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Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok in a promotional shot for The Young and the Restless (2007)
Background information
Birth name	Tammin Pamela Sursok
Born	19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 25)
Origin	Johannesburg, South Africa
Genre(s)	Pop, ballad, pop rock (alternative pop), Adult Contemporary
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG (2004-2006)
Website	Tammin Sursok's Official Website

Tammin Pamela Sursok (born 19 August 1983) is a South African/Australian actress and musician. She is best known for the role of Dani Sutherland on Home and Away. She also launched a singing career (under the name Tammin), with her debut single, "Pointless Relationship", released on November 14, 2004 and debuting in the top 10 of the Australian singles chart the following week. She began portraying Colleen Carlton on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless in 2007, which garnered her a Daytime Emmy Nomination in her first year. She recently made her first made-for-television movie Spectacular! which premiered on the 16 February 2009 on Nickelodeon. A sequel is currently in negotiations due to its success.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 2000-2004 2.2 2006-present 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 Filmography 6 Awards 7 References 8 External links

Biography

Early life

Tammin Sursok was born to Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of 4, she emigrated to Sydney, Australia with her family. Her mother Julie is a classically trained pianist and guitarist and as a result, Sursok was brought up surrounded by music. At a young age, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre, where she pursued her interests in acting, music and dance. She also studied with the Trinity Speech and Drama College and graduated with a High Distinction. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school. She won her part in the long-running Australian drama series, Home and Away, at the end of 1999, after completing Year 10.

She has a sister, Michelle, and an older brother, Shaun.

Career

2000-2004

In 2000, Sursok began her role as Dani Sutherland on Home and Away. In 2001, she was nominated for, and won the Logie Award for Best New Female Talent category. During 2002, Sursok had the honour of being selected as Junior Youth Ambassador for New South Wales, and in 2003 received the Australian Centenary Medal for her "Service to Australian Society and Acting". While Sursok was working on Home and Away, she also begun taking steps towards starting a music career, by writing her own songs and practicing the guitar. In 2004, the same year she was nominated for Australian of the Year, Sursok left Home and Away to concentrate fully on her budding musical career.

2006-present

In early 2006 Sursok officially moved into an apartment in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, where she began concentrating on her acting career. She has filmed a brief guest role on CBS' Rules of Engagement, spent a month in Missouri filming a lead role in the independent film Albino Farm, and has completed a supporting role in the movie Crossing Over, which stars Harrison Ford. Sursok has also taken on the role of Colleen Carlton on the long running US soap The Young and the Restless (Y&R).¹

Apart from her role as Colleen on Y&R, Sursok appeared in the hit Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!. The musical is a fairly typical, all-American story, although it was shot in Vancouver, Canada, and is about a very preppy high school student, Courtney (Sursok), who is part of the school's show choir, "Spectacular!". The group is in very poor shape, with its lead male vocalist having been poached by a rival squad. Courtney sees salvation in a cocky rocker (Nolan Gerard Funk), who reluctantly joins Spectacular! to win a money prize that would finance his rock 'n' roll dreams. But the rocker doesn't gamble on falling for Courtney.

Sursok was nominated for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series at the 35th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 for her performance as Colleen in Y&R.

Personal life

Sursok has a pet parrot, a cat named Sugar, and three dogs, Smudge, Harry, and Charlie. Sursok moved to the USA in February 2006 to pursue an acting career. Sursok is signed with the famous Gersh agency in Los Angeles.

Discography

Filmography

Year	Title	Character	Notes
2000	Home and Away	Dani Sutherland	TV series. A regular cast member from 2000 until 2004
2006	Aquamarine	Marjorie	International film debut
2007	Mary Sunshine	Nicole	TV Series - one episode - "In Plain Sight"
	Rules of Engagement	Woman	TV Series - one episode - "Game On", aired February 26, 2007
	The Young and the Restless	Colleen Carlton	TV series - contract role - as of late July 2007 and currently remains with the show
2009	Crossing Over	Rosalyn
	Spectacular!	Courtney Lane	Nickelodeon Television Movie aired on February 16, 2009 - 3.7 million viewers
	Albino Farm	Stacey	Currently in post-production
	Neighbours Are Friends	Madeline James	Currently in post-production
2010	Flicka 2	Carrie McLaughlin	Currently filming
	Spectacular! 2: The Dream Continues	Courtney Lane	Currently in pre-production

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result	Film/Show
2001	Logie Award	Most Popular New Female Talent	Won	Home and Away
2004	Logie Award	Most Popular Actress	Nominated	Home and Away
2008	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated	The Young and the Restless

References

External links

• Tammin Sursok at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Tammin Sursok Studio albums Whatever Will Be Singles "Pointless Relationship" • "Whatever Will Be" • "It's a Beautiful Thing" Filmography Home and Away • Aquamarine • Mary Sunshine • Rules of Engagement • The Young and the Restless • Crossing Over • Albino Farm • Spectacular! Related Discography • Dani Sutherland • Colleen Carlton