Olympia Valance

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Olympia Valance
Born (1993-01-07) January 7, 1993 (age 31)
Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation Model, actress
Years active 2014–present
Known for Neighbours
Parent(s) Ross Wilson (step-father)
Relatives Holly Valance (half-sister)

Olympia Montana Valance[1] (born 7 January 1993) is an Australian model and actress, known for her role as Paige Smith in the soap opera Neighbours.

Early life

Olympia Valance was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 7 January 1993 to Rajko Vukadinović, a model and musician, and Tania Gogos-Wilson. Valance's father is Serbian and her mother is Greek Australian.[2][3] She is the step-daughter of Australian Rock Legend Ross Wilson, who married her mother.[3][4] Valance is the third eldest of eight half-siblings; she grew up living with younger half-brother Dimitri and a younger half-sister Athina Wilson, who is an accomplished singer.[4][5] Her older half-sister Holly Valance, with whom she shares Vukadinović as a father, is also a singer and an actress.[6][7] Valance attended Shelford Girls' Grammar School and studied at the Melbourne Actor's Lab.[4][8]

Career

In March 2014, it was announced that Valance would make her acting debut in the long-running soap opera Neighbours as Paige Smith.[6] Valance had been a successful model prior to her casting and won the role after going through a long audition process, which included four call-backs.[6][9] Her half-sister Holly previously appeared in the show as Felicity "Flick" Scully from 1999 until 2002.[6] Valance was initially contracted for three years and she made her screen debut as Paige on 2 June 2014.[10][11] Valance's portrayal of Paige earned her nominations for Most Popular New Talent at the Logie Awards[12] and Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards in 2015.[13] She appeared in a documentary special celebrating the show's 30th anniversary titled Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the United Kingdom in March 2015.[14][15]

In December 2014, Valance became the new face and body of UK lingerie brand Gossard. Of her role, she said "The last year has been a whirlwind and to work with such an established name as Gossard is a dream come true. I absolutely love working on Neighbours and the fact that I am able to come over to England and do an incredible campaign like this is a credit to the show's following, both here and down under."[16] Valance has appeared in photo shoots for the brand's swimwear and lingerie collections, including their 2015 spring/summer campaign.[3][16] In July 2015, she became an ambassador for the Australian chocolate bar Cherry Ripe.[17][18]

In January 2016, Valance was the ambassador of the Jeep Marquee for the annual Jeep Portsea Polo event.[19] That same month, she revealed that she signed with California-based agency Roar after they came looking for her.[19] The agency also looks after fellow Australian actors Liam and Chris Hemsworth, who have both gone on to have huge success in Hollywood.[19][20] Valance has expressed an interest in moving on from Neighbours once her three-year contract ends.[20]

Personal life

Valance lives in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick, in a house she bought next to her mother's.[19] In November 2014, Valance began dating retail manager Greg Cannell,[17][21] and the couple went public with their relationship in January 2015.[22][23] On 12 February 2016, Valance announced on her Twitter account that she and Cannell had separated.[21]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014–present Neighbours Paige Smith Regular role
2015 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite Herself Documentary
2016 All Star Family Feud Herself Season 1, Episode 4[24]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Logie Awards Most Popular New Talent Neighbours Nominated [12]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Neighbours Nominated [13]
2015 TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAwards Favourite Couple (Paige and Brennan) Neighbours Nominated [25]
2015 TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAwards Best Love Triangle (Brennan, Paige and Tyler) Neighbours Nominated [25]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Olympia_Valance&oldid=722218752"