Ria Vandervis
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Ria Vandervis is a New Zealand
actress. She plays the role of the villainess Miratrix in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
Originally from Dunedin
in the South Island of New Zealand, she attended Auckland
's UNITEC
School of Performing & Screen Arts and completed a three-year course in Acting. From 2002-2006, she acted in multiple UNITEC theatre productions and short films, and she also had a supporting role in the film The Devil Dared Me To. http://www.johnsonlaird.com/bios/print_bio.aspx?clientid=520&clientname=Ria+Vandervis&division=actor&dom=johnsonlaird
In June 2007, she attended the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers fan convention of any kind, in Los Angeles
alongside her fellow Operation Overdrive cast members. She currently lives in Sydney
, Australia
.
She had roles in The Cut (Australian TV series)
, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities
& Rescue: Special Ops
. She also played Layla Soubrani in the Australian hit drama, Packed to the Rafters
in series 2.
In 2010, she will play the regular role of Senior Constable Roxanne Perez in the Nine Network police drama Cops L.A.C.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actress. She plays the role of the villainess Miratrix in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
Originally from Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
in the South Island of New Zealand, she attended Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's UNITEC
Unitec
Unitec may refer to:*Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand*Universidad Tecnológica de México, Mexico City, Mexico*Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana, Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras...
School of Performing & Screen Arts and completed a three-year course in Acting. From 2002-2006, she acted in multiple UNITEC theatre productions and short films, and she also had a supporting role in the film The Devil Dared Me To. http://www.johnsonlaird.com/bios/print_bio.aspx?clientid=520&clientname=Ria+Vandervis&division=actor&dom=johnsonlaird
In June 2007, she attended the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers fan convention of any kind, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
alongside her fellow Operation Overdrive cast members. She currently lives in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
She had roles in The Cut (Australian TV series)
The Cut (Australian TV series)
The Cut , written by John Misto, is an Australian drama television series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood.The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008....
, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities is a 13-part Australian television mini-series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the marijuana trade centred around the New South Wales town of Griffith. The timeline of the series is the years between 1976 and 1987. Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities...
& Rescue: Special Ops
Rescue: Special Ops
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...
. She also played Layla Soubrani in the Australian hit drama, Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
in series 2.
In 2010, she will play the regular role of Senior Constable Roxanne Perez in the Nine Network police drama Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C. is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of the 'State Police' set in harbourside Sydney, New South Wales...