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.

Lisa Gormley
Gormley in 2015
Born (1984-09-29) 29 September 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Actress
Flight attendant (former)
Years active1997-present

Early life

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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 50-acre (200,000 m2) 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

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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

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–14;
2016–17
Home and Away Bianca Scott Seasons 23–27, main role (372 episodes)
Seasons 29–30, recurring role (23 episodes)
2015 Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye Bianca Scott Presto streaming special
2016 Home and Away: Revenge Bianca Scott Presto streaming special
2017 Home and Away: All or Nothing Bianca Scott Presto streaming special
2018 Bite Club Lisa Harris Season 1, Episode 8 (guest role)
2020 The Gloaming Angela Bloomhall Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2021 Rosehaven Erin Season 5, Episode 3 (guest role)
2023 Deadloch Michelle Buckley Season 1: 8 episodes
Bay of Fires Caley 1 episode
TBA Early Retirement Pamela Upcoming
TBA Balding Melanie Amno Upcoming
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Before the Rain Karin Segment: "Nicky Two-Tone"
2010 The Filmmaker Mum Short
2014 Magic Words Mum Short
2016 Bloodgurgler Wendy Short
2017 In Extremis Claudia

References

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  1. ^ "North Shore Drama: About Us - Lisa Gormley". northshoredrama.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. ^ Leesa Smith (23 September 2009)"Welcome to the cruel world". whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Home and Away star praises EastEnders". digitalspy.co.uk. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Home and Away alums star together in David Williamson play". The Daily Telegraph. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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