Occupation actress Role Actress | Name Petra Yared Years active 1993-present | |
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Children Vivien Cotton, Theodore Cotton Siblings Sara Yared, Nicholas Yared Movies and TV shows Sky Trackers, Muggers, Blurred, The Real Macaw, Mirror - Mirror Similar People Travis Cotton, Mario Andreacchio, Tony Morphett, Gareth Wiley, Posie Graeme‑Evans | ||
Parents Shelley Yared, Rick Yared | ||
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Petra Yared (born 18 January 1979) is an Australian actress. She has also been credited as Petra Jared.
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Early life
Yared was born in Melbourne to Rick and Shelley, having an older sister, Sara and younger brother, Nicholas. Yared is of Lebanese descent. At nine, she took part in acting workshops at the National Theatre in Melbourne, going on to audition and gain small television roles. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Melbourne, specialising in the history of the Middle East.
She began her career in children's television series including Sky Trackers and The Genie From Down Under 2.
Career
With a major role as Jo Tiegan, in the Australian-New Zealand television production Mirror, Mirror, she won the Australian Film Institute award for Best New Talent.
In 1996, she appeared in Neighbours as Georgia ("George") Brown. She returned to the soap in late 2007 in the recurring role of Mia Silvani.
Yared also had significant roles in series including Blue Heelers and The Secret Life of Us, and guest roles on All Saints (2008), City Homicide (2010), Rescue (2011) and Crownies (2011).
From 2002 to 2005, she was a main cast member on MDA alongside Shane Bourne and Kerry Armstrong as the receptionist of Baha'i faith. She plays FOCA analyst Joanne Peters, in Underbelly, episode "Badness".
Appearances in films include The Real Macaw and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999).
She appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's stage production of Pride and Prejudice in Melbourne in 1999.
On being an actress, she says "I never know what type of role will appeal to me until I read the script, and then it's usually an instinctive response. I sometimes just 'get' the character immediately and I know how I want to play her". Being an actress, she says, allows her to explore different worlds, "whether it's trying to understand the psychology of someone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or researching a different religion or learning how to fire a gun."
Personal life
Yared is married to actor and playwright Travis Cotton. The couple have two children, Theodore (born 2011) and Vivien (born 2013). They live in Melbourne.
Filmography
Actress
2022
Slant as
Elizabeth
2019
Sonia & Cherry (TV Series) as
Sonia
2018
Playing for Keeps (TV Series) as
Lenita
- Episode #1.1 (2018) - Lenita
2014
House Husbands (TV Series) as
Real Estate Agent / Elissa
- Episode #5.12 (2017) - Real Estate Agent
- Episode #3.4 (2014) - Elissa
2016
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV Series) as
Beryl Routledge
- The Open Road (2016) - Beryl Routledge
2014
Offspring (TV Series) as
Mia Buchdahl
- Life Changing Decisions (2014) - Mia Buchdahl
- Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (2014) - Mia Buchdahl
2012
Underbelly (TV Series) as
Joanne - FOCA Analyst
- Strike Force Tuno (2012) - Joanne - FOCA Analyst
- Road to Nowhere (2012) - Joanne - FOCA Analyst
- Troubleshooting (2012) - Joanne - FOCA Analyst
- Year of the Rooster (2012) - Joanne - FOCA Analyst
2011
Crownies (TV Series) as
Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.17 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.15 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.11 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.10 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.9 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.7 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.4 (2011) - Paula Corvini
- Episode #1.1 (2011) - Paula Corvini
2011
Rescue Special Ops (TV Series) as
Zoe Hulme
- Missing Pieces (2011) - Zoe Hulme
- Art Attack (2011) - Zoe Hulme
- Chemical Brothers (2011) - Zoe Hulme
- The Dunes (2011) - Zoe Hulme
- Break Out (2011) - Zoe Hulme
2011
The Jesters (TV Series) as
Mickey
- Don't Look Back (2011) - Mickey
2007
City Homicide (TV Series) as
Megan Chisholm-Walsh / Michelle Johnson
- Atonement (2010) - Megan Chisholm-Walsh
- Victims of Crime (2007) - Michelle Johnson
2010
Cops LAC (TV Series) as
Marielle
- Illegal Dumping (2010) - Marielle
2008
All Saints (TV Series) as
Rhiannon Wilson
- Blood Lines (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Fearless and Searching (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Justice for None (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Torn Apart (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Blind Faith (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Under My Skin (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Never Tell (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- That Window in Time (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- Stepping Up (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- The Hand You're Dealt (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson
- It Ain't Necessarily So (2008) - Rhiannon Wilson (as Petra Jared)
1996
Neighbours (TV Series) as
Georgia Brown / Mia Silvani
2001
The Secret Life of Us (TV Series) as
Shannon / Ingrid
- Glimpses of Perfection (2005) - Shannon
- Ill Communication (2005) - Shannon
- The Road Not Taken (2001) - Ingrid
- The Garden of Gethsemane (2001) - Ingrid
2002
MDA (TV Series) as
Layla Young
- A Human Cost: Part 4 (2005) - Layla Young
- A Human Cost: Part 3 (2005) - Layla Young
- A Human Cost: Part 2 (2005) - Layla Young
- A Human Cost: Part 1 (2005) - Layla Young
- Departure Lounge: Part 4 (2005) - Layla Young
- Departure Lounge: Part 3 (2005) - Layla Young
- Departure Lounge: Part 2 (2005) - Layla Young
- Departure Lounge: Part 1 (2005) - Layla Young
