Ellen (Elle) Dawe (born 16 February 1981)[1][2] is an Australian film and television actress, comedian and model.

Ellen (Elle) Dawe
Born (1981-02-16) February 16, 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1997–present

Acting edit

Elle Dawe studied acting while attending Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in her younger years.[3]

Her first major role on Australian television was in the 2008 SBS series Swift and Shift Couriers, portraying Elle Whick.[3][4] Following this, she portrayed the popular character Shazza Jones, in Housos (SBS/7mate), Fat Pizza: Back In Business (7mate), Bogan Hunters (7mate) and in the feature films Housos vs. Authority (2012) and Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014).[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] She has hosted The Circle on Ten and has been featured on Seven's Sunrise and The Morning Show.[14][15][16]

Dawe has also appeared in television commercials for Franklins and Tourism New Zealand.[3]

Other edit

Dawe has performed stand up comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival, and has appeared on the cover and in a pictorial of the 7 November 2011 edition of Zoo Weekly Australia. She subsequently appeared in a second pictorial for the 28 January 2013 special "Australia Day" edition of the magazine.

Charity work edit

Dawe lends a lot of time to the support of various charities such as The Starlight Children's Foundation, Rotary Hat Day and most recently Art for the Reef.[10]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year 2023 Title Surviving Sunset an actors Hollywood journey Role Self Notes
2012 Housos vs. Authority Shazza Jones
2014 Fat Pizza vs. Housos Shazza Jones
2015 Dumb Criminals: The Movie Sharnelle
2021 24 Hours Cassandra Bryant

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2011 Swift & Shift Couriers Elle Whick 18 episodes
2011–2013;
2020–present
Housos Shazza Jones 23 episodes
2014 Bogan Hunters Shazza 10 episodes
2019–present Fat Pizza: Back in Business Shazza Jones 4 episodes

2022

Video games edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Annie Swan / Boganella / Comm Console / Sheila / Art-Appreciating Concordian Voice

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Corporate Fighter 45 Bout 4 Elle Dawe VS Stephanie Faran. YouTube.
  2. ^ "Elle on Instagram: "Thanks for the birthday love! Sorry if I took ages to get back to you. I spent my day filming in the outback! What a great way to spend the day!!! Thanks so much all you wishes are greatly appreciated"".
  3. ^ a b c "Elle Dawe". SBS. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Elle Dawe Reel". YouTube. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ^ Idato, Michael (18 July 2013). "Struggle street comedy series returns". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ Sams, Christine (6 January 2013). "Queens of the screen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ^ Nash, Cara (7 February 2013). "Taking The Controversy Interstate". FilmINK. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ^ Masters, Stephanie (29 October 2012). "Bogans Dazza and Shazza will be in Ipswich for the premiere of Housos Vs Authority at Birch Caroll and Coyle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Housos stars reveal Australia's biggest bogans: 'I'd probably be scared'". The Sydney Morning Herald. April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Elle Dawe". VIP Entertainment. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  11. ^ Marshall, Rebecca (15 June 2014). "Bogan Hunters is the car testicles of television". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ^ Eedy, Matt (27 June 2014). "The Bogan Hunters are Raw & Uncut on DVD!". Beyond Home Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Fat Pizza Vs Housos". Hoyts. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Elle Dawe: Housos Co-Star". Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Videos". Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Australia's Greatest Bogan". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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