Erika Heynatz (born 25 March 1975) is an Australian

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, actress, singer, and television personality. She joined long-running Australian TV series ''

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'' in June 2015, as villainous biology teacher

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Career

Heynatz hosted the first two cycles of the

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reality TV show ''

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'' and the only season of the

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's ''The Hot House''. She demonstrated a commitment to a singing career by leaving her ''Australia's Next Top Model'' job, which went to Australian lads mag girl

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. Heynatz left ''Australia's Next Top Model'' to pursue her singing and her commitment to appear on the

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's celebrity singing contest '' It Takes Two'' in 2006. Paired with David Hobson as her tutor, she eventually won the contest. In 2003, she starred in the television movie ''

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'', and has since appeared in numerous other feature film roles. She also appeared as a guest star in the sci-fi series ''

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'' in the episodes " Terra Firma" and " Unrealized Reality". In 2007, Heynatz starred in the motion picture ''

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''. Heynatz has starred in an Olay commercial and was the co-host of the third series of '' It Takes Two''. She was a special guest judge during Cycle 8 of ''

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'' where one of the episodes was filmed in Sydney. On 15 April 2008, Heynatz performed a cover of the

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song "Slide" on '' It Takes Two'' and impressed the critics with the performance. Heynatz had a recording contract with EMI Music Australia. Her debut single, "Kingdom", was released on 12 February 2010. The video for the clip was filmed in the US. Her second single, "Bullet", was released on 18 June 2010. Her debut album, ''Sweeter Side'', was released on 16 July 2010, which contains the singles "Kingdom" and "Bullet". Heynatz appears in

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' '' L.A. Noire'', as Elsa Lichtmann, which is produced using advanced

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technology. Although her character performs several 1940s-style songs in the game, synthpop singer

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performed the vocals. In 2013, she appeared in the musical ''

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'' as Brooke Wyndham. Also in 2014, she starred as the Usherette and Magenta in the Australian tour of ''

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''. In 2015, it was announced that Heynatz had joined

soap opera ''

'' in a recurring role as school teacher

Personal life

Heynatz's grandfather immigrated to Australia at the age of fourteen and a half from Denmark. On 8 March 2007, she married long-term partner Andrew Kingston.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

References

External links

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Erika Heynatz talks about her personal style
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