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Biography
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Career
Born in Wellington , New Zealand , she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age.
Her debut film performance was when she was 5 years old, in New Zealand film, Dangerous Orphans . Her Australian debut television performance was as Louisa in miniseries Mirror, Mirror (TV series)|Mirror, Mirror in 1995.
From 2001, Banas played Marissa Taylor in Always Greener and in 2002 she had a small role in the film adaptation of Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo .
Banas is an accomplished singer, and in 2003, she released a single, " Kissin' The Wind (Michala Banas song)|Kissin' The Wind ", which made the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA Singles Chart .
In 2004, Banas joined the cast of '' McLeod's Daughters as the character Kate Manfredi , the best friend of Jodi Fountain McLeod . She played Kate from episodes 88 to 170, when she took a short break to later return in episode 177. It was announced in 2007 that she would leave McLeod's Daughters'' in its final season. Banas' last episode was aired in early December 2008.
From 11 November 2008, Banas appeared in the role of Libby Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours for a five week period after Kym Valentine was forced to take a temporary break due to illness.cite news|first=Fiona|last=Byrne |title=Kym Valentine: I had no idea I was so ill|url= http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24154759-27258,00.html|date=10 August 2008|accessdate=10 August 2008|work= Herald Sun |publisher= The Herald and Weekly Times
In 2009, Banas filled in for Fox FM (Melbourne)|Fox FM 's Jo Stanley on The Matt and Jo Show while Stanley was on maternity leave. That same year saw her star in the national tour of the Broadway musical, Avenue Q , playing the roles of 'Kate Monster' & 'Lucy the Slut'. Banas is currently one of three celebrity faces for Proactiv Solution in Australia and New Zealand.
Banas has a guest role as Tiffany Turner in new drama series Winners & Losers .cite web|url= http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/09/20/michala-banas-confirms-role-on-new-drama/|title=Michala Banas confirms role on new drama|first=Lowie|date=20 September 2010|publisher=Media Spy|accessdate=28 March 2011
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References
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External links
IMDb name|0051558
http://www.michalabanas.net The Michala Banas Website
Use dmy dates|date=March 2011 HelpmannAward MusicalLeadActress 2001-2020 Persondata | NAME =Banas, Michala | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =14 November 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Wellington, New Zealand | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Banas, Michala Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:People from Wellington City Category:New Zealand television actors Category:New Zealand female singers Category:Australian people of New Zealand descent
