Freya Tingley (born 26 March 1994) is an Australian actress.

Career

Tingley's first professional role was "Young Joan" in

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's play '' Far Away'' for The Black Swan Theatre Company in 2008. Since then she has appeared in a number of films including the short ''Bootleg'', a singing role in the short ''Light as a Feather'', directed by Damien Spiccia, '' X'', directed by Jon Hewitt, and 3 voice-overs for the production ''Bully for You''. She appeared in the television miniseries ''

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'' based on

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's novel, in a support role as "Young Hat Lamb". In 2011, she played the lead as a deaf girl, in the short film ''Beneath the Waves'' by director Renee Marie. In 2012, Tingley was cast in ''

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'', the

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series produced by

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in which she plays Christina Wendall. In 2013, Tingley was cast in ''

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'' as Wendy, a 13-year-old girl based on the heroine

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from the novel ''

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''. Tingley won the part of Wendy after one audition upon impressing producers with her ability to project a British accent. Wendy was only seen in a number of episodes and helped

(

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) gain Henry's heart. However, she is then reunited with her family. In 2014, Tingley had the lead role in '' The Choking Game'', a movie made for Lifetime. Tingley also played Francine Valli in ''

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'', directed by

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. Tingley then starred in the 2016 TV series ''The Wilding'' and the film ''No Way to Live'', which centers on an interracial teenage couple in the 1950s robbing and stealing to escape their oppressive town.

Personal life

Freya Tingley is a member of the

Church of Scientology The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious ...

. She is the daughter of a prominent Scientologist, and according to her own testimony, she "first read Dianetics when hewas 21".

Filmography

References

External links

Freya Tingley's official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tingley, Freya 1994 births Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Australian child actresses Australian stage actresses Actresses from Perth, Western Australia Australian film actresses Australian television actresses