Thaila Zucchi

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Thaila Zucchi
Born
Thaila Lucia Zucchi

(1981-01-19) 19 January 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Thaila Lucia Zucchi (Italian:

Big Brother 8 in the UK, where she played the part of fake Australian housemate Pauline. She has also appeared in Balls of Steel and Star Stories, as well as the TV series Blandings
.

Music career

Zucchi was a member of

SMTV numerous times. The band was contracted to Island Records and enjoyed four top 20 hits and released an album, with tracks that were featured in the movies Thunderpants and Scooby Doo. Zucchi remains close friends with the other band members.[citation needed
]

Television career

Zucchi appeared in

Nickelodeon and The Record of the Year. In 2006 and 2007, she had several roles in the Channel 4 comedy series Star Stories, including Courteney Cox, Sharon Osbourne, and also Geri Halliwell in Simon Cowell
– My Honesty, My Genius.

In 2007, Zucchi entered the

Big Brother's Big Mouth, another spin-off show from 17–20 July 2007, as part of the lineup replacing ex-'Big Mouth' presenter, Russell Brand. Zucchi also appeared in a DOE advertisement about the dangers of drunk driving, and in adverts for Hula Hoops, Setanta Sports[3]
and Brunchettas.

In 2007, Zucchi appeared in an episode of sitcom

ITV on 23 September 2010. She is also in Richard Hammond's Blast Lab and presents the "How Hard is Your Thing?" segment in Brainiac: Science Abuse
.

Zucchi acted in

Coming of Age in one episode as a French teacher which was first shown on 26 January 2010, has appeared in the series Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights, which started airing on 30 November 2010 and has starred in adverts for Sky Broadband.[4] Most recently, she acted in several sketches in Charlie Brooker's How TV Ruined Your Life. She appears in BBC reality TV series World Series of Dating as fictional host Poppy Weathers, which started airing on 26 March 2012. In January 2013 she played Paquita Manganara in BBC One's comedy series Blandings
.

She appeared as Police Sergeant Randall in the Channel 4 show Shameless.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–02 Starstreet Thaila
2005 Balls Of Steel Bunny Boiler Series 1
2007 Not Going Out Rosie, the lap dancer
2008 Brainiac: Science Abuse Co-presenter Series 6
2010 Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights Multiple
2013 Shameless Police Sergeant Randall Series 11
2013
Hollyoaks Later
Maria Gonzalez Series 6
2020 4 O'Clock Club (Series 9) Anna Ford

References

  1. ^ "Thaila Zucchi: Big Brother contestant on her acting career". The Independent. London. 16 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Housemates to face Big Brother's 'Fake Week'". Digital Spy. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  3. ^ Sweney, Mark (27 July 2007). "Lynam fronts Setanta campaign". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Sky Broadband – Happy Ever After Broadband for Princely Frogs". Visit4info. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. ^ "TV listings guide". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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