Emma Lung

Emma Lung
Emma Lung in 2014
Born (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982
Sydney, Australia
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–present

Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born in a province near Beijing.[1][2] Lung's mother is Scottish and French.[3]

Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts before being accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.

Career

Lung played Carmelita in the short-lived Australian drama series The Cooks. She received her breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving.[4] She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson.[5] Lung starred in Christopher Smith's Triangle. She starred in the 2012 psychological thriller Crave alongside Josh Lawson, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman; the film was directed by Charles de Lauzirika.[6] She plays Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC's 2012 series The Straits. Lung is currently playing Colette Riger, a teacher, in the television show Wonderland, aired on Channel 10 since 2013.

Awards

At the 2006 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft for her acting work on the short film Stranded.

At the 2007 Logie awards, Lung won the Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent.

At the 2008 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her performance in The Jammed.[7]

Personal life

Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. They their first child, son Marlowe James Zapala was born on Easter Sunday, 5 April 2015.

Filmography

YearMovieRoleOther notes
2012CraveVirginia
2012The StraitsLola
2009The Boys Are BackMia
2009CrushAnna
2009TriangleHeather
2007EntourageHeather
2007The JammedCrystalNominated for an AFI- Best Supporting Actress
200648 ShadesNaomi
2006Footy LegendsJasmyne
2005Two Minutes to MidnightClaire
2005House of WaxJenniferUncredited
2005StrandedClaudia
2004The CooksCarmelitaTV series
2004PeachesSteph
2003TemptationCarmelitaTV movie preceding The Cooks
2003NedCindy
2003The Extreme TeamKellyU.S. title: The X-Team
2002Garage DaysFreddy's Babysitter

References

  1. ↑ ""1／4中国血统"上海电视节夺魁-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Actress Emma Lung on Crying and Wanking". Billabout. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Peachy keen - Film - Entertainment". theage.com.au. 2005-06-12. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  4. ↑ (12 June 2005). Peachy keen. The Age URL accessed 4–11-2006
  5. ↑ (14 August 2006). Emma puts stamp on Aussie comedy. Sydney Morning Herald. URL accessed 8–14-06
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise, The Herald Sun, 04/12/2008
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