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{{short description|Australian actress and model (born 1982)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Alyssa Sutherland
| image = Alyssa-sutherland-at-fan-convention (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Sutherland in 2023
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|9|23}}
| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2006–present
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| haircolour = Strawberry blonde
| eyecolour = Blue
| agency = Chic Management, [[Next Model Management]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alyssa_Sutherland| title = Fashion Model Directory}}</ref>
| website =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Laurence Shanet]]|2012|2013|reason=div.}}
}}
'''Alyssa Sutherland''' (born 23 September 1982) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Ellie in ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]'', the fifth installment of the ''[[Evil Dead]]'' franchise.

==Early life==
Sutherland was born in [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dale|first1=David|title=The Tribal Mind: Vikings queen stand up for her lines|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-tribal-mind-vikings-queen-stand-up-for-her-lines-20150313-13zdhu.html|access-date=12 June 2015|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=15 March 2015}}</ref> She is of [[Scottish people|Scottish]] descent, of [[Clan Sutherland]].

==Career==

===Modeling===
Sutherland's modelling career began when she won the 1997 annual Bonne Belle model search of ''[[Girlfriend (magazine)|Girlfriend]]'', a teen magazine in Australia. Following her win, she signed a contract with ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Australia.

Sutherland has had an extensive runway, print and television modeling career, appearing in campaigns for [[Bulgari]], [[Ralph Lauren]], [[Garnier]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Chanel]], [[John Frieda]], [[Kerastase]], [[Hugo Boss]] and [[Abercrombie & Fitch]].<ref name=Chic>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicmanagement.com.au/chicftm/ |title=Chic Management |access-date=4 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204073139/http://chicmanagement.com.au/chicftm/ |archive-date=4 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sutherland has appeared on the cover of magazines for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Australia, ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' Singapore and Japan, ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' Germany, Australian ''Style'', ''Glamour'' Italy and ''Black and White''. Sutherland has also shot extensive editorial for ''Vogue'' (Germany, Australia, Italy, Greece and U.S.), ''Elle'' (Australia and U.S.), ''[[Marie-Claire]]'' (UK), ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' (Australia), ''Glamour'' Italy, ''I.D.'', ''Wallpaper*'' and ''The Face and Scene''. Sutherland has worked with renowned fashion photographers, including [[Herb Ritts]], [[Bruce Weber (photographer)|Bruce Weber]], [[Ellen von Unwerth]] and [[Steven Meisel]].<ref name= Chic/><ref>{{cite news|title=Not just pretty faces|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Fashion/Not-just-pretty-faces/2005/02/21/1108834696035.html|access-date=12 June 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 February 2005}}</ref>

In 2007, Sutherland became the newest [[Flake (chocolate)#The Flake girl advert|Flake Girl]] when [[Cadbury UK|Cadbury]] revived its iconic TV advertisements after a five-year hiatus. The advertisement shows her, in reverse time, eating a Flake bar in a convertible during a rain shower.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cadbury brings back Flake Girl|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/09/marketingandpr.advertising|access-date=12 June 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 February 2007}}</ref> She is one of several former Cadbury advert actors to speak out in favour of the "Keep Cadbury British" campaign in opposition to the sale of Cadbury to a non-British owner.

Since transitioning away from modeling, Sutherland has expressed guilt about having contributed to the "unrealistic standards" of beauty set by the fashion-industry and has been critical of its "strict" and damaging size-requirements.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview - Alyssa Sutherland|url=https://schonmagazine.com/interview-alyssa-sutherland|access-date=25 August 2022|work=[[Schön!]]|date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

===Acting===
Sutherland's acting-career includes roles in the films ''[[Day on Fire]]'' and ''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]''. In May 2021, Sutherland was cast in the 2023 film ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]'' as Ellie, the possessed [[Deadite]] later known as "The Marauder".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=2021-05-26|title='Evil Dead Rise' Set at New Line, HBO Max|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/evil-dead-rise-sam-raimi-bruce-campbell-1234959149/|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="CL1">{{Cite web |last=Nemiroff |first=Perri |date=April 22, 2023 |title=How Alyssa Sutherland Went from Successful Model to {{'}}''Evil Dead''{{'}} Deadite |url=https://collider.com/evil-dead-rise-deadite-alyssa-sutherland-interview |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CL2">{{Cite web |last=Massoto |first=Erick |date=April 24, 2023 |title={{'}}''Evil Dead Rise''{{'}} Needed a {{'}}''Human Centipede''{{'}}-Like Suit to Create Its Act 3 Big Bad |url=https://collider.com/evil-dead-rise-marauder-lee-cronin-lily-sullivan-comments |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CH">{{Cite web |author=Team Cherry |date=April 20, 2023 |title="''Evil Dead Rise''" Lets a Mother Be the Horror Show: An Interview with Alyssa Sutherland (And she kills it…) |url=https://www.thecherrypicks.com/stories/evil-dead-rise-interview-with-alyssa-sutherland |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=[[CherryPicks]] |language=en}}</ref>

She also starred in the television series ''[[New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]'', ''[[Vikings (TV series)|Vikings]]'', ''[[The Mist (TV series)|The Mist]]'', ''[[Timeless (American TV series)|Timeless]],'' and ''[[New Gold Mountain (TV series)|New Gold Mountain]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=John|title='Vikings' season finale: Mysterious beauty tempts Ragnar|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/25/vikings-season-finale-exclusive-video-interview-alyssa-sutherland/|access-date=25 April 2013|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-s-most-ambitious-drama-yet-new-gold-mountain-starts-production_1|title=SBS Corporate}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On 5 February 2012 she married her longtime boyfriend [[Laurence Shanet]] at [[Natai Beach]], in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/sutherland-weds-her-man-in-thailand/story-e6frf96x-1226281071638|title=Reference at www.heraldsun.com.au}}</ref> The couple divorced shortly thereafter in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doveclove.com/laurence-shanet|title=Reference at doveclove.com|date=6 June 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2006
|''[[Day on Fire]]''
| Shira
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Don't Look Up''
| Claire
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]''
| Jeffrey's receptionist
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Blood Vessel (2019 film)|Blood Vessel]]''
| Jane Prescott
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2023
| ''[[Evil Dead Rise]]''
| Ellie
|
|-
| ''The Mental State''
| Dana Cady
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]''
| Alice
| Episode: "Legacy"
|-
| 2008
| ''Huge''
| Izzy
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Kate
| Episode: "Bang"
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''[[Vikings (TV series)|Vikings]]''
| [[Aslaug]]
| 35 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Australia's Next Top Model]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Finale"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Mist (TV series)|The Mist]]''
| Eve Copeland
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Timeless (American TV series)|Timeless]]''
| [[Hedy Lamarr]]
| Episode: 2.03 "Hollywoodland"
|-
| 2019
| ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''
| Sadie Parker
| Episode: "Plastic"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[New Gold Mountain (TV series)|New Gold Mountain]]''
| Belle Roberts
| Miniseries
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1451415}}
* {{Fashionmodel}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSgKvc5odoA Cadbury Flake "Summer Rain" (2007)]

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