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STUDIO GUEST – TRACY MANN & JESSICA TOVEY This week Tracy Mann and Jessica Tovey, from TEN’s new drama series Wonderland, drop in on the studio couch for some Food Appreciation Time (F.A.T) with the TLR cast. Wonderland is TEN’s new drama revolving around four couples at very different stages of their lives, living next to each other in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. A warm and engaging romantic-comedy series, it has a little something that all viewers can relate to. Wonderland - Wednesday nights, Channel 10 at 8:30pm – 9:30pm BIO: Tracy Mann A familiar face in Australian television Tracy Mann is a Logie Award winner and has had a career spanning over 40 years in the film, theater and TV industry of Australia. Tracy has been a member of the Actors Equity since 1973. Known well for her wide range of television roles Tracy has starred in many TV series. She is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing Georgie Baxter in Prisoner. Tracy loves the light and brightness of her the new series Wonderland and thinks it has a joyful offering and although her character Maggie is a similar age and has a similar look there lives are completely different. The Wonderland cast have built a unique relationship which shines through on the show. Tracy is originally from Adelaide. BIO: Jessica Tovey Jessica Tovey is one of Australia’s most talented young actors. After completing her schooling at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Jessica joined the cast of Home and Away as Belle Taylor and was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress at the 2007 and 2010 Logie Awards respectively. Tovey became the first non-American to feature in American shoe company Sketchers brand ad campaigns. After leaving Home and Away in 2009 Tovey joined the cast of Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Panic at Rock Island various other TV Series before landing her role as Dani Varvaris in Wonderland. One of the attractions to the role was the chance to play a more comedic role as her character Dani. Tovey claims they are polar opposites and are at completely different stages of their lives though she does relate to Dani. WEBLINKS http://ten.com.au/tvshows/wonderland.htm .

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