Carolyn Dando (28 April 1989) is an actress and singer from Auckland, New Zealand. Carolyn Dando – Resume, IMDb. Retrieved 31 March 2010.About Carolyn , carolyndando.com. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

Dando's first role was in the TV film Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006). Retrieved 31 March 2010.

Dando next appeared in Peter Jackson's feature film adaptation of The Lovely Bones (2009).

Early life Dando was born in Auckland, New Zealand. As a young child she had a passion for music, not acting. At the age of 10 years she was picked to sing with Suzanne Prentice at a World Vision "Kids for Kids" Concert. The following year she gave a solo performance in front of several hundred schoolchildren and their parents at the annual regional school choir festival, with guests including the Mayor of Auckland City. She was encouraged by teachers to develop her talent, and began to study classical singing (as well as theory and piano) with the professional soprano Gina Sanders.

Career Her first professional role was in Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, a made-for-television movie. But her big break came when she landed a part in The Lovely Bones. In 2010, she appeared on the show Shortland Street. In 2012 she appeared as Hailey in Girl vs. Boy.

Filmography

+Film and television Year Title Role Notes2006Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in AmericaLauren ConnellyTV film2009Ruth Connors2009Legend of the SeekerVetaEpisode: "Fury"2010Shortland StreetPaula Sinclair (Penny Rourke)Recurring role2011Nothing TrivialGeorgiaEpisodes: "What Is the Expression...", "Who Said..."2012–13Girl vs. BoyHaileyRecurring role2013HayleyEpisode: "Paint a Vulgar Picture"2014White LiesKatieShort film2014Dick OffSweet Bit of Sugar On The SideShort film2015ChristineTV film2015Power Rangers Dino ChargeAssistantEpisode: "Rise of a Ranger"2016Utopian womanEpisode: "Utopia"

References

External links Carolyn's Trio – Atre