Lauren Hewett has been working in the entertainment industry since she was six years of age. Lauren has studied in both dance and vocals, and has achieved success in both areas. Lauren's first job was a television commercial for QUIK, a milk drink. Since that time Lauren has worked on stage, film, and television. At eight years of age, Lauren sang and danced on stage as "Baby", in the musical "The Seven Little Australians", where her love for acting was realised. Her greatest achievements to date for acting, are receiving two AFI Awards (Australian Film Industry Awards). In 1991, "Best Acting by a Juvenile" in a Feature Film, for her portrayal of a young girl who contracts leukaemia, and which results in her death, in the film "Act of Necessity". Then in 1993, "Most Outstanding Performance by a Young Actor on Television", for her role as "X", the organiser of her Zyrgonese family, in the television series, "Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left". Playing various roles in a number of productions has enabled Lauren to work with some excellent actors and crew, and give her experience at playing a wide range of characters. Some of these are: Kylie in "Strictly Ballroom", Ebony in "The Miraculous Mellops 2" Kat in "Mission Top Secret 2", Mikki in "Home and Away", Mera in "Ocean Girl 2,3,4", Kathy in "Spellbinder 2", Guest roles on episodes of "G.P.", and "A Country Practice". Filming has sometimes meant that Lauren has had to travel to other countries. This has given her the opportunity of seeing other cultures, and making many friends, as well as visiting some interesting places. Lauren has filmed in New Zealand, Poland, China, and England, as well as Australia. Lauren has also performed live in the USA, in Hawaii and Disneyland. Through acting Lauren has been able to try many things, such as, scuba diving, boogie boarding down rapids, parapenting, swimming with whales and dolphins, horse riding, and rafting. Show less «