Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French. Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a few performing arts and vis ...

before being accepted into the

Professional Performing Arts School The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public middle and high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. PPAS maintains professional pa ...

in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there.

Career

Lung's first credits include roles in the TV movie ', the feature film ''

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'', and an appearance in the music video for the

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song "Comfort Me", all in 2002. In 2003, Lung played Carmelita in the TV film ''

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''; she reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off drama series ''

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'' which debuted on

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the following year. Lung received her breakthrough role in the film ''

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'' starring alongside

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and

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. She starred in the movie '' 48 Shades'' alongside

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and Richard Wilson. Further starring roles include

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's film '' The Jammed'' in 2007, Christopher Smith's ''

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'' in 2009 and the

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psychological thriller '' Crave'' alongside

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, and

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; the film was directed by Charles de Lauzirika. She played Lola, the scheming wife of second son Marou Montebello in ABC TV's 2012 series ''

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''. Lung played teacher Colette Riger in the television show '' Wonderland'', which aired on Channel 10 from 2013 to 2015. In 2022 Lung began a recurring role on the Stan streaming series '' Wolf Like Me''. On 8 August, Lung was announced as a returning part of the ''Strife'' cast.

Personal life

Lung married Henry Zalapa in 2013. Their first child, son Marlowe James Zalapa was born on 5 April 2015. Their second child, daughter Ophelia Sage Zalapa was born in December 2020.(15 December 2020)
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Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lung, Emma 1982 births Actresses from Sydney Australian film actresses Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of French descent Australian people of Scottish descent Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts