Occupation Actress Spouse Henry Zalapa (m. 2013) Years active 2002–present Children Marlowe James Zapala | Name Emma Lung Role Actress | |
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Movies Crave, Triangle, Crush, The Jammed, The Boys Are Back Similar People | ||
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Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress.
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Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) being born in a province near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish/French. Growing up in Sydney, she attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, Australia before being accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.
Career
Lung played Carmelita in the short-lived Australian drama series The Cooks. She received her first breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving. She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson. Lung starred in Christopher Smith's Triangle. She starred in the 2012 psychological thriller Crave alongside Josh Lawson, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman, which was directed by Charles de Lauzirika. She plays Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC's 2012 series The Straits. Emma is currently playing Colette Riger, a teacher in the television show Wonderland, aired on Channel 10 since 2013.
Awards
At the 2006 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft for her acting work on the short film Stranded.
At the 2007 Logie awards, Lung won the Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent.
At the 2008 Australian Film Institute's Industry Awards, Lung was nominated for Best Lead Actress for her performance in The Jammed.
Personal life
Emma married Henry Zalapa in 2013.
Emma and Henry welcomed their first child, son Marlowe James Zapala on Easter Sunday, 5 April 2015.