Leeanna Walsman

Leeanna Walsman [1][2] is a New Zealand actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Zam Wesell in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), for playing Carly Bishop in the Australian film Looking for Alibrandi (2000), for her role as Erica Davidson in the Australian television series Wentworth, for her starring role in the mini-series Jessica and Nominated for both ACCTA and Logie awards for her role in Emmy Award-winning series Safe Harbour. With a career spanning over 27 years she has had success in theatre, film and television.

Leeanna Walsman
Walsman in February 2013
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

In 2012 Walsman joined the cast of Australian Prison drama Wentworth[3] as Erica Davidson, the role which was originally played by Patsy King in Prisoner. Leeanna would appear in the entire first season of the series, leaving at the end of season 1 to pursue other opportunities.

Walsman maintained a steady stream of work filming Penguin Bloom, 2067, Bosch and Rockit and reprising her voice for Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga.

Walsman joined the cast of upcoming Channel Nine crime drama Human Error[4] in the lead role of Holly O'Rourke.

Early life

Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Her parents are Bob and Elaine Walsman, plus an older brother named David.[1] Leeanna moved with her family to Australia when she was a child and later attended Riverside Girls High School in Sydney, but quit school when she was 16 to focus on acting.[1]

Awards

In 2005, she was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Jessica, losing to Miranda Otto.[5][6] She has also been nominated for two AFI Awards and an IF Award.[6] Aswell as 3 FCCA award nominations for Bitter & Twister, Manny Lewis and winning one for her role in Bosch & Rockit. In 2018 she was nominated for an ACCTA award for best lead actress and LOGIE award for most outstanding actress for her role in Safe Harbour

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Blackrock Shana Feature film
2000 Looking for Alibrandi Carly Bishop Feature film
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Zam Wesell Feature film
2004 One Perfect Day Alysse Green Feature film
2006 Ezra White, LL.B. Louise White Short film
2006 Burst Angel Short film
2007 Soul Mates Rachel Short film
2008 Bitter & Twisted Indigo Samvini Feature film
2008 $9.99 Tanita (voice) Feature film (animated)
2008 The Informant Heidi Oliver TV film
2010 Caught Inside Alex Feature film
2010 Kissing Point Sarah Logan Short film
2011 Home Voice Short film
2011 Dance Me to the End of Love Mary Short film
2012 Suspended Michelle Short film
2013 The Fort Darcy Short film
2013 My Mother Her Daughter Lynette Short film
2015 Manny Lewis Maria Feature film
2015 Touch Dawn Feature film
2015 Unified Short film
2017 Don't Tell Wendy Roche Feature film
2020 Penguin Bloom Kylie Feature film
2020 2067 Feature film
2022 Bosch & Rockit Elizabeth Feature film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Police Rescue Debbie Episode: "Tomorrow Never Knows"
1997 Big Sky Rachel Episode: "Paradise"
1997 Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord Girl Episode: "Sun Becomes a Star"
1997 Murder Call Camilla Collins Episode: "Blood Heat"
1998 Wildside Jo Episode #1.15
1998 Home and Away Barbie Episodes #1.2512 and #1.2513
1999 Heartbreak High Jet Season 7 Episode 1-4
1999 Thunderstone Myah
2001 Farscape Borlik Episode: "Suns and Lovers"
2001 Love Is a Four Letter Word Larissa Barrett
2001 BeastMaster Morah Episode: "Chosen One"
2002 Young Lions Freda Lareen Episode #1.4
2003 White Collar Blue Angie Episode #2.3
2003 The Shark Net Ruth Parnham Miniseries
2004 Jessica Jessica Bergman Miniseries
2005 Hercules Megara (wife of Heracles) Miniseries
2006 All Saints Sophie Celna / Michelle Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
2007 The Starter Wife Sasha Miniseries
2009 Rogue Nation Mary Putland Episode: "Honour Among Thieves"
2010 The Pacific Cpl. Lucy Otis Episode: "Iwo Jima"
2012 Underbelly: Badness[7] Det. Serg. Pam Young Recurring role
2013 Wentworth Erica Davidson Main role Season 1
2015 Catching Milat Shirley Soires TV miniseries
2016 Janet King Peta Vickers Recurring role Season 2
2016 Cleverman Belinda Frosche Episode #1.1
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Anna Marin Miniseries
2018 Safe Harbour Bree Gallagher Miniseries
2020 Drunk History Australia Lillian Armfield Episode #1.6
2021 Eden [8] Octavia Gracie 5 episodes
2021 Preppers Clementine 1 episode
2023 Nautilus Hilda
2024 Human Error [9] Holly O'Rourke Main Role

Video games
Year Title Voice role Notes
2002 Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Zam Wesell
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Zam Wesell [10]

References
  1. "Leeanna Walsman". IMDb. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "ForceCast interview". Forcecast.net. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. "Wentworth cast on the inside | TV Tonight".
  4. "Leeanna Walsman, Rahel Romahn, Stephen Peacocke enter the realm of Nine's 'Human Error'". 2 February 2023.
  5. "Australian Television: 2005 Logie Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. "Actor: Leanna Walsmann". Vibrant TV Network. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. "Australian Television: Underbelly - Badness: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. "Australian Television: Eden". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  9. Perry, Kevin (3 February 2023). "LEEANNA WALSMAN and STEPHEN PEACOCKE to star in gripping new crime drama HUMAN ERROR". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. Twitter https://twitter.com/wingedrobot/status/1511759111637114884. Retrieved 7 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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