Kimberley Davies (born 20 February 1973) is an Australian actress most famous for playing

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on the Australian soap opera ''

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'' from 1993 to 1996. She is sometimes credited as "Kimberly Davies".

Life and career

Davies was born in

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. In 1996, she hosted an Australian series called ''Just Kidding!'', which featured pranks played on an unsuspecting public. Davies later moved to the United States and played the role of Laura Sinclair in the lavish but short-lived night-time soap opera '' Pacific Palisades''. She also made guest appearances on '' Ally McBeal,'' '' Early Edition'' and ''

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'', and appeared in the films '' Psycho Beach Party'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2005, she returned to ''Neighbours'' for the show's twentieth anniversary. In May 2005, she appeared on an Australian reality television show called '' Celebrity Circus'' and in November 2005 she appeared in the fifth series of UK reality television show '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' but left halfway through after she hurt her shoulder, during one of the "Bush Tucker Trials". In 2007, Davies was a contestant on Australia's ''

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'' and in the summer of that year she appeared in a Daz advert in the UK. Davies also played Alura McCall in the

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''. She appeared in the 2009 Christmas Special of Australian comedy game show ''

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''.

Personal life

She is married to model-turned-doctor Jason Harvey. They have three children: Isabella, Josh and Ashton.

References

External links

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Unreality TV – News of Kimberley Davies on I'm a Celebrity
1973 births Australian soap opera actresses People from Ballarat Living people Australian emigrants to the United States I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants {{Australia-tv-actor-stub