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Megan Smart

Megan Smart

Australian actress

Megan Smart is an Australian television and film actress.

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Early life

Smart grew up in Brisbane.[1] She graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2016. She has Lebanese heritage and used Megan Hajjar, her mother’s maiden name, professionally for a spell from 2019.[2]

Career

She made her screen debut in the 2017 film Breath, winning the role after her first professional audition. She also appeared in Love Child. She played a serial killer named Charlotte in the ABC television series Harrow.[2] She played troublemaker Anna Hennessy in Screentime and Channel Seven’s The Secret Daughter in which she appeared with Jessica Mauboy. She also had a role in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.[3][4]

In the 2019 film The Naked Wanderer, she played the former girlfriend of the lead character[5]

In 2020, she played Jaiwara, a Lebanese Muslim woman who has a romance with a musician, in the film Measure for Measure, which also starred Hugo Weaving, and was a retelling of Shakespeare’s 1609 play of the same name. She appeared in Between Two Worlds, the Seven Network drama.[6][7]

In 2021, she could be seen as Paloma in miniseries The Unusual Suspects.[8] That year she also appeared in Wakefield for ABC.[9] Smart also appeared in soap opera Home and Away and in the Netflix interactive rom-com Choose Love. In 2022, Smart made her debut as a director with the short film Stonefish.[4] It was nominated for Best Short Film at the 12th AACTA Awards in December 2022.[10]

Smart had the role of Amelia Collins on the 2023 Australian comedy series Class of '07 for Prime Video.[11]

Filmography

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References

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    Browne, Caitie; Dixit, Marni (15 March 2023). "Class of '07 cast reflect on their high school experiences". Lifestyle.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Groves, Don (23 April 2019). "It's goodbye to Megan Smart and hello Megan Hajjar". if.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Byrne, Paul (4 September 2019). "Even with John Cleese, The Naked Wanderer is more ad than adventure". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Presbury, Elle (11 August 2020). "Australian actress Megan Smart on her obsession with skincare and her tips for a healthy mental frame of mind". Russh. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    McManus, Bridget (15 July 2020). "Bevan Lee's Between Two Worlds shows how the other half lives". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Alepidis, Marianna (3 June 2021). "The Unusual Suspects' Andrea Demetriades on life through an artistic lens". Neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Watson, Meg (15 April 2021). "'We spoon-feed audiences too much': behind the creation of Wakefield, ABC's lauded new drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Vrajlal, Alicia (7 December 2022). "Here's The Full List Of 2022 AACTA Awards Winners". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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    Sharma, Aayush (21 March 2023). "'Class of '07' star Megan Smart reveals why filming Amazon series felt like 'life imitating art'". Meaww.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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