Emily Taheny
| Emily Taheny | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emily Taheny Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Occupation |
Television actress Comedian Singer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Emily Taheny is an Australian television actress, comedian, and singer known for her multiple appearances on the sketch comedy television series Comedy Inc. from 2003 through 2007,[1] and for her role as "Kat" on the 2009 series The Jesters. She was born at Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Career
Taheny began doing stand-up comedy in 1989.[2] She graduated from the Centre for Performing Arts in South Australia and collaborated with her sister Fiona O'Loughlin on the stage show Fiona, Her Sister and Some Guy, which received the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2001.[3]
She has performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Festival,[4] and Melbourne Festival.[5] She won the Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival in 2002 for her performance in Cliff Hanger.[6] In 2003 she graduated from the College of Country Music in Tamworth, New South Wales.[3]
Taheny made her television debut on Comedy Inc. in 2003. She played various characters between 2003 and 2007. In 2005, she made a guest appearance on Spicks and Specks. In 2006, she appeared on The Chaser's War on Everything, singing a song alongside Andrew Hansen. She appeared as "Kat" in the 2009 television series The Jesters,[3] and has appeared in the series Sleuth 101.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Heckler | 2014 | Emma |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comedy Inc. | 2003–07 | Various characters | Main cast (96 episodes) |
| Spicks and Specks | 2005 | Herself | 1 episode |
| The Chaser's War on Everything | 2006 | Herself | 1 episode |
| Stupid, Stupid Man | 2007 | Shona | 1 episode: "The Black Dog" |
| Comedy Slapdown | 2008 | Herself | 3 episodes |
| The Jesters | 2009 | Kat Bailey | Main cast (16 episodes) |
| Sleuth 101 | 2010 | Hermoine | 1 episode |
| Sleuth 101 | Rebecca | 1 episode | |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 2012–present | Various characters | Main cast (52 episodes) |
| It's a Date | 2013–14 | Manda | 2 episodes |
| INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | 2014 | Annie | miniseries |
| Open Slather | 2015 | Various characters | Main cast |
Recognition
Awards & nominations
- 2001, won Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival[3]
- 2002, won Fringe Cabaret Award at the Melbourne Festival[6]
External links
References
- ↑ McEvoy, Marc (1 June 2005). "Comedy Inc – The Late Shift". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ Rod McGuirk, Rod (6 July 2001). "Alice Springs comic gets govt support for Edinburgh festival". Australian Associated Press.
- 1 2 3 4 "Emily Taheny bio at Movienetwork". movienetwork.tv. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ Carbone, Suzanne (2 April 2002). "Therapy of laughter springs from a life very ordinary". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ Scott-Norman, Fiona (30 December 2002). "TV and radio comedy's new centre-stage". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- 1 2 staff (24 December 2002). "The reinvention of cabaret". The Age. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ "Sleuth 101". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 16 May 2010.