Zoe Naylor (born 4 July 1977) is an Australian actress, journalist and television presenter.
Early life and education
Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher. She graduated from
Loreto Normanhurst
Loreto Normanhurst is an independent Catholic, primary and secondary day and boarding school for girls, located in Normanhurst, a suburb on the upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1897, Loreto has a curre ...
where she was School Captain while training with the
Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, then attended
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...
in Bathurst under a
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
scholarship. Naylor attended
University of Technology in Sydney for a year to complete her
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in Communications degree.
Career
She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for ''
A Current Affair'', ''
Escape with ET'', ''
The Footy Show'', ''
Gladiators'', ''
MTV Australia'', ''
National Nine News
Nine News (stylized as 9News) is a national News agency, news service on the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is an hour-long ''9News'' bulletin at 6:00 pm, with editions produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, S ...
'' and ''
SportsCafe
''SportsCafe'' was a New Zealand sports TV show. The show's original run was hosted by Lana Coc-Kroft, Marc Ellis, Leigh Hart, Graeme Hill, Ric Salizzo and reporter Eva Evguenieva. In 2001 Leigh Hart was added to the cast under his persona ...
'' (NZ). She has also written for magazines such as ''Australian Traveller'' and ''Road Rider''.
After graduating from the
Queensland University of Technology
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...
in 2002 with a Masters in Drama, she appeared in regional theatre productions. In 2005, she was cast as Regan McLeod in the television series ''
McLeod's Daughters''. She was also cast in the New Zealand series ''
Orange Roughies''. She later appeared in films such as ''
The Reef'' (2010) and ''
Robotropolis'' (2011).
Personal life
Naylor married James Trude on 12 May 2007. She later divorced and began dating
Aaron Jeffery. The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter called Sophia Jade Jeffery, in 2012 and their second child, a son called Beau Charles Jeffery in 2016.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Bibliography
Contributor
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References
External links
Official websiteZoe Naylor at The Global Townhall*
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Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Australian game show hosts
Living people
Macquarie University alumni
Actresses from Sydney
Queensland University of Technology alumni
University of Technology Sydney alumni
Australian female models
Models from Sydney
1977 births