Emma Lung

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Early life and education

Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing.[1][2] Lung's mother is Scottish and French.[3]

Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts before being accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.

Career

Lung's first credits include roles in the TV movie Template:Ill, the feature film Garage Days, and an appearance in the music video for the Shihad song "Comfort Me", all in 2002. In 2003, Lung played Carmelita in the TV film Temptation; she reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off drama series The Cooks which debuted on Network Ten the following year.

Lung received her breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving.[4] She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson.[5] Further starring roles include Dee McLachlan's film The Jammed in 2007, Christopher Smith's Triangle in 2009 and the 2012 psychological thriller Crave alongside Josh Lawson, Edward Furlong, and Ron Perlman; the film was directed by Charles de Lauzirika.[6] She played Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC TV's 2012 series The Straits. Lung played teacher Colette Riger in the television show Wonderland, which aired on Channel 10 from 2013 to 2015. In 2022 Lung began a recurring role on the Stan streaming series Wolf Like Me. On 8 August, Lung was announced as a returning part of the Strife cast.[7]

Personal life

Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. Their first child, son Marlowe James Zalapa was born on 5 April 2015. Their second child, daughter Ophelia Sage Zalapa was born in December 2020.[8]

Awards

Year Title Award Category Result
2006 Stranded AFI Awards Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft Template:Won
2007 Stranded 2007 Logie awards Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent Template:Won
2008 The Jammed AFI Awards Best Lead Actress Template:Nom[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Movie Role Type
2002 Garage Days Freddy's Babysitter Feature film
2003 The Extreme Team Kelly U.S. title: The X-Team
2003 Ned Cindy Feature film
2004 Peaches Steph Feature film
2005 Stranded Claudia Short film
2005 House of Wax Jennifer (uncredited) Feature film
2005 Two Minutes to Midnight Claire Feature film
2006 Footy Legends Jasmyne Feature film
2006 48 Shades Naomi Feature film
2007 The Jammed Crystal Feature film
Nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009 Triangle Heather Feature film
2009 Crush Anna Feature film
2009 The Boys Are Back Mia Feature film
2012 Crave Virginia Feature film

Television

Year Series Role Notes
2003 White Collar Blue Andrea TV series, season 1, episode 20
2004 All Saints April Sutton TV series, season 6, episode 37: "On the Brink"
2003 Temptation Carmelita TV movie preceding The Cooks
2004–05 The Cooks Carmelita TV series, 13 episodes
2007 Entourage Heather TV series, season 4, episode 7: "The Day Fuckers"
2009 Rescue: Special Ops Chelsea Clarke TV series, season 1, episode 3: "Fire in the Cross"
2009 My Place Bridie TV anthology series, 2 episodes
2012 The Straits Lola Montebello TV series, 12 episodes
2013–15 Wonderland Colette Riger TV series, 44 episodes
2016 Rake Carmen TV series, season 4, episode 8
2022–23 Wolf Like Me Sarah TV series, 9 episodes
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Nurse Brooke Jansen TV series, 2 episodes
2023–present Strife Lucy TV series, 9 episodes

References

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External links

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  4. (12 June 2005). Peachy keen. The Age URL accessed 4–11-2006
  5. (14 August 2006). Emma puts stamp on Aussie comedy. Sydney Morning Herald. URL accessed 8–14-06
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  8. (15 December 2020). Ophelia Sage Zalapa has arrived. Instagram
  9. The Jammed is this year's big AFI Awards surprise, The Herald Sun, 04/12/2008