Emma Lung

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Emma Lung
Emma Lung (cropped).jpg
Emma Lung in 2014
Born (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982 (age 40)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)
Henry Zalapa
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

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.[1][2] Lung's mother is Scottish and French.[3]

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 played Carmelita in the short-lived Australian drama series The Cooks. She received her breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving.[4] She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson.[5] 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.[6] She played Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC's 2012 series The Straits. Lung played Colette Riger, a teacher, in the television show Wonderland, which aired on Channel 10 from 2013 to 2015.

Awards[]

At the 2006 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft for her acting work on the short film Stranded.

At the 2007 Logie awards, Lung won the Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent.

At the 2008 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her performance in The Jammed.[7]

Personal life[]

Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. They had their first child, son Marlowe James Zalapa was born on 5 April 2015. They had their second child, daughter Ophelia Sage Zalapa was born on December 2020.[8]

Filmography[]

Year Movie Role Other notes
2012 Crave Virginia
2012 The Straits Lola
2009 The Boys Are Back Mia
2009 Crush Anna
2009 Triangle Heather
2007 Entourage Heather
2007 The Jammed Crystal Nominated for an AFI- Best Supporting Actress
2006 48 Shades Naomi
2006 Footy Legends Jasmyne
2005 Claire
2005 House of Wax Jennifer Uncredited
2005 Stranded Claudia
2004 The Cooks Carmelita TV series
2004 Peaches Steph
2003 Temptation Carmelita TV movie preceding The Cooks
2003 Ned Cindy
2003 Kelly U.S. title: The X-Team
2002 Garage Days Freddy's Babysitter

References[]

  1. ^ ""1／4中国血统"上海电视节夺魁-搜狐新闻". News.sohu.com. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Actress Emma Lung on Crying and Wanking". Billabout. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Peachy keen - Film - Entertainment". theage.com.au. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ^ (12 June 2005). Peachy keen. The Age URL accessed 4–11-2006
  5. ^ (14 August 2006). Emma puts stamp on Aussie comedy. Sydney Morning Herald. URL accessed 8–14-06
  6. ^ "Crave (2012) - IMDb".
  7. ^ The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise, The Herald Sun, 04/12/2008
  8. ^ (15 December 2020). Ophelia Sage Zalapa has arrived. Instagram

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