Victoria Spence

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name = Victoria Spence


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birthname = Victoria Anne Spence
birthdate = Birth date and age|1984|4|30|mf=y
birthplace = Auckland, New Zealand
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othername = Tori Spence
occupation = Stage and television actor
yearsactive = 1993; 1999-2003
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children = None
website = http://web.archive.org/web/20031202200120/victoriaspenceonline.hostrocket.com/VSO/
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Victoria "Tori" Spence (born 30 April, 1984) is a New Zealand stage and television actress most famous for her role as "Salene" in the Cloud 9 television drama "The Tribe". She made her acting debut in the 1993 film "Jack Be Nimble" and later appeared in the teen comedy series "Atlantis High", in which she played the dual role of "Antonia" and "Anthony", cite web |url=http://www.atlantishigh.com/characters/anthonia.html |title=Antonia and Anthony |accessdate= |author=Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=AtlantisHigh.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] and William Shatner's "A Twist in the Tale" alongside Tribe co-star Ryan Runciman. cite web |url=http://www.tribeworld.com/guide/archive/who_is_who/whoiswho_salene.asp |title=Who's Who: Salene |accessdate= |author=Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TribeWorld.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

While attending high school, she appeared in several plays including a leading role in "The Joker" as well as supporting roles in "Memory", "Desire", "Shortland Street" and "Mother Tongue". Spence also starred in several television commercials and had experience as a stills photographic model prior to being cast as The Tribe's "Salene" at age 14.

Her character was introduced as an emotional frightened child and early storylines dealt with her suffering from bulimia and alcoholism. [ cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A678332 |title='The Tribe' - the Television Series |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2002-01-08 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=BBC.co.uk |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] By the fourth season however, Spence had emerged as one of the lead characters and, at one point, became leader of the "Mall Rats". Her character would also become romantically involved with Ryan Runciman ("Ryan") and Nick Miller ("Pride"). On January 28, 2001, she appeared in a stage performance with Tribe cast members Ari Boyland ("KC"), Jennyfer Jewell ("Ellie"), Michelle Ang ("Tai-San"), Caleb Ross ("Lex"), Vanessa Stacey ("Alice") and Meryl Cassie ("Ebony") in which they sang and performed for fans in New Zealand.

On September 2, 2004, Spence made her first appearance in North America with fellow Tribe co-stars Daniel James ("Zoot") and Matt Robinson ("Slade") at the 2004 Dragon*Con convention in Atlanta, Georgia. [ cite web |url=http://www.dragoncon.org/dc_past_guests.php#S |title=Past Guest List |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2008 |month= |format= |work=Guest List |publisher=DragonCon.org |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] [ cite web |url=http://www.florala.net/news/2004/09/09/Lifestyle/Dragoncon.2004-714259.shtml |title=Dragon*Con 2004: Pirates and troopers and elves, oh my! |accessdate= |author=Myers, Liz |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2004-09-09 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Florala.net |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] Featured guests at the event, the three appeared in series of panels during Labor Day weekend, judging a "Tribe" fan-based costume contest and attended an autograph signing. [ cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb154067.htm |title=Cloud 9's "The Tribe" at Dragon*Con - 24 hour "Tribe" marathon on WAM! |accessdate= |author=Horner, Sarah |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2004-09-02 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=PRWeb.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] While at the convention, she gave an interview discussing her character's development on "The Tribe". [ cite web |url=http://home.earthlink.net/~kellygirlygirl/id75.html |title=Interview with The Tribe's Tori Spence (Salene) at DragonCon 2004 |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2004 |month=September |format= |work= |publisher=Kellygirl's Pop Culture Palace |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

In July 2008, Spence appeared in the Thomas Sainsbury's horror play "Beast" with David de Lautour and Todd Emerson. [ cite web |url=http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/article.php?sid=5727&mode=thread&order=0 |title=Beast - a horror play by Thomas Sainsbury |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2008-05-26 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=TheBigIdea.co.nz |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] [ cite web |url=http://www.thehive.co.nz/2008/jul/auckland-central/beast2 |title=Beast - Auckland Central - The Hive |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2008 |month=July |format= |work= |publisher=TheHive.co.nz |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] [ cite web |url=http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2008/jul/auckland-central/beast2 |title=Beast - Auckland Central - Eventfinder |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2008 |month=July |format= |work= |publisher=EventFinder.co.nz |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

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External links

*imdb name|id=0817830|name=Victoria Spence
*tv.com person|62745|Victoria Spence
* [http://torispence.tripod.com/ ToriSpence.com]
* [http://www.tribe-cast.com/Darsteller/victoriaspence.htm Tribe-Cast.com - Victoria Spence]