Viva Bianca | |
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Born | Viva Skubiszewski 17 November 1983 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–present |
Children | 2[1] |
Viva Bianca (born Viva Skubiszewski; 17 November 1983,[2] /skuːbɪʃɛvski/; Polish: [skubiʂɛfski]) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Ilithyia on the Starz network series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Vengeance.
Bianca graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she received a best actress award.[3] She is the daughter of Cezary Skubiszewski, a Polish Australian composer for film, television and orchestra.[2] Bianca cites Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger as Australian actors who have influenced her.[4]
Career
Bianca has appeared in many Australian TV Series such as Eugenie Sandler P.I., Marshall Law, All Saints and The Strip. She has also appeared in the Australian films Accidents Happen and Bad Bush.[5]
Bianca starred as Ilithyia, the daughter of Roman senator Albinius and wife of legatus Gaius Claudius Glaber, in the Starz originals series Spartacus: Blood and Sand[6] and Spartacus: Vengeance. She starred opposite Kirk Barker in A Prince for Christmas (2015).
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Adriana | Episode: "1.11" Episode: "1.12" |
2002 | Marshall Law | Tiffany | Episode: "The Perfect Sister" |
2003 | Blue Heelers | Tammy King | Episode: "Too Hard Basket" |
2006 | All Saints | Michaeley Kratt | Episode: "Breaking Point" |
2008 | The Strip | Serena | Episode: "1.12" |
2009 | Accidents Happen | Becky | |
2009 | Bad Bush | Ophelia | |
2010 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Ilithyia | 13 episodes |
2011 | X: Night of Vengeance | Holly Rowe | |
2011 | Panic at Rock Island | Paige | TV movie |
2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Ilithyia | 10 episodes |
2014 | Scorned | Jennifer | |
2014 | The Reckoning | Detective Jane Lambert[7] | |
2014 | Turkey Shoot | Cmdr Jill Wilson | |
2015 | A Prince for Christmas | Emma | TV movie |
2016 | Just Add Magic | Trudith Winters | Episode: "1.8" |
2016 | Showing Roots | Dee | TV movie |
2017 | Blind | Deanna | |
2018 | Wedding Swingers aka Porthole | Laura | Can't Have You (original title) |
2018 | Minutes to Midnight | Emily | Completed |
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmk-P4Irlou/
- 1 2 "Viva Bianca: Biography, Latest News & Videos". TV Guide Online. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ "Viva Bianca". Starz Entertainment, LLC. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ↑ MacIntyre, April. "Spartacus' baddest bad girl Ilithyia, Viva Bianca interview". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "Viva Bianca". IMDb. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand » Cast". Starz Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ↑ The Reckoning (2014 film)
External links
- Viva Bianca at IMDb
Category:Australian people of Polish descent