- Second Chance: Part 4 (2005) - Layla Young
- Second Chance: Part 3 (2005) - Layla Young
- Second Chance: Part 2 (2005) - Layla Young
- Second Chance: Part 1 (2005) - Layla Young
- Memento Mori (2003) - Layla Young
- Pas De Deux (2003) - Layla Young
- Without Prejudice (2003) - Layla Young
- Bigger Fish to Fry (2003) - Layla Young
- Conflict of Interest (2003) - Layla Young
- Second Bite (2003) - Layla Young
- Caveat Medicus (2003) - Layla Young
- All Care, No Responsibility (2003) - Layla Young
- The Samaritan Kind (2003) - Layla Young
- St. Crispin's Day (2003) - Layla Young
- Judgement Day (2003) - Layla Young
- A Reasonable Passion (2003) - Layla Young
- A Closer Walk (2003) - Layla Young
- Crossing the Line (2003) - Layla Young
- A Bird in the Hand (2003) - Layla Young
- Paved with Good Intentions (2003) - Layla Young
- Taking It on the Chin (2003) - Layla Young
- Aftershocks (2003) - Layla Young
- A Time and a Place (2003) - Layla Young
- Precious Little (2003) - Layla Young
- Chinese Walls (2003) - Layla Young
- Eternity (2003) - Layla Young
- Divine Intervention (2002) - Layla Young
- Line Ball (2002) - Layla Young
- Scylla and Charybdis (2002) - Layla Young
- Win, Win, Lose, Lose (2002) - Layla Young
- Flight or Fight (2002) - Layla Young
- Eye of the Beholder (2002) - Layla Young
- Rites of Passage (2002) - Layla Young
- Love You to Death (2002) - Layla Young
- The Hippocratic Oath (2002) - Layla Young
- Human Error (2002) - Layla Young
- Minder Games (2002) - Layla Young
- Break It Gently (2002) - Layla Young
- Quid Pro Quo (2002) - Layla Young
- One Small Step (2002) - Layla Young
- Bowels, Bosch and the Whole Damn Thing (2002) - Layla Young
- When It Rains, It Pours (2002) - Layla Young
- Damned If You Do/Damned If- (2002) - Layla Young
- Venus Envy (2002) - Layla Young
- The Certainty (2002) - Layla Young
- Overexposure (2002) - Layla Young
- Fire and Rain (2002) - Layla Young
- Damage Control (2002) - Layla Young
2002
Blurred as
Yolanda the Limo Girl
2002
Holding Your Breath (Short)(voice)
2002
BeastMaster (TV Series) as
Alima
- Dispossessed (2002) - Alima
2001
Sparky D Comes to Town (TV Movie) as
Emma
2000
Muggers as
Sophie (as Petra Jared)
1994
Blue Heelers (TV Series) as
Molly Malloy / Debbie Perkins / Kym Stewart
- Under Fire (1999) - Molly Malloy
- The Stag (1999) - Molly Malloy
- Family Matters (1994) - Debbie Perkins (as Petra Jared)
- Diary Entry (1994) - Kym Stewart (as Petra Jared)
1999
Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV Mini Series) as
Ralna
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Ralna
- Part 1 (1999) - Ralna
1999
Halifax f.p. (TV Series) as
Alicia Polk
- A Murder of Crows (1999) - Alicia Polk (as Petra Jared)
1998
The Real Macaw as
Kathy Girdis
1998
The Genie from Down Under 2 (TV Series) as
Marcia Huntly
- The Last Wish (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- The Heart of Country and Western (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- Stock and Bonding (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- My Better Half (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- Baby Talk (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- Lord of the Nail Files (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- Peace in Our Time (1998) - Marcia Huntly
- The Photo Opportunity (1998) - Marcia Huntly
1997
Good Guys Bad Guys (TV Series) as
Taylor
- A Bilby in Rat's Clothing (1997) - Taylor (as Petra Jared)
1996
Ocean Girl (TV Series) as
Patti
- Gamma Level: Radioactive (1996) - Patti
1995
Eat My Shorts (TV Series) as
Debbie
- Smile a Ton (1995) - Debbie (as Petra Jared)
1995
Mirror, Mirror (TV Series) as
Jo Tiegan
1994
Sky Trackers (TV Series) as
Nikki Colbert
- WOW (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Tree's a Crowd (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- To Tell or Not to Tell (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- The Wish Star (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- The Black Prince (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- The Big Skip (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- The Beast (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Tell Someone Who Cares (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Secrets (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Rocket to Me (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Precious Days on the Planet (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Penguin Point (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Origins (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Meteor Rights (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Long Distance Call (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Letting Go (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Is There Life on Earth (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Ice Balls (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Goddess of the Dawn (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Can't Buy Me Love (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Aliens (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Star Time (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Dead Ducks (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Kiss the Sky (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Do or Die (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
- Skating the Dish (1994) - Nikki Colbert (as Petra Jared)
1994
Law of the Land (TV Series) as
Caroline Rodwell
- A Matter of Inches (1994) - Caroline Rodwell (as Petra Jared)
1993
The Late Show (TV Series) as
Jo - Aged 14
- Episode #2.10 (1993) - Jo - Aged 14
1993
R.F.D.S. (TV Series) as
Sarah Aldridge
- Heartbreak (1993) - Sarah Aldridge
1990
Choices (TV Mini Series)(1990)
Miscellaneous
2010
Griff the Invisible (adr loop group)
Soundtrack
1994
Sky Trackers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Do or Die (1994) - (performer: "Stick With Me")
References
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