Melina Vidler (born 20 February 1993) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Shay Turner in ''

800 Words ''800 Words'' (stylised as ''800 words'') is a comedy-drama television series, co-produced by South Pacific Pictures and Seven Productions for the Seven Network. Premise George Turner is a popular columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper, ...

'', for which she won the

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in 2016.

Early life

Vidler was born in

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and grew up in

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, the daughter of Kaylene and Wayne Vidler, a property developer. She has two older brothers, Beau and Brent. In 2010, Vidler graduated from

Ferny Grove State High School Ferny Grove State High School is a public secondary school in the suburb of Ferny Grove, in Brisbane, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1900 students, with an official count of 1961 students in 2023. In 2007, the school w ...

in Brisbane, and went on to study acting at the

Queensland University of Technology The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point ...

. She later moved to

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to pursue an acting career.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidler, Melina 1993 births 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Brisbane Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners Queensland University of Technology alumni