Tania Zaetta
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Tania Zaetta is an Australia
n actress and television presenter who acts in Bollywood
.
OAM, botanist. She spent the earlier years of her life living in Merbein, Victoria
. There, her family interests were in a local brick manufacturing business .
Tania is the cousin of Julia Zaetta
, editor of Better Homes and Gardens
and many other magazines.
show Who Dares Wins (game show)
with Mike Whitney
.
In 1999, Zaetta landed one of the six leading roles opposite David Hasselhoff
as Kendra the triathlete, in the ninth season of Baywatch
.
Mission Implausible
, UK’s Sky1 prime time show co-hosted with Jason Plato
finds both hosts competing against each other in a series of challenges each week.
Zaetta hosted a series of TV specials in New York on The Great Outdoor Games for the American sports network ESPN, and in San Francisco to host TV specials for the 2000 Summer X Games.
Zaetta was on The Blue Planet, Network Ten's style travel show. She competed in the Australian Dancing with the Stars, Season 3.
In April 2010, Zaetta commenced filming on the Sunshine Coast for her latest movie, Just Like U.
As of 1 August 2008, Zaetta has been confirmed by the Geelong Advertiser to co-star in a planned feature film to be shot entirely in Geelong called The Ninja. The film has been slated to start shooting in 2010. She will co-star with Rob Baard, John Schneider
, Roger Cross
, John Wesley Shipp
and Jeremy Kewley
.
limelight was in Bunty aur Babli
in 2005.
Zaetta had a support role in the 2005 Bollywood movie Salaam Namaste
which was shot in Melbourne
, Australia
.
Dil Apna Punjabi
gave Zaetta the chance to work with Harbhajan Mann
in 2006.
Zaetta’s fourth film Mr. White Mr. Black
was released worldwide in 2008. The character saw her as a Charlie's Angels
style action girl in pursuit of stolen diamonds while being chased by criminals. This required her to learn fight sequences and perform wire work to display flying summersaults and mid air kickboxing manoeuvres in 2008.
bases in Afghanistan
and Iraq
during early 2008 with a group of entertainers including 12 members of the Royal Australian Navy
's band, Angry Anderson
, The Wolverines, and others. After the tour, accusations arose in the media that Zaetta had enaged in sexual relations with one of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment
(SAS). This was quickly denied by Zaetta and members of the touring group. The following day, an unreserved apology was given by the Department of Defense
. In September 2009, News Limited settled out of court with Zaetta for an undisclosed sum.
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...
n actress and television presenter who acts in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
.
Early life
Zaetta was born to an Italian father and an Australian mother. Grand daughter of James Howard BrowneJames Howard Browne
James Howard Browne was an Australian amateur botanist and plant photographer and collector of mallee areas.Browne was born in Melbourne in 1919 and grew up in Red Cliffs...
OAM, botanist. She spent the earlier years of her life living in Merbein, Victoria
Merbein, Victoria
Merbein is a town outside Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. At the 2006 census, Merbein had a population of 2526.The area was known as White Cliffs until 1909 when the township was established, the Post Office opening on 16 August 1909.The name was intended to be Merebin,...
. There, her family interests were in a local brick manufacturing business .
Tania is the cousin of Julia Zaetta
Julia Zaetta
Julia Anita Zaetta , surname is , is an Australian journalist, and magazine editor. Currently Editor of Better Homes and Gardens, "Australia's favourite homemaker magazine" and Family Circle for Pacific Publications and over the last 17 years, has been involved an exciting partnership with the...
, editor of Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)
Better Homes and Gardens is the fourth best selling magazine in the United States. The editor in Chief is Gayle Butler. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per...
and many other magazines.
Career
In 1997, Zaetta co-hosted the Seven NetworkSeven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
show Who Dares Wins (game show)
Who Dares Wins (game show)
Who Dares Wins is an Australian adventure game show that aired on the Seven Network between 1996 and 1998, with re-runs airing in 2005 and 2007...
with Mike Whitney
Mike Whitney
Michael Roy Whitney is an Australian television personality and former cricketer, who played in 12 Tests and 38 ODIs from 1981 to 1993....
.
In 1999, Zaetta landed one of the six leading roles opposite David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
as Kendra the triathlete, in the ninth season of Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
.
Mission Implausible
Mission Implausible
Mission Implausible is a television series on Sky One featuring Jason Plato and Tania Zaetta. On each episode, they do a series of three stunts, and whoever wins the most stunts wins the show. At the end of the series, the competitor with the most shows wins....
