Marama Corlett

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Marama Corlett
Born (1991-05-03) 3 May 1991 (age 30)
Malta
OccupationActress and dancer
Years active2009–present
Known forBlood Drive
Height5'1"

Marama Corlett is a Maltese actress and dancer, best known for her roles as Aki in Blood Drive, Ruby in Sick of It and Corporal Angua in The Watch.

Early life and family[]

Corlett was born and raised in Malta as one of four sisters. While having a Manx surname, Marama is actually of Maltese, Sicilian and New Zealand heritage. Her father is from New Zealand, and her mother from Malta. She lives in London.

Career[]

Corlett started her dance career with the Ballet Russ de Malt in Malta, before moving to England to further pursue her ballet career.[1]

Her first professional acting role was in the 2010 film The Devil's Double, directed by New Zealand director Lee Tamahori. She played Lois Fisher in the 2011 West End production of The Children's Hour, directed by Ian Rickson.[2]

In 2011, Sky1 announced that Corlett would play Rina in the television drama Sinbad;[3][4] she had to learn boxing to prepare for her role.[5] Corlett appeared in Desert Dancer (2013) alongside Freida Pinto, and Maleficent (2014) with Angelina Jolie.

She can be also seen in the music videos for "How" (2016) by Daughter, "The Invisibles" (2018) by Suede, and "You're My Waterloo" by The Libertines.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 What a Witch Lady in Present short film
2010 Todd and the Tooth Fairy Boatperson short film
Missed Connections Date #4 short film
2011 The Devil's Double Hennahead Film
2012 Sinbad Rina TV series; Main cast: 12 episodes
Duende Young Girl short film
2013 The Bridge The Girlfriend short film
Let's Talk About Sex Anja short film
Desert Dancer Mona Film
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Pit Boss Film
Maleficent Servant Film
The Goob Eva Film
2015 The Dovekeepers Sia TV series; 1 episodes
A.D. The Bible Continues Tabitha TV series; 3 episodes
2016 A Girl Goes for Dinner The Girl short film
2017 Blood Drive Aki TV series; 13 episodes
Sick Note Linda TV series; Series 1, 13 episodes
Afterword Young Woman Short film
2018 The City and the City Rebecca TV series; 2 episodes
2019 Strike Back: Revolution Natasha Petrenko TV series; 2 episodes
2020 Sick of it Ruby TV series; Series 2, 6 episodes
His Dark Materials Katja Sirkka TV series; 1 episode
2021 The Watch Corporal Angua TV series; Main cast

References[]

  1. ^ Debono, James (2012-06-23). "Braving the celluloid seas | Marama Corlett". Maltatoday.com.mt. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ^ "THE CHILDREN'S HOUR Set to End West End Run May 7". Westend.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ^ "Marama Corlett - Rina - Sky1 HD". Sky1.sky.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ^ "Marama Corlett ('Sinbad') interview". Cultbox.co.uk. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ^ "'Sinbad' Interviews: Orla Brady & Marama Corlett". SciFiPulse.Net. 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-11-07.

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