Kylah Day Explained

Kylah Day
Birth Name:Kylah Jaymee Day
Years Active:2018–present

Kylah Jaymee Day (born) is an Australian actress and fashion model.

Early life and education

Kylah Jaymee Day[1] is an Indigenous Australian woman of Noongar, Hungarian, and Montenegrin descent.[2]

She attended Lilydale High School, in the outer Melbourne suburb of in Lilydale.[3] When in year 12, she won joint first place in a photography competition in July 2020[4] and the Principal's Choice Award in the school's October Arts Competition.[5]

Career

While still a high school student in 2015, she was signed up with IMG Models Australia when she auditioned for "Next Top Model".[3] By the age of 20 she was a successful model, appearing in the 2018 Melbourne Fashion Week,[6] and she continues to do modelling .[7] She has also worked as a singer and dancer.[2]

In 2020 she played Lucy in the 10-part 2020 ABC children's adventure series Itch, directed by Renée Webster and Nicholas Verso and filmed in Western Australia.[8]

In August 2022, Day made her stage debut as Cass, opposite Lisa Maza in Canberra playwright Dylan Van Den Berg's play Ngadjung, commissioned by the Belconnen Arts Centre[9] and co-directed by Rachael Maza.[2]

She played Jill Manderson in two episodes in the 2023 Stan drama Scrublands.[10] [11]

Day plays Sharnie Kennedy in the upcoming Netflix drama series Territory.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical details for ABN 56 349 072 557 . ABN Lookup . 1 November 2014 . 27 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Crosbie . Shan . Ngadjung . Belco Arts . 1 August 2022 . 27 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Herald Sun . Kylah Day, a Lilydale High School student, got signed up almost instantly with IMG Models Australia.... Instagram . 2 September 2015 . 27 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Issue 10 . Lilydale High School Newsletter . 11 May 2020 . 27 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Issue 16 . Lilydale High School Newsletter . 11 May 2020 . 27 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Washington . Jessica . Multiculturalism takes centre stage at Fashion Week . SBS News . 31 August 2018 . 27 July 2024.
  7. Web site: Kylah Day portfolio. Giant Management . 27 July 2024.
  8. Web site: ITCH Begins Filming in WA's Great Southern Region . Screenwest - Western Australia’s not-for-profit screen funding organisation . 25 February 2019 . 27 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Musa . Helen . Playwright goes to water for dramatic inspiration . Canberra CityNews . 9 August 2022 . 27 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Scrublands: episode guide: 1.02 . Australian Television Information Archive . 30 October 1998 . 27 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Scrublands: episode guide: 1.04 . Australian Television Information Archive . 30 October 1998 . 27 July 2024.
  12. Web site: First look, cast and release date announced for SA made Netflix series Territory . . 18 July 2024 . 27 July 2024.