Samantha Tolj (born 12 June 1982) is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Kelly O'Rourke in Blue Heelers, Daria Hennessy in Home and Away, and Sian Parry in Packed to the Rafters.
Early life Born in Perth, her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian. After taking an interest in acting, Tolj was enrolled in the Victorian Youth Theatre when she was 10 years old.
Career Tolj guest starred on various television series, including Stingers, Marshall Law, After the Deluge, and MDA. She had a recurring role in the eighth and ninth seasons of Blue Heelers as teenage rebel Louelle Nixon.
In 2004, Tolj was one of four new cast members to join the main cast of Blue Heelers. She played police constable Kelly O'Rourke. For her performance, Tolj received a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2005. She remained with the show until it ended in 2006. In 2007, Tolj played a guest role in McLeod's Daughters. In 2010, Tolj joined the cast of Home and Away as Shandi Ayres. Tolj joined the cast of Packed to the Rafters as Sian Parry in early 2012. She also appeared in Ed Kavalee's film Scumbus, which aired on Network Ten in November 2012.
Filmography + Television appearances Year Title Role Notes 2000 Pig's Breakfast Shaz Episode: "With Friends Like These" 2000–2003 Blue Heelers Louelle Nixon Recurring 2002 Marshall Law Karen Episode: "Dogs, Wives and Videotape" 2002 Stingers Brittany Episode: "A Little Crush" 2003 Stingers Lauren Davies Recurring 2003 After the Deluge Yashi TV film 2003 MDA Lexi Tickner Episode: "The Samaritan Kind" 2004–2006 Blue Heelers Kelly O'Rourke Main cast 2005 Last Man Standing Mish Episode: "1.1" 2006 Real Stories Tonya Blunt Episode: "1.3" 2007 McLeod's Daughters Heather Richardson Episode: "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" 2008 Rush Graffiti Artist Episode: "1.6" 2008 Satisfaction Adama Episode: "Last Look" 2009 Rescue: Special Ops Bronte Episode: "1.12" 2010–2011 Home and Away Shandi Ayres/Daria Hennessy Recurring 2011 Rescue: Special Ops Simone Abrahams Episode: "3.19" 2011–2013 Packed to the Rafters Sian Parry13 episodes 2014 Fat Tony & Co. Renee Mokbel 6 episodes 2019 Glitch Slipper Episode "3.3", "3.6" 2019–2022 Five Bedrooms Rebecca Bourke 6 episodes2021WentworthDetective Carr2 episodes
+ Film appearancesYearTitleRoleNotes2003HeartwormAnna2011ScumbusAmy2022DarklandsJamie Connard2022A Perfect PairingHazel Vaughn
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