Alyssa-Jane Cook

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| caption = Cook in 2012

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|2|16}}

| birth_place = Territory of Papua and New Guinea

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| nationality = Australian

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|presenter}}

| years_active = 1984–present

| spouse = Gary Davis

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| children = Georgia-May Davis
Ruby-May Davis
Lucca Davis

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Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 16 February 1967) is an Australian actress, singer, and TV presenter currently on TVSN.

Actress roles

She is best known for her regular role as Lisa Bennett on the Australian television soap opera E Street. She played the lead role of Olivia Murray in the series Above the Law, and appeared as Kelli Edwards in Home and Away.

As a presenter, she hosted the series Sex/Life, co-hosted Australia’s Funniest People, and was a regular on Home Life Style, Beauty and the Beast,[http://www.homelifestyle.com.au/?e=show&p=presenters Bio at HomeLifeStyle]{{cite web|title=Alyssa-Jane Cook's Biography|url=http://www.platinumspeakers.com.au/Speakers/Alyssa-Jane-Cook.aspx|publisher=Platinum Speakers|accessdate=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195636/http://www.platinumspeakers.com.au/Speakers/Alyssa-Jane-Cook.aspx|archive-date=10 September 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and Good News Week.

In the science fiction series Farscape she appeared as the character Gilina Renaez in the episodes "PK Tech Girl", "Nerve", "The Hidden Memory", and "John Quixote".

On stage, Cook played Columbia in The New Rocky Horror Show 1992 Australian tour, and has appeared in The Vagina Monologues.

In 2008, Cook was the face of weight-loss company Bodytrim.{{Cite web |url=http://www.titomedia.com/site/show_preview/259852 |title=Alyssa jane cook at ALYSSA JANE COOK unveiled as face of Bodytrim photos by TitoMedia.com |access-date=20 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062829/http://www.titomedia.com/site/show_preview/259852 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} She appeared in advertisements on Australian TV for their products. Cook was also the face of the Christmas shopping company Castle Hampers and featured in their TV ads as well.http://www.castlehampers.com.au/x{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Cook is now a presenter on Australian shopping network, TVSN.

Personal life

Alyssa-Jane Cook lives in Sydney with her husband Gary Davis and their three children, including Georgia-May, who was the oldest cast member of the 2012 production of Young Talent Time on Channel Ten and stars in Dive Club.[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/young-georgia-may-davis-is-an-old-hand-at-this-celebrity-game/story-e6frewt9-1226244377364 Young Georgia-May Davis is an old hand on the stage]

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1997 \|Paws \|Trish \|
2002 \|Almost Time \|Alyssa Cook \|
2003 \|Subterano \|Mary \|
2003 \|Bells of Innocence \|Alyssa Cook \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1997

|Paws

|Trish

2002

|Almost Time

|Alyssa Cook

2003

|Subterano

|Mary

2003

|Bells of Innocence

|Alyssa Cook

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1984 \|Sons and Daughters \|Girl \|Episode 1407
1985 \|Winners \|Angie Spry \|Episode: "Room to Move"
1985 \|{{sortname\|A\|Country Practice}} \|Debbie Lucas \|Episodes: "Breaking Point: Parts 1 & 2"
1987 \|Vietnam \|Deb \|TV miniseries
1988 \|Home and Away \|Maureen \|Episode 181
1989–1992 \|E Street \|Lisa Bennett \|Regular role
1993 \| A Country Practice \| Theresa Osmond \| Episodes: "Outside Chance: Parts 1 & 2"
1994 \|G.P. \|Linda Floyd \|Episode: "Coitus Interruptus"
1994 \|Time Trax \|Marcia \|Episode: "Catch Me If You Can"
1995 \|Mission Top Secret \|Angel \|Episode: "Return of the Dinosaur"
1999–2000, 2002 \|Farscape \|Gilina Renaez \|Episodes: "PK Tech Girl", "Nerve", "The Hidden Memory", "John Quixote"
2000 \|Above the Law \|Olivia Murray \|Main role
2002 \|Seconds to Spare \|Kristin \|TV film
2002 \| Home and Away \| Kelli Edwards \| Recurring role
2007 \|Where Are They Now? \|Guest/herself \| With E Street cast Bruce Samazan, Marcus Graham, Melissa Tkautz, Brooke 'Mikey' Anderson, Melissa Bell & Vince Martin
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Strip\|The Strip (Australian TV series)}} \|Sam Gleeson \|Episode: "Tied Up in a Red Suitcase"
2009 \|Packed to the Rafters \|Pauline \|Episode: "Changes"

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

|Sons and Daughters

|Girl

|Episode 1407

1985

|Winners

|Angie Spry