Tasia zalar biography
Tasia Zalar
Australian actress and musician
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| Born | 1992 (age 32–33) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Tasia Zalar (born 1992) is an Indigenous Australian actress and musician.
She was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the Logie Awards for her role as Shevorne Shields in the ABC series Mystery Road.[1] She appeared on Elle Australia's List of 2019.[2]
Early life
Zalar was born in Cairns in Far North Queensland.[3] She is of Gunggandji, Kaurareg, Gugu Thaypan, Mualgal, Gumulgal, and Wuthathi heritage.[4] She attended Trinity Bay State High School.[5] She played football and marngrook with the North Cairns Tigers growing up.[6] She moved to Melbourne at 19 and splits her time between there and Townsville.[7][8]
Career
Zalar began her career when she was 15 in the titular role Tasia Zalar - Prisoner Cell Block H Wiki TYQY