Elly Varrenti
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Elly Varrenti is an Australian television and theatre actress, singer, teacher, broadcaster and writer. During her acting career, she is probably most well known for her role on Heartbreak High
in 1994 as Irini Poulos. She has also had a recurring role in the third season
of Blue Heelers
, as well as a guest role in its thirteenth and final season
. She also had a recurring role on MDA
.
As well as her acting, Varrenti has had a variety of careers across the arts world for the past twenty-five years. Originally training as an actress and singer in the early 1980s she went on to perform extensively with most of Melbourne’s major and independent theatre companies and for television and radio.
In the mid 1990’s she moved into arts radio broadcasting and theatre reviewing and has continued to work as a freelance broadcaster for ABC Radio. She is well known for her regular monologues and columns, where she engages in a number of issues including, parenting, family, relationships, women’s issues, education and the arts.
As a freelance writer Varrenti is published in The Age newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, the street press, parenting magazines and The Melbourne Times.
In 2007 Varrenti was signed with Penguin Books who have published her memoir called, This Is Not My Beautiful Life.
Heartbreak High
Heartbreak 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...
in 1994 as Irini Poulos. She has also had a recurring role in the third season
Blue Heelers (season 3)
The third season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 12 February 1996 and aired on Monday nights, and later Tuesday nights, at 8:30 PM...
of Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
, as well as a guest role in its thirteenth and final season
Blue Heelers (season 13)
The thirteenth and final season of the Australian police drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 1 April 2006 and aired on Saturday nights at 8:30 pm. The 11-episode season concluded 4 June 2006, due to its cancellation by the Seven Network as a result of its sharp decline in ratings...
. She also had a recurring role on MDA
MDA (TV series)
MDA is an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It concerned the day-to-day operation of legal firm MDA, which specialised in medical defence.-Synopsis:...
.
As well as her acting, Varrenti has had a variety of careers across the arts world for the past twenty-five years. Originally training as an actress and singer in the early 1980s she went on to perform extensively with most of Melbourne’s major and independent theatre companies and for television and radio.
In the mid 1990’s she moved into arts radio broadcasting and theatre reviewing and has continued to work as a freelance broadcaster for ABC Radio. She is well known for her regular monologues and columns, where she engages in a number of issues including, parenting, family, relationships, women’s issues, education and the arts.
As a freelance writer Varrenti is published in The Age newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, the street press, parenting magazines and The Melbourne Times.
In 2007 Varrenti was signed with Penguin Books who have published her memoir called, This Is Not My Beautiful Life.