini-series '' Attila'', which also featured

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, and in 2003, she starred in the Syfy television film ''

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''. Mackinnon also played roles in three direct-to-video films, ''Python'', ''Dark Waters'' and ''Submission'', for which she also served as producer. From 1993 to 1995 she toured with the musical '' Cats'' (in the role of the cat "Cassandra") through Australia and Asia. In June 2009, Mackinnon appeared as a presenter alongside host

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and

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in ''Random Acts of Kindness'' on the ''Nine Network''. Mackinnon completed a second season of ''Random Acts of Kindness'' in January 2010. On 4 March 2012, it was announced Mackinnon had joined the cast of '' Neighbours'' as

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. The actress began appearing on screen in May and relocated to Melbourne for filming.

Personal life

Mackinnon gave birth to her first child, a son, Madigan James Mackinnon, on 19 March 2010, her 37th birthday. Dogs have always been a part of her life. She was named an RSPCA superhero "for giving love, respect and support to all animals." As a child traveling with her parents, she found an abandoned Australian Cattle Dog, and since then has had ACDs in her life. Her current dogs are Australian Cattle Dog Maha Kala and terrier Mr Miyagi.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackinnon, Simmone Australian film actresses Australian television actresses People from Coffs Harbour Living people 1973 births People from Mount Isa 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses