Christine Stephen-Daly (born 1972) is an Australian actress. Her television credits include '' Pacific Drive'' (1996), ''

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Early life

Stephen-Daly grew up in Melbourne with her father Paul, an entrepreneur and owner of a restaurant; mother Rhonnda, a housewife; and three sisters. Her father is of Hungarian ancestry.

Career

Stephen-Daly's first role was as Amber Kingsley in '' Pacific Drive''. She made guest appearances in a number of other Australian television shows including ''

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'', '' Big Sky'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', '' Murder Call'', '' Wildside'', ''

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'', '' Stingers'' and '' Something in the Air''. She then went to the United Kingdom in September 2000 to have a break from acting in Australia. She made a guest appearance in ''

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'' before landing the role as Lara Stone in the

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medical drama ''

'', a role she played for three years. She then went on to appear in ''

''. Stephen-Daly also appeared in ''

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's second wife in the BBC drama ''

'', as well as popular children's

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''. She appeared in Australia soap opera ''

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'' in 2022 for 5 episodes.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre

References

External links

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BBC.co.uk
— Christine's official ''

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