Michala Banas

Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas (born 14 November 1978) is a New Zealand television actress and singer.
== Life and career ==
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first advert at only 18 months of age.
Her debut film performance was when she was five years old, in the New Zealand film Dangerous Orphans. Her Australian debut television performance was as Louisa in the miniseries Mirror, Mirror in 1995.
From 2001, Banas played Marissa Taylor in Always Greener and in 2002, she had a small role in the film adaptation Scooby-Doo.
Banas is an accomplished singer, and in 2003 released a single, "Kissin' The Wind", which made the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart.
In 2004, Banas joined the cast of McLeod's Daughters as the character Kate Manfredi, the best friend of Jodi Fountain McLeod. She played Kate from episodes 88 to 170, when she took a short break to later return in episode 177. It was announced in 2007 that she would leave McLeod's Daughters in its final season. Banas' last episode was aired in early December 2008.
From 11 November 2008, Banas appeared in the role of Libby Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours for a five-week period after Kym Valentine was forced to take a temporary break due to illness.[1]
In 2009, Banas filled in for Fox FM's Jo Stanley on The Matt and Jo Show while Stanley was on maternity leave. That same year saw her star in the Australian national tour of the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, playing the roles of "Kate Monster" and "Lucy the Slut". Banas was one of three celebrity faces for Proactiv Solution in Australia and New Zealand.
Banas had a guest role as Tiffany Turner on the drama series Winners & Losers,[2] and a supporting role on ABC3 teen drama Nowhere Boys as Phoebe. In 2013, Banas starred in the ABC comedy series Upper Middle Bogan as Amber Wheeler. The series has run for three seasons.
== Filmography ==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1985	Dangerous Orphans 	Anna 	
2002	Scooby-Doo 	Carol 	
2003	Ned 	Muffy 	
2010	The Colours of Home 	Karen 	Short film
2016	Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows	Phoebe Hartley	
2018	That's Not My Dog! 	Michala 	
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1995 	Mirror, Mirror 	Louisa Iredale 	20 episodes
1998 	State Coroner 	Zoe Martin 	Episode: "Days of Reckoning"
Episode: "Days of Reckoning II"
1999 	Murder Call 	Kylie McDonald 	Episode: "Cut & Dried"
1999 	Flipper 	Karen 	Episode: "Spring Break"
1999 	Blue Heelers 	Tara Bruckner 	Episode: "Winning at All Costs"
2000 	Blue Heelers 	Michaela Brady 	Episode: "Leg Work"
2000 	The Lost World 	Renata 	Episode: "Unnatural Selection"
2000–2001	Round the Twist 	Ariel 	11 episodes
2000–2001	Something in the Air 	Angela O'Connor 	11 episodes
2001 	BeastMaster 	Loriel 	Episode: "Mydoro"
2001 	The Saddle Club 	Shoshonna Green 	Episode: "Star Quality"
2001–2003	Always Greener 	Marissa Taylor 	50 episodes
2004–2008	McLeod's Daughters 	Kate Manfredi 	119 episodes
2008 	The Mansion 	Megan McKean 	Episode: "1.12"
2008 	Neighbours 	Libby Kennedy 	23 episodes
2011–2016	Winners & Losers 	Tiffany Turner 	16 episodes
2012 	Beaconsfield 	Caroline Russell	Episode: "1.1"
Episode: "1.2"
2013–2016	Upper Middle Bogan 	Amber Wheeler 	Main role
2013–2016	Nowhere Boys 	Phoebe Hartley 	Supporting role
2014–2015	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Herself 	6 episodes
2015 	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 	Enid 	Season: "3", Episode: "6"
2018 	Hughesy, We Have a Problem 	Herself 	Celebrity Problem
2018 	Show Me the Movie! 	Herself 	1 episode
2019 	Get Krack!n 	Rose Bailey 	1 episode
2019 	Bad Mothers 	Jesse 	4 episodes
2020 	Tax/Tate 	Mick 	1 Episodes
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