- Anita Hegh
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website =Anita Hegh (born 11 May 1972) is an
Australia nactor , known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on "Stingers ".Life
Her father is Norwegian, who came to Australia at the age of 14, and her mother is Estonian. [cite web | last = Zuk | first = Tim | title = Stingers: profiles | work = Australian Television Information Archive | url = http://www.australiantelevision.net/stingers/profiles.html | accessdate = 2008-05-09 ] Hegh has one brother. She married her long-time friend Peter Evans in 2001.
Hegh studied drama when she was younger to overcome shyness. She originally set out to be a teacher, but after auditioning for the
National Institute of Dramatic Art and being accepted, she changed her career path. Hegh studied drama at NIDA, graduating in 1994, and has rarely been out of work since.Career
After minor roles in "
Cosi " (1996), "Paradise Road " (1997) and the children'stelevision series "Return to Jupiter ", Hegh became well-known starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie on "Stingers ", which she starred on from 1998 to 2002.Hegh's most recent roles were starring alongside
Jason Donovan in the ABCminiseries "Loot ", a four episode guest role on "MDA" in 2005, for which she won anAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , and a recurring role on "Last Man Standing". She also guest starred as an American Coach in an episode of "Holly's Heroes ".In 2005, Hegh performed in a
psychodrama entitled "The Yellow Wallpaper" which was an adaptation from anovella of the same title byCharlotte Perkins Gilman . This play was adapted by Hegh and Evans, and directed by Evans. Hegh was a nominated for best female actor in the 2005Green Room Awards for the role in the fringe/independent theatre category. [cite web | title = 2005 Nominations | publisher = Green Room Awards Association | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20060819010726/http://www.greenroom.org.au/2005noms.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-09 ]References
External links
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* [http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whatson/wallpaper.html "The Yellow Whitepaper"] page at Malthouse Theatre.
* [http://www.geocities.com/stingerstv/mac.html A short overview of Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie character] inStingers , Stingers Undercover.
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