Saskia Burmeister (born 12 February 1985) is an Australian actress. She is most known for her roles in '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Born in

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, Burmeister grew up in Bellingen on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. She was educated at Mosman High School in Sydney, and trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People. In February 2008, Burmeister married Australian actor Jamie Croft. Burmeister first met Croft at a film audition and after they played a couple in ''The Pact'', they began dating. Burmeister and Croft have two sons together, Jackson Jay "JJ", born in May 2012, and Bodhi Phoenix in June 2014.

Career

During high school, Burmeister performed in various theatre productions including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Chapel Perilous''. Burmeister joined the cast of ''

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'' as Dina Demiris in 2003. She appeared in the 2005 comedy film '' Hating Alison Ashley'' and received a nomination for Best Lead Actress from the

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(AFI) for her performance. Burmeister made a guest appearance in ''

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'' and earned the 2006 AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her performance in episode 493. In 2007, Burmeister joined the cast of ''

'' as Nikki Caetano. That same year, Burmeister appeared in '' The Jammed'' and earned an AFI nomination for Best Supporting Actress. On 24 April 2011, Lizzy Lovette of ''

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'' reported Burmeister had joined the cast of ''

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''. Burmeister had an extended guest role as Tegan Callahan. The actress bleached her usual brown hair blonde for the part. Burmeister's younger sister, Martika Sullivan, also landed a role in the show at the same time. Burmeister joined the cast of '' Black & White & Sex'' in 2012 and had a guest role in '' Tricky Business''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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TV Week interview
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burmeister, Saskia 1985 births AACTA Award winners Actresses from Sydney Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Australian child actresses Living people People from the Mid North Coast