Kimberley Cooper (born 24 April 1980) is an Australian television actress known for her character of Gypsy Nash on the Australian soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Kimberley Cooper was born on 24 April 1980 in

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Career

Cooper starred in the Australian soap opera ''

'', from 1998 until 2002, then a small stint in 2011. She played the character of Gypsy Nash in the show. Cooper won the

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for Most Popular New Talent on Australian television in 1999 and the Best Aussie Actress for The ''Inside Soap'' Awards, UK, 2000. In 2002, she was a contestant on Australia's '' Celebrity Big Brother''. Kimberley left ''Home and Away'' before her contract expired. In 2006 she resurfaced in New York City, performing in an Australian production of ''The Boys'' to American audiences. She returned to ''Home and Away'' on 9 September 2011 and departed again on 13 October 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Kimberley 1980 births Actresses from Sydney Australian soap opera actresses Living people Logie Award winners