Tamsin West

{{short description|Australian child actress and singer (born 1974)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Tamsin West

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|03|07}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| occupation = Actress, singer

| years active = 1985–present

}}

Tamsin West (born 7 March 1974) is an Australian child actress and singer. She made her film debut as Jennifer Grey in Jenny Kissed Me and played Jane Cannon in Frog Dreaming. She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Linda Twist, a role during the first series in the children's television show Round the Twist. West was the first actress of three to portray the role.

As well as appearing in children's television, West also appeared in Neighbours, as Emma Gordon, between 1987 and 1988, and again in 1991, and guested on Blue Heelers. She was in the chorus for the 1992 Jesus Christ Superstar Australian arena production.

West performed the lead vocals on the Round the Twist theme song, which was used in all four series.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1986

|Frog Dreaming

|Jane Cannon

| Feature film

1986

|Jenny Kissed Me

|Jennifer Grey

| Feature film

1987

|{{sortname|A|Place to Call Home|A Place to Call Home (1987 film)}}

|Jane Gavin

|TV film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1986

|Saturdee

|Trixie

|TV series

1987–88, 1991

|Neighbours

|Emma Gordon

|TV series

1989

|Round the Twist

|Linda Twist

|TV series, season 1

1989

|{{sortname|The|Magistrate|The Magistrate (miniseries)}}

|Bronwyn

|TV miniseries, episodes: "Part 3", "Part 4"

1994

|R.F.D.S.

|Joanne

|TV series, episode: "Outback Justice"

1994

|Blue Heelers

|Nina McVie

|TV series, episode: "Sex, Lies and Videotapes"

1995

|Janus

|Lisa Prior

|TV series, episode: "Confess and Avoid"