Dena Kaplan
| Dena Kaplan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kaplan at the 2012 AACTA Awards | |
| Born |
20 January 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, model |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Dena Kaplan (born 20 January 1989) is a South African-born Australian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in Dance Academy.
Life and career
Kaplan was born in Johannesburg in 1989 to a Jewish family. She has an older sister, Gemma-Ashley Kaplan, and a younger sister, Neighbours actress Ariel Kaplan. She moved to Australia in 1996, at age seven.[1]
Kaplan attended Mount Scopus Memorial College and had dance training at numerous schools, including Australian Ballet School, Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and City Dance Centre. She first appeared onstage alongside David Campbell in The Production Company's Carousel, playing Louise, a non-singing solo ballet part in the second act of the show. Her second major appearance was as a dancer/singer in Disney's musical production of The Lion King.[2] She moved to New York City to study at the Ailey School and Broadway Dance Center, and was cast in a Broadway musical, but was unable to accept the offer.
Her first television role was in 2005 on the Network Ten spy series Scooter: Secret Agent as one of the party girls.[3] In 2007, she appeared as Deborah Statesman in an episode of Australian police drama City Homicide.[4] In 2009, she played Keli in an episode of Flight Of The Conchords [5] and starred in the film In Her Skin alongside Rebecca Gibney. She was then cast in the series Dance Academy as Abigail Armstrong[6] and in the same year was cast as Stephanie Wolfe in City Homicide. In 2011, Kaplan starred as the love interest in Chris Sebastian's music video for "Flow". During 2013 she was cast in the role of Sarah Brennen in Camp.[7]
Career
| Year | Title | Type | Episodes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Hamish & Andy Show[2] | TV Series | | Girl |
| 2005 | The Lion King (musical)[1][2] | Musical | Dancer | |
| 2005 | Scooter: Secret Agent[3] | TV series | | Party Girl |
| 2007 | City Homicide[4] | TV series | | Deborah Statesman |
| 2009 | Flight Of The Conchords[5] | TV series | | Keli |
| 2009 | In Her Skin | Film | Main cast | |
| 2010–13 | Dance Academy[6] | TV series | 65 | Abigail Armstrong |
| 2010 | City Homicide[6] | TV series | | Stephanie Wolfe |
| 2011 | Flow by Chris Sebastian[8] | Music video | Love interest | |
| 2012 | Tricky Business | TV series | Minnesota Smith | |
| 2013 | Camp[7] | TV series (US) | Sarah Brennen | |
| 2014 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | TV series | Amelia Yorke |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dena Kaplan". sourcedance.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Disney Ensemble Cast: Dena Caplan". Disney. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scooter: Secret Agent: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "City Homicide: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dena Kaplan Flight Of The Conchords". Film.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Dance Academy on ABC3". Australian Broadcasting Corporation via Throng. 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goldberg, Lesley (25 February 2013). "'Brothers & Sisters' Alum Rachel Griffiths to Star in NBC Summer Series 'Camp'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.lazygirls.info/Dena_Kaplan?tab=Videos&vloc=4
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