Tammin Sursok
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Born | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 19 August 1983
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Sean McEwen (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
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Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983
Early life
Sursok was born to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.[1][2][3] When she was six, her family immigrated to Australia. Early on, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre where she pursued her interests in acting, music, and dance.[2] She also studied at the Trinity Speech and Drama College. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school.[citation needed]
Career
2000–2004: Home and Away
In 1999, after completing
2004–2006: Whatever Will Be
Sursok left Home and Away in 2004 so that she could pursue a music career, and acting opportunities, in the United States.
Sursok's solo album,
After the success of her album, Whatever Will Be, plans were made to launch Sursok in the UK, but these unexpectedly fell through due to changes at her record label. The title track, "Whatever Will Be", was covered by Vanessa Hudgens for her RIAA-certified debut album, V.
2006–present: Focus on films and television work
After her UK plans fell through, Sursok relocated from Australia to Los Angeles, California in 2006 in order to concentrate on her acting career.[9] That same year, she made her film debut in a bit role in the film Aquamarine.
In 2007, after a successful audition, Sursok became the third actress to portray
In 2009, Sursok starred in the
From July 2010 to January 2011, Sursok had a recurring role on the
She played Sarah Corso in the indie film Driving By Braille, directed by Kristina Lloyd and written by Richard H. Moon, released on DVD in May 2013. The story tells of a young woman who relives childhood trauma when she senses her boyfriend is about to propose, and who must sort through the crippling fear and doubt that is holding her back before her past destroys the couple's future.[26]
In 2014, after several reports of Sursok indicating she was returning to music, she released a collaboration with singer Joe Brooks, covering "Say Something" made famous by A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera.[27]
In January 2022, Sursok joined the cast of Australian soap opera
Personal life
On 24 August 2011, Sursok married her boyfriend, actor, producer, and director Sean McEwen, in Florence, Italy.[30][31][32] Sursok signed an exclusive deal with the Australian magazine Woman's Day to publish the couple's wedding photos[33] In April 2013, Sursok revealed that her movie Sleeping Around was filmed in the middle of her wedding.[34] The couple have two daughters, born in October 2013[35] and January 2019.[36] Sursok also has three dogs.[37]
On 16 March 2016, Sursok posted a photo of herself as an adolescent on Instagram and revealed that she had been bullied because of her weight. The post was part of her #ThisIsBeautiful hashtag campaign which aims to empower people and change the message around beauty standards. The accompanying post read:
For all of you being bullied out there. This is me. Growing up I was overweight and spent most of my adolescence being bullied because of it. I definitely wasn't the popular girl, but it didn't define me. You can be ANYTHING you want to be in your life. It's your choice which path you take. Don't let other people's words give you your self-worth. You are beautiful. I was beautiful. It just took me a long time to love myself. #thisisbeautiful[38]
In 2019, Sursok became an American citizen.[39][40][41] However, during the COVID-19 pandemic she along with McEwen and their daughters returned to Australia after being offered a movie role based in Brisbane in 2021, quarantined, and stated in an interview in March 2022 on The Morning Show that she had "accidentally" moved back to Australia.[42]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Aquamarine | Marjorie | |
2009 | Crossing Over | Rosalyn | |
2009 | Albino Farm | Stacey | |
2010 | Flicka 2 | Carrie McLaughlin | Direct-to-video film |
2011 | Husk | Natalie | |
2011 | Driving by Braille | Sarah Corso | Direct-to-video film |
2013 | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Kate Oliver | |
2014 | Cam2Cam | Allie Westbrook | [43] |
2019 | Braking for Whales | Star Walker | Also writer and producer[44][45] |
2023 | Blood, Sweat and Cheer | Renee | Streaming film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–2004 | Home and Away | Dani Sutherland | Regular role; 297 episodes |
2007 | Rules of Engagement | Woman | Episode: " Game On "
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2007–2009 | The Young and the Restless | Colleen Carlton | Regular role, 165 episodes |
2008 | In Plain Sight | Nicole | Episode: Pilot |
2009 | Spectacular! | Courtney | Nickelodeon Original Movie
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2010–2011 | Hannah Montana | Siena | Recurring role (season 4); 8 episodes |
2010–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Jenna Marshall | Recurring role (seasons 1–5, 7) |
2012 | Airship Dracula | Amelia | Television miniseries |
2015 | Bound & Babysitting | Maggie | Television film |
2016 | You May Now Kill the Bride | Audrey | Television film |
2016 | Girlfriends of Christmas Past | Livvy Beal | Television film |
2019 | My Killer Client | Christa Bright | Television film |
2022 | Neighbours | Montana Marcel
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Guest role[29] |
2022 | Love and Penguins | Tilly | Television film |
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [14] | ||
Whatever Will Be |
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13 |
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [46] | ||
Spectacular! |
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44 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||
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AUS [14] | |||||||||
"Pointless Relationship" | 2004 | 5 |
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Whatever Will Be | |||||
"Whatever Will Be" | 2005 | 13 | |||||||
"It's a Beautiful Thing" | 30 | ||||||||
"Say Something" (with Joe Brooks) |
2014 | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Eye of the Tiger" | 2010 | Spectacular! Cast | Music from Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
Music videos
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
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As artist | ||||
"Pointless Relationship" | 2004 | None | Unknown | [48] |
"Whatever Will Be" | 2005 | [49] | ||
"It's a Beautiful Thing" | [50] | |||
Guest appearances | ||||
"Till My Heart Stops Beating" | 2013 | Joe Brooks | [51] |
Awards
Year | Group | Award | Work | Result | Refs |
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2001 | Logie Award
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Most Popular New Female Talent | Home and Away | Won | [5] |
2004 | Logie Award
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Most Popular Actress | Home and Away | Nominated | |
2008 | Daytime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | |
2013 | New York Film Festival | Best Actress in a Leading Role | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Nominated | [52] |
References
- ^ a b c "The Young and the Restless Actor – Tammin Sursok". SheKnows Soaps. AtomicOnline. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g Radish, Christina (6 March 2009). "Our Spectacular! interview with Tammin Sursok". TeenHollywood. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ Eades, Chris (16 December 2021). "Y&R Alum Tammin Sursok Shares Her Emotional Family Reunion". Soaps in Depth. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Mercado 2004, p. 264.