, UK’s Sky1 prime time show co-hosted with Jason Plato
Jason Plato
Timothy Jason Plato is a British racing car driver currently competing in the BTCC for Silverline Chevrolet. He is a two time BTCC champion having previously won the series in 2001 when driving for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He has finished in the top 3 in the championship 8 times...
finds both hosts competing against each other in a series of challenges each week.
Zaetta hosted a series of TV specials in New York on The Great Outdoor Games for the American sports network ESPN, and in San Francisco to host TV specials for the 2000 Summer X Games.
Zaetta was on The Blue Planet, Network Ten's style travel show. She competed in the Australian Dancing with the Stars, Season 3.
In April 2010, Zaetta commenced filming on the Sunshine Coast for her latest movie, Just Like U.
As of 1 August 2008, Zaetta has been confirmed by the Geelong Advertiser to co-star in a planned feature film to be shot entirely in Geelong called The Ninja. The film has been slated to start shooting in 2010. She will co-star with Rob Baard, John Schneider
John Schneider (television actor)
John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a...
, Roger Cross
Roger Cross
Roger Cross is a Canadian contemporary actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series, mostly on productions shot in Canada...
, John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp is an American actor best known as Mitch Leery, the title character's father on the television drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001 and for roles in several daytime soap operas...
and Jeremy Kewley
Jeremy Kewley
Jeremy Leo Kewley is an Australian actor, based in Melbourne, who made his professional acting debut at the age of 14 in the feature film The Devil's Playground .-Early life:...
.
Bollywood
Her first step into the BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
limelight was in Bunty aur Babli
Bunty Aur Babli
Bunty Aur Babli , released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania...
in 2005.
Zaetta had a support role in the 2005 Bollywood movie Salaam Namaste
Salaam Namaste
The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.-External links:*...
which was shot in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, 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...
.
Dil Apna Punjabi
Dil Apna Punjabi
Dil Apna Punjabi is a Punjabi feature film. It is also the first Punjabi Film to be produced by any Bollywood Production house, i.e. Tips It was released on 3 September, 2006. It stars Harbhajan Mann, Neeru Bajwa and Dara Singh. Tips Films maiden Punjabi venture "Dil Apna Punjabi" produced by...
gave Zaetta the chance to work with Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann is a Punjabi singer and actor. Although not known much for his singing he soon became a Punjabi all rounder star in the entertainment industry. He got spotlight in Punjabi music industry with his astonishing performance and miraculous voice in "Husn Jawani"...
in 2006.
Zaetta’s fourth film Mr. White Mr. Black
Mr. White Mr. Black (film)
Mr. White Mr. Black is a 2008 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, starring Sunil Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Anishka Khosla, Rashmi Nigam, Sharat Saxena, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sadashiv Amrapurkar...
was released worldwide in 2008. The character saw her as a Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
style action girl in pursuit of stolen diamonds while being chased by criminals. This required her to learn fight sequences and perform wire work to display flying summersaults and mid air kickboxing manoeuvres in 2008.
Charity, Peace for the Children
Zaetta co-founded a charity, Peace for the Children, with Grant Hilton. The Office of Fair Trading launched an investigation in March 2011 after it was revealed 'Peace for the Children' was not a registered charity, and audit of the charity by 'IPS Audit' showed it had directed less than a quarter of its income towards charitable projects, with the majority of the donations being used to cover costs. The charity's lawyer Clinton Smith said the charity will be wound down and its assets transferred to a new company.Australian Defence Force tour controversy
Zaetta toured Australian Defence ForceAustralian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy , Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units...
bases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
during early 2008 with a group of entertainers including 12 members of the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
's band, Angry Anderson
Angry Anderson
Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter, actor and conservative political activist. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work...
, The Wolverines, and others. After the tour, accusations arose in the media that Zaetta had enaged in sexual relations with one of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment
Australian Special Air Service Regiment
The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR but commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army...
(SAS). This was quickly denied by Zaetta and members of the touring group. The following day, an unreserved apology was given by the Department of Defense
Department of Defence (Australia)
The Australian Department of Defence is a Federal Government Department. It forms part of the Australian Defence Organisation along with the Australian Defence Force . The Defence mission is to defend Australia and its national interests...
. In September 2009, News Limited settled out of court with Zaetta for an undisclosed sum.
External links
- Official web site www.tania.com.au
- http://twitter.com/taniaZaetta