Raelee Hill (born 24 October 1972) is an Australian actress best known for portraying roles in some of Australia's most successful television series. Her first major role was as Loretta Taylor in ''
Paradise Beach'', which was followed shortly afterwards by roles as
Serendipity Gottlieb
Serendipity "Ren" Gottlieb is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Raelee Hill. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 August 1994. Serendipity was introduced as the si ...
in ''
Neighbours''
and Constable Tayler Johnson in ''
Water Rats''.
She is most widely known internationally for her part as
Sikozu in the
sci-fi television series ''
Farscape
''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was ...
''.
She originally auditioned for the part of Mele-On Grayza, but the part ultimately went to Rebecca Riggs. The role of Sikozu was created especially for her by
executive producer
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David Kemper at the time, because she had impressed them so much.
She made her film début in the 1996
romantic comedy
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''
Hotel de Love'', and her theatre credits include the role of Wendy in ''
Pan'' for
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for ...
, as well as ''Tasting Sugar Lake'' for Budinskis Theatre. She played a role in the 2005 Indonesian film about the
2002 Bali bombing, ''
Long Road to Heaven
''Long Road to Heaven'' is a 2007 Indonesian feature film about the 2002 Bali bombings, by Kalyana Shira Films. The film was directed by Enison Sinaro and written by Wong Wai Leng and Andy Logam-Tan. It tells the story during three different t ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1972 births
Australian television actresses
Living people
Australian film actresses
Actresses from Brisbane