Eliza Szonert is an Australian actress, known for her role as Danni Stark in ''

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''.

Career

Born in

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, Szonert acted in a stage production of Cinderella at the Children's Oxford Theatre and appeared in a television commercial for Speeds Shoes. The year after she finished high school, she secured the role of Danni Stark in Australia's long-running soap opera ''

'' from 1993 to 1996. Szonert reprised the role in 2005 for the show's 20th anniversary. After leaving ''Neighbours'', she relocated to

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, where she studied acting for two years and took parts in various television series, including ''

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'' spin-off ''

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''. Szonert also played Janine Kellerman in the Australian film ''

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'' in 2000. She had a minor role in '' Stingers'' and also acted on stage. Szonert then played Trish Moran on the Australian television show ''

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'' in 2008.

Personal life

Whilst in the States, Szonert married American businessman, Charles Martens in

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and had three daughters. After divorcing, she moved home to

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, where she started a relationship with Australian businessman, Ashley Crick, with whom she had one son.

Career

Film

Television

References

External links

* Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses 1974 births Living people Australian soap opera actresses {{Australia-actor-stub