Sun Park (; born 3 January 1981) is a South Korean-Australian singer, actress, entertainerHerald Sun Replacement Wins Crowd Over . Reported 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2007. and former member of the children's entertainment group Hi-5 as well as the television series of the same name from 2006 to 2008.
Career Park appeared in the Brisbane and Sydney seasons of Mamma Mia!. Before her stint with Hi-5, she toured with the live act BPM - Beats Per Minute that fused funk, rock, jazz and hip hop music, and worked with the Australian band Rogue Traders, alongside Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
In 2006, she was hired as a temporary replacement for entertainer Kathleen de Leon Jones in the children's entertainment group Hi-5, and was announced as a permanent replacement in 2007 when de Leon Jones confirmed she would not be returning to the group. In December 2008, Park announced that she would be leaving Hi-5 after less than three years with the group in order to concentrate on settling down and starting a family. She also expressed that she felt she was only ever meant to be a temporary replacement for Kathleen. Park's final performance with the group was at the 2008 Carols by Candlelight.
In 2021, Park was named in the cast for ABC drama Troppo.
Personal life Park told the media in 2008 that she was going to settle down and focus on starting a family after finishing her work with Australian children's entertainment group Hi-5. In 2009 she married business development worker Nathan Pezzimenti.
Theatre credits Year Production Role Venue Dates2016Avenue QChristmas Eve Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne August 2016 Crown Theatre, Perth November – December 2016 2019HairThe Tribe Australian Tour(Perth, Geelong, Wyong, Wollongong, Sydney, Gold Coast) August – October 2019
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role 2007 The Jammed Rubi / Li Rong
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2007–2008 Hi-5 Presenter Series 9–10 2017 Newton's Law Ying Chen 1.2: "The Butterfly Effect" 2018 Romper Stomper Julia Barca 1.6: "Anabasis" Wentworth Cherry Li 8 episodes True Story with Hamish & Andy Nicole 2.8: "Murray" How to Stay Married Vanessa (Brad's date) 1.2 Why Are You Like This Dr. Lee ABC pilot; re-aired as full series in 2021 2019 Get Krack!n Laura 2.5 Utopia Kirsten 4.6: "Tricks of Approval" 2021 Fisk Bobbie 1.5: "Ladies in Black" 2022 Troppo Yoon Sun Park
External links
Sun Park at IMDb
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