Annalise Braakensiek
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Annalise Braakensiek is an Australian model, actress and TV presenter.
Braakensiek has enjoyed a successful international career as a model, and uses her profile for charities such as PETA and HSI amongst others.
Braakensiek is best known for her role of "Claudia Macpherson" in the 5 times Logies nominated Australian comedy TV series Pizza
. She has also appeared on Home and Away
, Heart Break High, and guest starred in many others. She also appeared on Bruce Forsyth
's Play Your Cards Right
as a "dolly dealer" in 2002.
She has made regular appearances in FHM
and Ralph magazines, often ranking in their annual "Sexiest Women" lists. Her measurements are 36-24-36.
She appeared on Channel Nine's Celebrity Singing Bee in June 2010, alongside Craig Lowndes
, Gyton Grantley
, Frankie J. Holden and Charli Delaney
. With a weekly theme of No. 1 Chart Toppers, Braakensiek progressed to Round 3 of the karaoke-style competition, before losing out on The Jackson 5
's "ABC
".
Biography
Braakensiek was born in Sydney, New South Wales and speaks five languages; (English and German fluently and Dutch, Italian and Japanese conversationally). She studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of NSW College of the Fine Arts,(COFA) majoring in jewellery design and sculpture.Braakensiek has enjoyed a successful international career as a model, and uses her profile for charities such as PETA and HSI amongst others.
Braakensiek is best known for her role of "Claudia Macpherson" in the 5 times Logies nominated Australian comedy TV series Pizza
Pizza (TV series)
Pizza is an Australian black comedy television series on the Australian television network, SBS. It has also spun off a feature length movie in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza"...
. She has also appeared on Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, Heart Break High, and guest starred in many others. She also appeared on Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...
's Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right is a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. The gameplay was basically the same as in the American version.-Broadcast History:...
as a "dolly dealer" in 2002.
She has made regular appearances in FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
and Ralph magazines, often ranking in their annual "Sexiest Women" lists. Her measurements are 36-24-36.
She appeared on Channel Nine's Celebrity Singing Bee in June 2010, alongside Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes is a multi-championship winning Australian racing driver. He is a three-time V8 Supercar champion and five-time winner of Australia's most famous motor race, the Bathurst 1000...
, Gyton Grantley
Gyton Grantley
Gyton Grantley is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most...
, Frankie J. Holden and Charli Delaney
Charli Delaney
Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson, known professionally as Charli Robinson and previously as Charli Delaney is an Australian singer, actress, radio presenter and children's performer....
. With a weekly theme of No. 1 Chart Toppers, Braakensiek progressed to Round 3 of the karaoke-style competition, before losing out on The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
's "ABC
ABC (song)
"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5. "ABC" was written with the same design as "I Want You Back", and was first heard on American Bandstand in February 1970. "ABC" knocked The Beatles song "Let It Be" out of the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970...
".
Filmography
- Fat Pizza (2003) .... Claudia Macpherson
- "PizzaPizza (TV series)Pizza is an Australian black comedy television series on the Australian television network, SBS. It has also spun off a feature length movie in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza"...
" .... Claudia Macpherson (15 episodes, 2000) - Mr. AccidentMr. AccidentMr. Accident is a comedy written, directed, produced by, and starring the Australian actor Yahoo Serious. It was released in the USA by United Artists...
(2000) .... Fay - "Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
" (1988) TV series .... Lise (unknown episodes, 1998) - "Heartbreak HighHeartbreak HighHeartbreak High is an Australian television series that ran for seven years from 1994 to 1999. The series dealt with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries...
" .... Stephanie (1 episode, 1997)