Tasneem Roc
| Tasneem Roc | |
|---|---|
 Roc at the Killing Them Softly Australian Premiere in September 2012 | |
| Born |
11 December 1978 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
Tasneem Roc is an Australian television and film actress born in Sydney.
Early life and education
Roc's mother, author Margaret Roc, is from Scotland and her father, John Roc, is a Karen from Burma. Her brother is James Roc.
Roc attended the Turramurra High School and went on to study acting at the Australian Theatre for Young People. She graduated from the University of Sydney.
Career
Roc began her career on the Australian television series Heartbreak High in season six as activist high school student Thania Saya.
Roc then appeared in a guest role on ABC series Head Start as Skye Quinn, the disruptive daughter of Garrett Quinn. She appeared as a guest on UK Sky TV football series Dream Team as home-wrecking US professional tennis player Shannon Eden-Childs. She also appeared as victim of crime Tina Chang in a guest role on ABC TV's legal dramedy Crownies.
Roc appeared in the award winning SBS mini-series East West 101 as Amina Malik, a role for which she learnt some Arabic, and Islamic prayers as the wife of Muslim detective Zane Malik.[1] The cast was presented with the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast at the 2012 Equity Awards.
Roc appeared as British journalist Stephanie Murdoch in Kath & Kimderella, a film based on the hit TV comedy series Kath & Kim.
Roc appeared in Reef Doctors the Australian drama produced by Jonathan M. Shiff that premiered on Network Ten 9 June 2013. The show stars Lisa McCune as Sam Stewart the leader of a team of doctors serving the remote Hope Island Clinic on the Great Barrier Reef. Roc played nurse practitioner Olivia Shaw.[2]
Roc appeared as Yael in Josh Lawson's debut comedy The Little Death (2014 film) and in the Seven Network miniseries Winter (TV series) starring Rebecca Gibney and Peter O'Brien.
Roc most recently appeared as Nerissa on Mako: Island of Secrets.
Television credits
- Heartbreak High as Thania Saya
- Head Start as Skye Quinn (2001)
- Dream Team as Shannon Eden-Childs (2003)
- East West 101 as Amina Malik (2007)
- Home and Away as Suzy Sudiro (2009-2010)
- Spirited as Miss Viola Take (2010)
- Crownies as Tina Chang (2011)
- Reef Doctors as Olivia Shaw (2013)
- Winter as Emma Tan (2015)
Film credits
- The 7th Hunt as Rebecca/The Hand (2008)
- Burning Man (film) as Oncology Nurse (2011)
- Kath & Kimderella as Stephanie Murdoch (2012)
- Not Suitable for Children as Miranda (2012)
- The Little Death as Yael (2014)
References
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