Zahra Newman

Zahra Newman is a Jamaican-born Australian actor.[1]

Newman was born in Port Antonio Jamaica and spent her formative years in Kingston before migrating to Australia at the age of 14 with her mother. Her interest in the performing arts was nurtured through her involvement with Father HoLung and Friends, the Caribbean-style music and theatre arts group associated with Missionaries of the Poor. Later, in Brisbane Australia, performance opportunities with Harvest Rain Theatre Company served to cement her passion for and commitment to the stage. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2008.[2]

She appeared as Nabalungi in the original Australian cast of The Book of Mormon.[3]

Newman has performed extensively with leading theatre companies in Melbourne and Sydney. Her theatre credits include Miss Julie, The Effect, The Mountaintop, The Cherry Orchard, Clybourne Park, The Drowsy Chaperone, Richard III and Rockabye for Melbourne Theatre Company; Rosalind in As You Like It for Bell Shakespeare; The Blind Giant is Dancing, Ivanov and Private Lives for Belvoir; Love and Information for Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company; The Government Inspector for Belvoir and Malthouse Theatre; and Random for the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Theatre Company and Brisbane Powerhouse.[4] She also appeared in the original Australian cast of the musical An Officer and A Gentleman.[5]

Her television and film credits include Wentworth, Rush, Childhood’s End and Neighbours.[6]

In 2014, Newman was nominated for Helpmann Awards for both Best Female Actor in Play for The Mountaintop and Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for The Government Inspector.[7] She received a Green Room Award for Female Actor for Random in 2012.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010RushKara Davidson2 episodes
2012HoldLilyShort film
2015TruthDana Roberson
2015Childhood's EndBridget RodricksEpisode: "The Overlords"
2016Comedy ShowroomFran WrightEpisode: "Bleak"
2017WentworthIman Farah5 episodes
2017SistersFelicity4 episodes
2019Diary of an Uber DriverBeck6 episodes
2020RosehavenAmy2 episodes
2020NeighboursAudrey Hamilton

References
  1. Bitto, Emily (6–12 July 2019). "Actress Zahra Newman takes on Wake in Fright" (250 ed.). thesaturdaypaper.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. Blake, Elissa (6 March 2015). "Zahra Newman finds freedom in As You Like It". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "The Book of Mormon (finally!) reveals Australian cast". dailyreview.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. Weber, K.E. (28 July 2011). "Random - Theatrepeople". www.theatrepeople.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. "AusStage - Zahra Newman". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Get To Know Neighbours' Newest Arrival, Audrey Hamilton". 10play.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. "Razzle dazzle leads Helpmann nominations". Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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