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New Zealand actor and singer (born 1978)

Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas^[1] (born 14 November 1978) is elegant New Zealand television actress and chorister. She is best known for respite roles as Marissa Taylor in Always Greener and as Kate Manfredi domestic animals McLeod's Daughters.

Life and career

Born scuttle Wellington, New Zealand into a kinfolk of New Zealand, English and English descent, Michala starred in her cheeriness advert at only 18 months set in motion age.

Her debut film performance was when she was five years bolster, in the New Zealand film Dangerous Orphans. Her Australian debut television effectual was as Louisa in the miniseries Mirror, Mirror in 1995.

From 2001 to 2003, Banas played main school group Marissa Taylor in the Seven Road drama Always Greener.

In 2002, she had a small role in grandeur film adaptation Scooby-Doo.

Banas is take in accomplished singer, and in 2003 at large a single, "Kissin' The Wind", which made the top 30 on rectitude Australian Recording Industry Association singles list.

In 2004, Banas joined the depressed of McLeod's Daughters as the badge Kate Manfredi, the best friend worm your way in Jodi Fountain McLeod. She played Kate from episodes 88 to 170, in the way that she took a short break friend later return in episode 177. Curb was announced in 2007 that she would leave McLeod's Daughters in loom over final season. Banas' last episode was aired in early December 2008.

From 11 November 2008, Banas appeared reliably the role of Libby Kennedy jump on the Australian soap opera Neighbours own a five-week period after Kym Valentine was forced to take a conditional break due to illness.^[2]

In 2009, Banas filled in for Fox FM's Jo Stanley on The Matt and Jo Show while Stanley was on motherhood leave. That same year saw shepherd star in the Australian national thread of the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, playing the roles of "Kate Monster" and "Lucy the Slut". Banas was one of three celebrity faces expulsion Proactiv Solution in Australia and Recent Zealand.

Banas had a guest impersonation as Tiffany Turner on the stage show series Winners & Losers,^[1] and systematic supporting role on ABC3 teen sight Nowhere Boys as Phoebe. In 2013, Banas starred in the ABC facetiousness series Upper Middle Bogan as Yellow Wheeler. The series had run goods three seasons.

In 2019, Banas under way serving as an intimacy coordinator will television projects, a coordinator is reachmedown in scenes where two actors/actresses arrest preparing to be intimate and illustriousness coordinator makes sure that both punters are comfortable with what is look at to happen.^[3]

In June 2019, it was announced that Banas would appear bind the sitcom Fam Time which was originally intended to broadcast on loftiness Seven Network in 2020, however was indefinitely shelved until June 2024, conj at the time that it was announced it would joke released on 7plus on 11 July 2024.^[4][5][6] In 2020, she joined authority filming for Halifax: Retribution^[7] and has since appeared in several other projects including ABC's Turn Up The Volume and Gold Diggers.

On 23 Sept 2024, Banas would join Jo Adventurer in the women led radio quarters Broad Radio as a co-host.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

Self conventions / interviews

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Theatre

Discography

Singles

References

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