Lisa Gormley Explained

Lisa Gormley
Birth Date:1984 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation:Actress
Flight attendant (former)
Years Active:1997-present

Lisa Gormley (born 29 September 1984) is an English-born Australian actress and best known for playing Bianca Scott on the Channel 7 serial drama Home and Away. She is a NIDA graduate.

Early life

Gormley was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and moved to the Barossa Valley in South Australia at age 3 and to a farm in Tasmania at the age of 12. She is a country girl at heart, Gormley immediately made herself at home spending her formative years on the 50acres property.

At a young age Gormley appeared in youth community theatre with a vivid memory of her first play, which was Oliver. Gormley's attraction to theatre is that she is an only child and was really excited to have people around her. Community theatre was how she fell in love with acting.

Education and career

Gormley attended Woodbridge District High School from 1997 to 2000. She then attended Rosny College in Hobart from 2001 to 2002. She performed as a courtesan in the school's annual stage production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" c.2001.

After finishing college, Gormley travelled to the UK where she became a flight attendant for Qantas.

When Gormley returned to Australia she was accepted into NIDA, in which she was involved in technical production, teaching, directing and acting.[1] She graduated at the end of 2009.[2]

Gormley appeared in the 2010 film Before the Rain. That same year, Gormley received the role of Bianca Scott, the sister of April Scott (Rhiannon Fish), in Home and Away. She left the series in 2014 after almost four years.[3] She returned to the role in 2016.

From January to March 2017, Gormley starred in David Williamson's play Odd Man Out at the Ensemble Theatre.[4]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010Before the RainKarinSegment: "Nicky Two-Tone"
2010The FilmmakerMumShort
2014Magic WordsMumShort
2016BloodgurglerWendyShort
2017In ExtremisClaudia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Shore Drama: About Us - Lisa Gormley. northshoredrama.com.au. 26 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218230802/http://www.northshoredrama.com.au/index.php?page=about-us. 18 February 2011.
  2. Leesa Smith (23 September 2009)Web site: Welcome to the cruel world. whereilive.com.au. 26 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Home and Away star praises EastEnders. digitalspy.co.uk. 21 September 2016. 16 January 2014.
  4. News: Home and Away alums star together in David Williamson play. 21 January 2017. The Daily Telegraph. 18 April 2018.