Zoe Ventoura

Zoe Ventoura
Born (1981-08-19) 19 August 1981
Perth, Western Australia
Occupation Actor
Notable work Packed to the Rafters
Spouse(s)

Zoe Ventoura (born 19 August 1981) is an Australian actress of Greek descent.

Life and career

In early life she attended Penrhos College in Perth, Western Australia. She is best known for portraying Melissa Rafter (née Bannon) in the original cast of Packed to the Rafters. Her shock on-screen death was the highest rating episode of the hugely popular series, and gained her a nomination for the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress in 2011.[1] That same year, Ventoura starred alongside actor Daniel MacPherson in the Seven Network colonial drama Wild Boys.

Ventoura is also known for starring as Miki Mavros in the SBS television comedy series Kick, for which she earned two Logie nominations. She has also had a number of roles in the theatre, film and other television series such as drama series Last Man Standing, US feature films "Drive Hard", "Fatal Honeymoon" and the horror movie See No Evil. More recently, she appeared in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One by acclaimed director Shane Abbess. In 2016 Zoe starred opposite Matt Nable as Sonya Hyde in the Australian thriller, "Hyde and Seek" for Channel 9.

In December 2014, Ventoura became engaged to longtime partner and Wild Boys co-star Daniel MacPherson,[2] and they married in Noosa in November 2015.[3]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Hyde and SeekSonya Hyde
2013Knockin' on DoorsSeason 1, Episode 2
2012Fatal HoneymoonJoannaTV Movie
2011Wild BoysMary Barrett10 episodes
2008–2013Packed to the RaftersMelissa Bannon65 episodes
2007KickMiki Mavros13 episodes
2005Last Man StandingAdele2 episodes
1996SweatDancerSeason 1, Episode 26

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006See No EvilEyeless Women
2009An Unfinished RomanceFlora
2010Stay AwakeSarah
2014Drive HardAgent Walker
2016Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris ChildSgt. Cognit
2017You Can't Play the Game If You Don't Know the RulesAndrea
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesMayor's wife

References

  1. ↑ Bateman, Michelle (27 December 2008). "What's next for Ben and Mel?". TV Week (52). Australia: Pacific Publications. pp. 10–11.
  2. ↑ Molloy, Shannon (20 January 2015). "Daniel MacPherson announces his engagement to girlfriend Zoe Ventoura". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Jonathon Moran; Luke Dennehy (1 December 2015). "Zoe Ventoura and Daniel Macpherson tie the knot low-profile style". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2015.



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