Actress, Ambassador, Producer, Presenter Los Angeles, CA USA
Krista Vendy is an Australian actress known for her roles on TV shows including Neighbours, where she played teacher Teresa "Tess" Bell. Since Neighbours she has guest starred in television roles in Australia and the United States including, Blue Heelers, Shock Jock, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Pizza, Leverage and Mental. Her Film credits include The Writer, Fat Pizza, Horseplay, The Incredible Hulk and Matching Jack. Krista’s modelling career was a n atural extension to her film and television appearances. Her covers include Black and White , Inside Sports , TV Week and Who magazines.
Krista has balanced her acting and modelling with a lifelong interest in charity. Krista comes from a family of charitable supporters. Her father David, is a former Mayor of Ballarat, and is known for his support of hospices and of his passionate work concerning Historical Cities of the World. Her brother Simon is a paramedic with a palliative care background, and her mother Christal has actively assisted causes such as homeless and disadvantaged youth. Krista’s charity work in Australia included working with a not-for-profit organisation that believed in the potential of every individual, regardless of the complexity of their disability. Scope supports more than 6,000 people with a disability to lead the life they choose. Scope work with more than 1,000 community organisations to help create welcoming and inclusive communities for people with a disability. Krista also supported Young Variety, a children’s charity dedicated to empowering Australian children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs to live, laugh and learn. Krista drew on her character teacher, Teresa "Tess" Bell, when helping children in need to overcome whatever obstacles they face and live life to the fullest – simply put, she helped kids be kids. Over the years Krista has served in many ambassadorial roles including Australia Day Ambassador, ‘Say No to Pets in Pet Shops’ and the “Face of Foster’s” for the Australian Grand Prix. In 2008 Banksia appointed Krista as its first patron. In that role Krista has been a passionate supporter of Community Palliative Care and of Banksia’s fundraising events. Krista’s particular interest is to create a wareness that community palliative care is not just for elderly people, and pain relief based for a very short period of time. Krista now spends a large amount of her time in the US. She is currently following her passion of archeology by studying First Civilizations at UCLA. In her 2016 article in Artview , she shared that many people budding Archeologist were drawn to the area after watching Indiana Jones. We are looking forward to seeing Krista putting her studies to use while playing a female archeologist on the big screen.
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2016 International Women’s Day – Step-It-Up for Equality
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