- ^ a b According to the source, "Sursok played lovable Dani Sutherland on Home And Away for four years, winning the most popular new talent Logie in 2001." See Jonathon Moran, "Sursok's US break on Restless," The Daily Telegraph (12 August 2007).
- ^ "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Lyons, Beverley; Bennett, Cath (15 August 2005). "The Razz: Duet harmonies won't be too close". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2012.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lanskey, Sam (1 July 2010). "Jenna's Past Career as a Pop Star!". Wet Paint. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Australia Albums Top 50 ---- Issue Date: Monday May 30, 2005". acharts. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Australia Albums Top 50 – Issue Date: Monday June 6, 2005". Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Australia Albums Top 50 / Issue Date: Monday June 13, 2005". Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Australia Albums Top 50 / Issue Date: Monday June 20, 2005". Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e [1]. Acharts.us. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ a b "More Tammin Sursok Bios & Profiles". filmbug.com/. FilmBug. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Home and Away's Tammin Sursok hits Hollywood heights". Herald Sun. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Home and Away's Tammin Sursok goes all Young and Restless". The Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2008.
- Soaps in Depth. October 2007.
- ^ "Nice to Meet You: Tammin Sursok". Soap Opera Weekly. October 2007.
- ^ "Comings and Goings". Soap Opera Digest. 6 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Y&R's Sursok on Her Exit: "It was all a Wirlwind"". Soap Opera Digest. 20 October 2009. p. 6.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (11 February 2009). "Spectacular!". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Nielsens: 36.3 million go for Oscar gold". USA Today. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ ""Pretty Little Liars" Stands as ABC Family's No. 1 Series Launch on Record Across Target Demos – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
- ^ Tammin Sursok [@TamminSursok] (6 June 2013). "Finally! Don't worry! Still shooting #pll. I wouldn't let you down!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Driving by Braille". Netflix. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Say Something – Single – Joe Brooks & Tammin Sursok". iTunes Store. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Houghton, Rianne (17 January 2022). "Neighbours casts Home and Away and Pretty Little Liars actress in guest role". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b Koutsounia, Anastasia (14 March 2022). "Neighbours reveals who former Home and Away star will be playing in soap". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Tammin Sursok: My romantic Italian wedding!". Woman's Day Magazine. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Tammin Sursok and Sean McEwen". Wedding Italy.
- ^ "Sean McEwen". IMDb. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Tamminsursok.net. Tamminsursok.net (9 October 2016). Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "The movie I literally filmed in the middle of my wedding just got accepted into the New York film festival and will be in cinemas soon!!!". Twitter.
- ^ "Tammin Sursok, Pretty Little Liars Actress, Gives Birth to Baby Girl Phoenix Emmanuel Sursok-McEwen". Us Weekly. 8 October 2013.
- ^ Back, Grace (17 January 2019). "Tammin Sursok Welcomes Second Daughter". In Style. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Lonely Tammin Sursok ready to wed". The Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tammin Sursok Opened Up About Being Bullied For Her Weight As A Child". BuzzFeed, Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Today was a special day for me. I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN!!!!". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Last year I became an American Citizen". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "This is my first Memorial Day as an American citizen". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Former Home and Away star Tammin Sursok shares family update after 'accidental' development". 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (21 August 2014). "Film Review: 'Cam2Cam'". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Nemiroff, Perri (1 July 2020). "Tom Felton and Tammin Sursok on Making 'Braking for Whales' Like "A Band of Pirates"". Collider. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (24 April 2020). "'Braking for Whales': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Spectacular!". αCharts. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 275.
- ^ Tammin Sursok – Pointless Relationship. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Tammin Sursok – Whatever Will Be. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Tammin Sursok – "It's a Beautiful Thing" (Official Video). Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Joe Brooks – Till My Heart Stops Beating. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Tammin Sursok {Emerald Eyes} " Blog Archive " 2013 New York City International Film Festival". Tammin Sursok {Emerald Eyes}. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
External links
- Tammin Sursok at IMDb
- Tammin Sursok on Instagram