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Brooke Williams
New Zealand actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brooke Williams (born 3 January 1984[1]) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Eva in The Almighty Johnsons.
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Early life and education
Williams was born in Christchurch, where she spent her childhood.[2] At a very young age, she decided to become an actress and started performing in amateur theatre and attending acting courses.[2]
She moved to London,[2] where, starting in 2001, she trained at Mme Course, Acting for Screen and the Globe Theatre,[3] joining its theatre company.[2] In 2002 she participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe acting in Gogo the Boy with Magic Feet, for which she won a Total Theatre Award.[2] After returning to New Zealand, she worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch; she moved North in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2006.[4][2]
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Career
In 2007 she moved to Auckland,[1] where she joined the Auckland Theatre Company, playing the lead role in Romeo & Juliet.[3]
Her television career began in 2005, acting in the movie Meet Me in Miami; then appearing in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker. In 2008, Williams acted in a spot for Griffin Solay.[3] Two years later, she won two NZ Herald Best of Theatre Awards.[citation needed]
In 2011, she appeared in the video of the song Myth Reducer by Sleeping Dogs[5] and joined Shortland Street, playing Lana.[1] In 2012, Williams portraited Aurelia in Spartacus: Vengeance again.[6]
She resigned from Shortland Street in early 2013.[7]
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Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
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Other roles
Awards and nominations
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References
External links
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