Megan Connolly

Megan Connolly
Born	Megan Jennifer Connolly 9 April 1974(1974-04-09) New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 September 2001(2001-09-06) (aged 27) New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Film actor

Megan Jennifer Connolly (9 April 1974 – 6 September 2001) was an Australian actress.

Career

Connolly's film debut was 1990's The Crossing with Russell Crowe. She later played Tori Hayden in the soap opera Paradise Beach^[1] Later she hosted the television shows The Zone and Body Corp. She also acted in the TV series Breakers.

She was Foxtel's Channel V VJ through 1997. On stage, she starred in the musical Resurrected!. Connolly temporarily replaced Belinda Emmett as Rebecca Nash in Home and Away.^[2]

Death

Connolly died from a heroin overdose^[2] on 6 September 2001 at the age of 27.

References

1. ^ Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows By Andrew Mercado. Pluto Press Australia. p. 323.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Belinda Emmett Obituary". The Independent. 15 November 2006. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/belinda-emmett-424315.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 

External links

Biography portal

• Megan Connolly at the Internet Movie Database
• Megan Connolly at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Connolly, Megan
Alternative names	Connolly, Megan Jennifer
Short description	Film actor
Date of birth	9 April 1974
Place of birth	New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	6 September 2001
Place of death	New South Wales, Australia