Tara Rushton
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Tara Rushton is an Australian model and actress. She is best known for her acting work on the web, specifically portraying the role of Charlie in KateModern
.
, Toyota and Oral-B
. She was also named Miss Photogenic in the Miss World Australia competition in 2003. In 2005, she left Sydney and moved to New York where she continued to model, and later moved to Germany, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Singapore over the next fifteen months. She was named "Australian Face of Guess Watches" in March 2007.
Five weeks after moving to London in 2007, she was cast in the web serial KateModern
as the best friend of the titular character. Due to negative response to the character of Kate, she was written out and Rushton's character became the main character for the remainder of the series.
Rushton was nominated for a Streamy Award
in 2009 for Best Female Actor for her work on KateModern, but ended up losing to Rosario Dawson
.
Rushton has also guest starred in the Australian comedy/drama called "Forget The Rules
", in which she played Merline, a Facebook stalker.
KateModern
KateModern was the sister series of lonelygirl15. The series, which was announced on July 16, 2007, began filming on July 9 and the first video, Fight and Flight, was released on July 16. The show is produced by EQAL in partnership with Bebo...
.
Career
At age 15, Rushton was signed by Vivien's Model Management, and often traveled to South East Asia to shoot campaigns for Ponds, SunsilkSunsilk
Sunsilk is a hair care brand, primarily aimed at women, produced by the Unilever group, which is now considered the world's leading company in hair conditioning and the second largest in shampoo. Sunsilk is Unilever’s leading hair care brand, and ranks as one of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate's...
, Toyota and Oral-B
Oral-B
Oral-B is a popular brand of oral hygiene products, including toothbrushes, toothpastes, mouthwashes and dental floss.It all started with a dentist, back in 1950, who created the first Oral-B toothbrush and its soft, end-rounded nylon bristles. Dr. Robert Hutson, a California periodontist, designed...
. She was also named Miss Photogenic in the Miss World Australia competition in 2003. In 2005, she left Sydney and moved to New York where she continued to model, and later moved to Germany, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Singapore over the next fifteen months. She was named "Australian Face of Guess Watches" in March 2007.
Five weeks after moving to London in 2007, she was cast in the web serial KateModern
KateModern
KateModern was the sister series of lonelygirl15. The series, which was announced on July 16, 2007, began filming on July 9 and the first video, Fight and Flight, was released on July 16. The show is produced by EQAL in partnership with Bebo...
as the best friend of the titular character. Due to negative response to the character of Kate, she was written out and Rushton's character became the main character for the remainder of the series.
Rushton was nominated for a Streamy Award
Streamy Awards
The Streamy Awards, popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are...
in 2009 for Best Female Actor for her work on KateModern, but ended up losing to Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
.
Rushton has also guest starred in the Australian comedy/drama called "Forget The Rules
Forget The Rules
Forget the Rules is an Australian short form episodic comedy drama cited by many as the first scripted drama in the world to simultaneously broadcast over broadband, mobile phones and TV. It is a good example of the push model of Crossmedia...
", in which she played Merline, a Facebook stalker.