Petra Yared

Petra Georgina Yared (born 18 January 1979) is an Australian actress. She has also been credited as Petra Jared.[1]

Petra Yared
Born
Petra Georgina Yared

(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1993-present

Early life

Yared was born in Melbourne to Rick and Shelley, having an older sister, Sara, and younger brother, Nicholas. Yared is of Lebanese descent. At nine, she took part in acting workshops at the National Theatre in Melbourne, going on to audition and gain small television roles. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Melbourne,[1] specialising in the history of the Middle East.

She began her career in children's television series including Sky Trackers and The Genie From Down Under 2.

Career

With a major role as Jo Tiegan, in the Australian-New Zealand television production Mirror, Mirror, she won the Australian Film Institute award for Best New Talent.

In 1996, she appeared in Neighbours as Georgia ("George") Brown. She returned to the soap in late 2007 in the recurring role of Mia Silvani.

Yared also had significant roles in series including Blue Heelers and The Secret Life of Us, and guest roles on All Saints (2008), City Homicide (2010), Rescue (2011) and Crownies (2011).

From 2002 to 2005, she was a main cast member on MDA, playing a friendly receptionist who was of the Baháʼí Faith. She plays FOCA analyst Joanne Peters, in Underbelly, episode "Badness".[2]

Appearances in films include The Real Macaw and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999).

She appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's stage production of Pride and Prejudice in Melbourne in 1999.[3]

On being an actress, she says "I never know what type of role will appeal to me until I read the script, and then it's usually an instinctive response. I sometimes just 'get' the character immediately and I know how I want to play her". Being an actress, she says, allows her to explore different worlds, "whether it's trying to understand the psychology of someone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or researching a different religion or learning how to fire a gun."[4]

Personal life

Yared is married to actor and playwright Travis Cotton. The couple have two children, Theodore (born 2011) and Vivien (born 2013). They live in Melbourne.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Type
1998The Real MacawKathy GirdisFeature film
2000MuggersSophieFeature film
2001Sparky D Comes to TownEmmaTV movie
2002Holding Your BreathVoiceShort film
2002BlurredYolanda the Limo GirlFeature film
2022SlantElizabethShort film

Television
Year Title Role Type
1990ChoicesTV miniseries
1993RFDSSarah AldridgeTV series, 1 episode
1993The Late ShowJo, aged 14TV series, 1 episode
1994Law of the LandCaroline RodwellTV series, 1 episode
1994Sky TrackersNikki ColbertTV series, 26 episodes
1995Mirror, MirrorJosephine 'Jo' TieganTV series, 20 episodes
1995Eat My ShortsDebbieTV series, 1 episode
1996Ocean GirlPattiTV series, 1 episode
1997Good Guys Bad GuysTaylorTV series, 1 episode
1998The Genie From Down Under 2Marcia HuntlyTV series, 8 episodes
1999Halifax f.p.Alicia PolkTV series, season 4 episode 3: A Murder of Crows
1999Journey to the Center of the EarthRainaTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1994-99Blue HeelersMolly Malloy / Debbie Perkins / Kym StewartTV series, 4 episodes
2002BeastMasterAlimaTV series, 1 episode
2002-05MDALayla YoungTV series, 56 episodes
2001-05The Secret Life of UsShannon / IngridTV series, 4 episodes
1996-2008NeighboursGeorgia 'George' Brown / Mia SilvaniTV series, 37 episodes
2008All SaintsRhiannon WilsonTV series, 11 episodes
2010Cops LACMarielleTV series, 1 episode
2007-10City HomicideM egan Chisholm-Walsh / Michelle JohnsonTV series, 2 episodes
2011The JestersMickeyTV series, 1 episode
2011Rescue Special OpsZoe HulmeTV series, 5 episodes
2011CrowniesPaula CorviniTV series, 8 episodes
2012Underbelly BadnessJoanne Peters, FOCA AnalystTV series, 4 episodes
2014OffspringMia BuchdahlTV series, 2 episodes
2016The Doctor Blake MysteriesBeryl RoutledgeTV series, 1 episode
2014-17House HusbandsReal Estate Agent / ElissaTV series, 2 episodes
2018Playing for KeepsLenitaTV series, 1 episode
2019-Sonia & CherrySoniaWeb series

Awards

References
  1. "The Petra Yared Website". www.petrayared.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. "Australian Television: Underbelly - Badness: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "The Petra Yared Website". www.petrayared.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. "Arab creatives tell of global success". The National. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. "The Petra Yared Website". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. "Past Winners 1990-1999". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.
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