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Peta
Gia Wilson (born November 18, 1970) is an Australian actress and
model. First working as a model in Australia and Europe, she moved
to Los Angeles where she studied acting in 1991. She studied with
people like Arthur Mendoza from The Actors Circle Theatre in Los
Angeles, as well as Tom Waits at the TomKat Repertory Group. She
landed small roles in independent films such as Loser and One of
Our Own. But in 1996, ready to pursue her acting studies in New
York, she was persuaded to audition for USA Network. She beat out
200 other actresses for the starring role in the Canadian
television action series Nikita (U.S. title: La Femme Nikita)
playing the role of Nikita, codenamed Josephine, a martial arts
trained covert agent. The show was based on Nikita, a Luc Besson
movie of the same name. The show was a successful spring board for
Peta's career in fact she received two Gemini nominations for Best
Performance By An Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.
In 2003, Peta Wilson appeared in the movie The League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen with Sean Connery in the role of vampire
Mina Harker. She was featured on July 2004 issue of Playboy
magazine. In 2006, she appeared in the film Superman Returns as
Bobbie-Faye, a spokesperson for NASA ... more |
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