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Eve Sarah von Bibra (born 27 June 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. From 1986 to 1991, she was a member of the pop group,
Chantoozies The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, progr ...
, as one of four female lead vocalists. She co-wrote their hit, " Wanna Be Up", which peaked in the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart in July 1988. Von Bibra acted in the 2006 movie ''
Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...
'', playing Jackie – a flight attendant and the title character's love interest. She studied at
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and is a member of the Australian branch of the Bibra family.


Biography

Eve von Bibra was born on 27 June 1966 and grew up in Melbourne. She relocated to London to enrol in the
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. Upon return to Australia, at the age of 18, she joined the Victorian State Opera as a soprano in Gilbert and Sullivan productions and in a Bach Operetta. She acted in a 1980s television soap opera, '' Sons and Daughters''. In 1986 she formed a pop group,
Chantoozies The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith (bass guitars, keyboards, progr ...
, with
Ally Fowler Alexandra Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters'' (1982–1984), Zoe Davis in ''Neighbours'' (1986) an ...
on vocals,
Tottie Goldsmith Caroline "Tottie" Goldsmith (born 27 August 1962) is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles as Trixie Sheldon in '' Starting Out'', Toni Sheffield in '' The Young Doctors'', Marilyn "Tex" Perez in ''Fire'', and Cassandra Freedm ...
on vocals, Angie LaBozzetta on vocals, Scott Griffiths on keyboards, Frank McCoy on guitar and vocals, Brett Goldsmith (Tottie's brother) on bass guitar and guitar, and David Reyne on drums (ex- Australian Crawl, Cats Under Pressure). They released two albums, ''Chantoozies'' (1987) and ''Gild the Lily'' (1991) before disbanding in 1991. In July 1988 their third single, "Wanna Be Up", which was co-written by Von Bibra and Brett, peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The band's fourth single, another Brett and Von Bibra song, "Kiss'n' Tell", was released in August 1988 and peaked at No. 25 in October. One of the group's last singles was a cover version of Stephen Stills' track, " Love the One You're With". After Chantoozies disbanded in late 1991 von Bibra returned to acting with roles on mid-1990s TV including '' Time Trax'' (1993) and '' The Damnation of Harvey McHugh'' (1994). Aside from acting, von Bibra has also worked on TV shows as an artist co-ordinator for ''
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'' (2007–2012) and assisting production for ''
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'' (2011) and '' Outland'' (2012). In November 2008 on ''RocKwiz'', von Bibra appeared as a guest contestant and performed her solo rendition of "Love the One You're With" and a duet with Jed Kurzel ( The Mess Hall) for a cover of
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hit, " To Love Somebody".


''Kenny'' and its spin-off

Von Bibra acted in the 2006 feature film, ''
Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...
'', playing Jackie Sheppard – a flight attendant – the title character's love interest. She appeared in five of nine episodes of the spin-off TV
mockumentary A mockumentary (a portmanteau of ''mock'' and ''documentary'') is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a Documentary film, documentary. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current event ...
series, '' Kenny – a World Tour of Toilets'', in 2008.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Von Bibra, Eve Living people Australian film actresses
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Chantoozies members 1966 births Singers from Melbourne Australian television actresses Actresses from Melbourne Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Bibra, Eve von