Emma Lung
Australian actress (born 1982)
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::summary Australian actress (born 1982) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Emma Lung |
| image | Emma Lung (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Lung in 2014 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| death_date | |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| occupation | Actress |
| years_active | 2002–present |
| :: |
| name = Emma Lung | image = Emma Lung (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Lung in 2014 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | spouse = | children = 2 | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2002–present Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress.
Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French.
Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts before being accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.
Career
Lung's first credits include roles in the TV movie **, the feature film Garage Days, and an appearance in the music video for the Shihad song "Comfort Me", all in 2002. In 2003, Lung played Carmelita in the TV film Temptation; she reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off drama series The Cooks which debuted on Network Ten the following year.
Lung received her breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving. She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson. Further starring roles include Dee McLachlan's film The Jammed in 2007, Christopher Smith's Triangle in 2009 and the 2012 psychological thriller Crave alongside Josh Lawson, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman; the film was directed by Charles de Lauzirika. She played Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC TV's 2012 series The Straits. Lung played teacher Colette Riger in the television show Wonderland, which aired on Channel 10 from 2013 to 2015. In 2022 Lung began a recurring role on the Stan streaming series Wolf Like Me. On 8 August, Lung was announced as a returning part of the Strife cast.
Personal life
Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. Their first child, son Marlowe James Zalapa was born on 5 April 2015. Their second child, daughter Ophelia Sage Zalapa was born in December 2020.
Awards
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| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stranded | AFI Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft | |
| 2007 | Stranded | 2007 Logie awards | Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent | |
| 2008 | The Jammed | AFI Awards | Best Lead Actress | |
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Filmography
Film
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| Year | Movie | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Garage Days | Freddy's Babysitter | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Extreme Team | Kelly | U.S. title: The X-Team |
| 2003 | Ned | Cindy | Feature film |
| 2004 | Peaches | Steph | Feature film |
| 2005 | Stranded | Claudia | Short film |
| 2005 | House of Wax | Jennifer (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 2005 | Two Minutes to Midnight | Claire | Feature film |
| 2006 | Footy Legends | Jasmyne | Feature film |
| 2006 | 48 Shades | Naomi | Feature film |
| 2007 | The Jammed | Crystal | Feature film |
| Nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2009 | Triangle | Heather | Feature film |
| 2009 | Crush | Anna | Feature film |
| 2009 | The Boys Are Back | Mia | Feature film |
| 2012 | Crave | Virginia | Feature film |
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Television
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| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Andrea | TV series, season 1, episode 20 |
| 2004 | All Saints | April Sutton | TV series, season 6, episode 37: "On the Brink" |
| 2003 | Temptation | Carmelita | TV movie preceding The Cooks |
| 2004–05 | The Cooks | Carmelita | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Entourage | Heather | TV series, season 4, episode 7: "The Day Fuckers" |
| 2009 | Rescue: Special Ops | Chelsea Clarke | TV series, season 1, episode 3: "Fire in the Cross" |
| 2009 | My Place | Bridie | TV anthology series, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Straits | Lola Montebello | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 2013–15 | Wonderland | Colette Riger | TV series, 44 episodes |
| 2016 | Rake | Carmen | TV series, season 4, episode 8 |
| 2022–23 | Wolf Like Me | Sarah | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2023 | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Nurse Brooke Jansen | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2023–present | Strife | Lucy | TV series, 9 episodes |
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References
References
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- (2011-06-21). "Actress Emma Lung on Crying and Wanking". Billabout.
- (2005-06-12). "Peachy keen - Film - Entertainment". The Age.
- (12 June 2005). [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Film/Peachy-keen/2005/06/09/1118123954456.html Peachy keen]. ''[[The Age]]'' URL accessed 4–11-2006
- (14 August 2006). [http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/emma-puts-stamp-on-aussie-comedy/2006/08/13/1155407659751.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 Emma puts stamp on Aussie comedy]. [[Sydney Morning Herald]]. URL accessed 8–14-06
- "Crave (2012)". IMDb.
- Knox, David. (2024-08-08). "Strife S2 production begins {{!}} TV Tonight".
- (15 December 2020). [https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0GPmonRzY/https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0GPmonRzY/ Ophelia Sage Zalapa has arrived]. ''[[Instagram]]''
- [https://archive.today/20120904052906/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24749368-5014152,00.html The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise], [[The Herald Sun]], 04/12/2008
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