Nicky Whelan

Nicky Whelan
Born	Nicky Whelan 10 June 1981 (1981-06-10) (age 30), Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	2004–present

Nicky Whelan (born 10 June 1981) is an Australian actress and model best known for her role as Pepper Steiger in the Australian television series Neighbours. She is the granddaughter of AFL Brownlow Medallist Marcus Whelan.

Career

Before Neighbours, Whelan hosted a number of shows, including Coxy's Big Break (Seven Network), Beyond the Boundary (Network Ten), Melbourne Woman (Seven Network), and played the fictional celebrity "Chrissie Grant" on Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, a spin-off of All Aussie Adventures.

Whelan is also known as the face of the rural Victorian city, Shepparton, and she hosted the night racing at Moonee Valley for eight years.

Whelan has also posed for a number of Australian magazines, including FHM (in October 2007), Ralph (in November 2005) and Inside Sport.^[1] She was the first model to be on the cover of the Pumped Up Down Under calendar two years running.^{[citation needed]} She was voted sports model of the year 2001 and 2007.

In November 2007, Whelan made a special appearance in Harrow, London to promote sustainable transport and initiatives that benefit the environment. She also shot some photos for Harrow's 'It's Up to All of Us' campaign.^[2][3] At the event, she confirmed that after Neighbours, she had been in discussions over feature films.

Whelan has completed work for the movie Hollywood and Wine in Los Angeles. She co-starred with David Spade.^[4]

Whelan appeared in the final season of Scrubs as Maya, an Australian medical school student.^[5]

Whelan also played the role of Leigh in the 2011 film Hall Pass, which co-starred Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, and Christina Applegate.^[6]

In October 2011, Whelan guest-starred as an attractive telemarketing temp in the episode "Temp-Tress" of the American sitcom Workaholics.

Filmography

• Workaholics (2011) as Naomi (1 episode)
• Friends With Benefits (2011) as Colleen (1 episode)
• Hall Pass (2011) as Leigh
• Hollywood and Wine (2010) as Jamie Stephans/Diane Blaine
• Scrubs (2009-2010) as Maya (9 episodes)
• Carpet Bros (2010) as Sandoz Lilly (1 episode)
• Dave Knoll's Finds His Soul (2009) as Girl #2 (TV Movie)
• Melrose Place (2009) as Kira (1 episode)
• Entourage (2009) as Air Hostess (1 episode)
• Halloween II (2009) as Wendy Snow
• The Outside (2009) as Spring Eastern
• Neighbours (2006-2007) as Pepper Steiger (81 episodes)
• Little Deaths (2007) as Thorette
• Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge (2004) as Chrissie Grant (Short Film)

References

1. ^ "Nicky Whelan Pool Party". http://www.insidesport.com.au/is/index?pg=sportsmodels&spg=gallery_2003_07.htm. 
2. ^ "It's Up to All of Us". Harrow Council. 25 March 2008. http://www.harrow.gov.uk/news/article/138/its_up_to_all_of_us. 
3. ^ http://www.itsuptoallofus.co.uk/ primary site with Nicky Whelan's image
4. ^ "Nicky Whelan moving to elite company". Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2009. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25125320-5003422,00.html. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Luke Ddenehy (4 Oct 2009). "Life in LA scrubs up well for Nicky Whelan". Sunday Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/life-in-la-scrubs-up-well-for-nicky-whelan/story-e6frf92x-1225782496717. 
6. ^ Australian Associated Press (22 February 2011). "Whelan gets Pass to stardom". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/whelan-gets-pass-to-stardom-20110222-1b35d.html. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 

External links

• Nicky Whelan at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Whelan, Nicky
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Date of birth	1981-06-10
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
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