Peta wilson

Peta wilson . She is a well-known Australian-born actress and model, famous for her role in “La Femme Nikita” as a terribly seductive action heroine. He was born on November 18, 1970 in New South Wales, in the city of Sydney, capital of Australia . His parents are Karlene White and Darcy Wilson, the latter a Marine in the Australian Special Forces. Because of this, the Wilson family had to constantly move, settling for a time in Papua New Guinea.

Having no means of communication other than a radio , she and her brother entertained themselves by playing the singers they listened to all day. Thus was born Wilson’s love of acting and modeling while practicing various sports such as swimming and some contact. During one of her internships she was discovered by a modeling agent who led her through a good career in both Australia and Europe. Once Peta gained some self-sufficiency, she separated from her agent and traveled to the United States in 1991 to study drama.

Summary

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• 1 Biographical synthesis
  • 1 Artistic career
    • 1.1 Film career
  • 2 Filmography
  • 3 Sources

Biographical synthesis

Born 18 as November as 1970 in Sydney , Australia . Peta and her family moved cities more than a dozen times, before finally settling in Papua New Guinea , where her father was transferred, and where she grew up to fit in with the many colleges she had to attend due to the continual relocation. From her family, the self-proclaimed “girl in the Navy” tried to socialize by practicing sports (which she enjoyed) and trying to be present in whatever activity others did.

While living in Australia, Peta was the youngest woman ever to play on the national basketball team and was also a consummate and skilled sailor, managing to win several championships with her father and brother. After these achievements, Wilson decided to travel to Europe and dedicate himself to the world of modeling . She worked as a model for several years and suffered from an eating disorder; She soon grew tired of being a model and tried at her own risk to become an actress.

Artistic career

Peta moved to Los Angeles in 1991, where she met her boyfriend, director Damian Harris, shortly after settling in . The two began living together when Peta was taking acting lessons with Professor Arthur Mendoza of the Actors Circle Theater and friend of the renowned Stella Adler .

Peta studied intensively with Mendoza and Tom Waits in the “Tomcats Repertory Group”. Following her first role in Fool For Love , an Actors Circle Theater production, Peta was cast in the films , The Sadness of Sex and Naked Jane , both shot in 1995 . He also worked on the film for television Woman Undone in 1996 , as well as the television series Highlander and Strangers . That was definitely a crucial year for Peta, as she also worked on the film Loser .

After a small role in Vanishing Point , in 1997 Peta was chosen to play the role that would make her famous, Nikita , the protagonist of the series of the same name and in which she plays a French super spy. Peta has helped make this Canadian production one of the most successful series in America as well. Peta made several appearances on Raw is War in 1997. She also appeared in the 1998 film ” One of Our Own” and two years later in Mercy , a film directed by her then-boyfriend, Damian Harris.

When she’s not fighting crime at La Femme Nikita , Peta enjoys doing outdoor activities like scuba diving , swimming , cricket, and gardening . He is also a lover of alternative medicine , especially yoga and acupuncture . Wilson also supports causes that are important to her; He is currently working for disadvantaged children and raising money with his company, Psycht , which sells glasses of sun , footwear athletic, watches and other accessories.

Peta has also created her own production company, called Sweet Lick Productions . While working on filming Nikita in Toronto , Peta shares an apartment with her grandmother, although she owns a house in the Hollywood Hills . Her relationship with Harris ended and she was related to Russell Crowe . Following minor television projects such as A Girl Thing , alongside Elle MacPherson and Kate Capshaw , Nikita’s lead will appear in the television movie Joe and Max . Reviewed by Mar R. Valderas.

Film career

Her first appearance on long-form screens was in 1995 in the movie “The Sadness of Sex,” where she played the main character’s dream girl. Later that year, he worked on another feature film making an appearance in “Naked Jane . ” In 1997 her first starring role was presented and a great opportunity to jump to stardom, after surpassing more than 200 other girls for the role of “Nikita . “

The series in question ran until 2001 and it narrated the innumerable amount of adventures suffered by a government agent trained in martial arts and various weapons. This production was a sequel to the film directed by Luc Besson, with contributions from Canadian television. The role of Nikita earned her multiple Gemini Award nominations for Best Female Performance. In 2003, Wilson starred opposite Sean Connery in the movie “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” as Mina Harker. For this role she received a nomination for best supporting actress for the Academy of Science Fiction Awards. For 2006 he had a brief appearance in the movie “Superman Returns” , along with Kevin Spacey andJames Marsden .

Filmography

• The Sadness of Sex (1995)
• Naked Jane (1995)
• Highlander (1996)
• Strangers (1996)
• Loser (1996)
• Woman Undone (1996)
• Vanishing Point (1997)
• La Femme Nikita (1997 – 2001)
• One of Our Own (1997)
• Mercy (2000)
• Joe and Max (2002)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
• False Pretenses (2004)
• Superman Returns (2006)