Anna Jennings-Edquist

Anna Jennings-Edquist (born 13 April 1985) is an Australian lawyer, journalist, actress, playwright and director in both theatre and television. Jennings-Edquist has written and directed several Australian university and festival productions and is known for her acting roles on the popular soap opera Neighbours.

Anna Jennings-Edquist
Born
Anna Jennings-Edquist

(1985-04-13) 13 April 1985
Australia[1]
OccupationActress, lawyer
Years active2002 – present

Career

Jennings-Edquist has acted in several television roles, most prominently in the soap opera Neighbours, in which she played the roles of Tahnee Coppin and Lisa Hayes.[2] She wrote and directed The Throwback Players' 2006 production of Heat, and also directed the 2006 University of Melbourne Law Revue. She also appeared in The Pacific, "Ricketts Lane" and Lowdown on ABC1.

Since 2011 Jennings-Edquist has worked as a solicitor.

Personal life

Jennings-Edquist's mother is Dr Gael Jennings, a science and medical journalist and current affairs presenter. Jennings-Edquist dated radio and TV celebrity Hamish Blake for five years until 2010.[3] She has two sisters: Grace, a writer and online reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Lola.

She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, where she completed a Law/Arts degree and an honours degree. She graduated in 2010.[4]


Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Run
2002 Short Cuts Cute Girl #1 1 episode
Neighbours Tahnee Coppin 2002–2003

33 episodes

2009 Lisa Hayes 3 episodes
2010 The Pacific Joyce 1 episode
2010 Lowdown Sharne 8 episodes

Theatre
Year Show Role Venue
2006 Heat writer, director University of Melbourne
Law Revue director University of Melbourne

References
  1. Anna Jennings-Edquist on IMDb
  2. "Hamish Blake's Anna Jennings-Edquist on Neighbours". News.com.au. News Limited. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. "Heartbroken Hamish and Anna break-up". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  4. "Anna Jennings-Edquist" - www.slatergordon.com.au



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