Rebekah Elmaloglou

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Rebekah Elmaloglou (born January 23, 1974) is a Greek-Australian actress who is best known for portraying the role of Sophie Simpson on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1989 to 1993 and again on recurring basis from 2002 to 2005. Interestingly, her brothers, Peter Elmaloglou, Dominic Elmaloglou and Sebastian Elmaloglou have appeared on Home and Away (Dominic played Sebastian Harrison in 1996). Sebastian Elmaloglou is well-known for portraying the role of Max Sutherland from 2002 to 2004.

Biography

Left school at the earliest legal age 15. Rebekah trained at the Lynda Keane Studios where she studied acting, singing and dancing. She has appeared in numerous roles in various programmes and films such as A Country Practice, Mad Max III, Princess Kate. Since leaving Home and Away, Rebekah has appeared in the Australian film The Sum of Us and guest starred in A Country Practice as Christine Agapitos. She appeared on the stage at the Sydney Opera House in Caravan. In April 2008 it was revealed that, together with her partner Kane Baker, she was expecting her first child.[1]

Miscellanea

  • She is of Greek (father) and English (mother) descent.
  • Her father is a cellist and her mother a kindergarten teacher.
  • Her mother is a cousin of Dame Judi Dench
  • She appeared in Pacific Drive in 1996, as a victim of incest, who dices with death when she turns to drugs.
  • She appeared in an episode Life Support as a "publicity whore"

References

  1. http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=449117 Rebekah's joy: I'm having a baby, Woman's Day, 21 April, 2008

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