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Alin Sumarwata

Alin Sumarwata

Australian actress

Alin Sumarwata is an Iranian-born Australian actress, whose roles include May Stone in soap opera Home and Away, Sophia Angleton in East West 101 and Vanessa Villante in Neighbours, a role she played from 2012 to 2013, 2015 and 2019. She has also starred in Strike Back: Retribution, Strike Back: Revolution and Strike Back: Vendetta as Gracie Novin.

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Early life

Sumarwata was born in Tehran, Iran.[1] She moved to Australia with her family at the age of seven. Sumarwata gained a scholarship to the Australian Theatre for Young People and later attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts.[2] She worked part time in a law firm and an accounting firm, while she graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws.[2]

Career

One of Sumarwata's early acting jobs was a role on Indonesian television soap opera Kenapa Ada Cinta.[3][4] In 2009, Sumarwata starred as Yasmin Van Koors in the mini-series, False Witness.[5] She joined the cast of Home and Away in the recurring role of May Stone, before moving onto roles in Rescue Special Ops and East West 101.[6][7]

Sumarwata stars as Isabella Fortino in short film, Dark Horse. For her portrayal of Isabella, Sumarwata won the "Best Female Actor in a Short Film" award at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival.[8] The following year, Sumarwata appeared in Sea Patrol and Tangle.[9][10]

On 5 December 2011, it was announced Sumarwata had joined the cast of Neighbours in the regular role of Vanessa Villante.[9][11] Sumarwata and her family relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, so she could film her scenes.[12] Sumarwata's character was written out in 2013.[13] She made three guest appearances in 2015,[14][15][16] and she reprised the role again in 2019.[17]

In 2016, Sumarwata joined the cast of Strike Back as Gracie Novin for the show's sixth series, which began airing in 2017.[18] She reprised the role for the seventh series Strike Back: Revolution, which aired in 2019.[19] Sumarwata reprised the role for the final season, Strike Back: Vendetta which started airing on February 14, 2020.

Personal life

Sumarwata is married to actor Don Hany. They have two daughters.[3][10]

Filmography

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References

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    "Vanessa axed!". TV Week (35): 6. 31 August – 6 September 2013.
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    Klompus, Jack (27 February 2015). "Alin Sumarwata talks Neighbours return: 'It's nice to see a happy ending'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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    Andreeva, Nellie (8 December 2016). "'Strike Back' Reboot Gets Series Order By Cinemax & Sky, Sets Core Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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    Hahn, Kate (24 January 2019). "'Strike Back's Alin Sumarwata Says 'the Stakes are Higher' in Season 6". TV Insider. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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