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| Birth Name(s) : Peta Gia Wilson |
Date of Birth: November 18, 1970 |
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Born November 18, 1970, Peta grew up an army brat all over the pacific rim, spending several years in Papua New Guinea where her Australian father was stationed. She discovered at a young age a love of performing, in part to help her dealing with changing schools and being the odd one out growing up. She spent summers with her grandparents in Australia, and she remains to this day very close to her family.
Before becoming an actress, Wilson worked as a model. However, performing is her first love. She moved to Los Angeles to study acting with Arthur Mendoza, a protege of Stella Adler. Wilson's credits include a bit part on Highlander: The Series, the films Loser, The Sadness of Sex, A Woman Undone, One of Our Own, and the forthcoming Mercy, co-starring Ellen barkin, Julian Sands, and Wendy Crewson, directed by her longtime boyfriend Damian Harris. She also has a production company, Sweet Lip productions, and is developing several projects, including Guns In The Night. |
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Wilson was born in Sydney, New South Wales to Karlene White and Darcy Wilson, who divorced in 1982. At a young age, she moved and lived a portion of her life in Papua New Guinea. Living there without television or radio, she and her brother learned to entertain themselves putting on private shows for their parents lip synching to Liza Minnelli. This was just a hint of her budding talent to come. Her family moved around from place to place as her father, Darcy Wilson, was in the military special forces. She learned to adapt quickly to each place she moved and was very well liked.
During her teen years she involved herself in sports such as netball and swimming. As a very energetic young woman, her mother was concerned about her being a tomboy, so Peta was sent to deportment classes. While there she was spotted by a modeling agent. Her new career allowed her to live in Europe but Peta had other plans.
The show was a successful spring board for Peta's career in fact she received two Gemini nominations for Best Performance By An Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.Peta Wilson portraying Mina Harker in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 film
In 2003, Peta Wilson appeared in the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with Sean Connery in the role of vampire Mina Harker. |
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