| LISA CHAPPELL |
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| HOME CAST INFO Bridie Carter (Tess) Rachael Carpani (Jodi) Sonia Todd (Meg) Simmone Jade Mackinnon (Stevie) Aaron Jeffery (Alex) Myles Pollard (Nick) GALLERY SOUNDTRACK VHS&DVD EPISODES Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 |
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| When Lisa auditioned for McLeod's Daughters, she thought she was going for a guest role, only to find after a few callbacks that she had landed a lead role as Claire McLeod. Lisa was excited by the challenge of playing Claire. "The physicality of the script meant I had to ride and have all the skills a girl has to have to run a farm," she said, a contrast to her early life as a city girl, born and raised in New Zealand. Lisa appreciates that McLeod's Daughters centres around the idea that "there is a hero in everybody" and sees much of the series as a relationship piece between the two sisters. The strong scripts also attracted Lisa to the series. "Episode one made me laugh, made me cry, and as an actor, that is what I aspire to do to an audience," she said. Chappell is a dedicated and clear thinking member of the cast. She meditates daily and appreciates the journey of her character: "Claire is getting to know herself, and that's what we're all about, really." Lisa recently completed the prestigious Journey 2000 at the Actors Centre in Sydney before joining McLeod's Daughters. |
| FILMOGRAPHY |
| McLeod's Daughters (2001) A Twist In The Tale (2001) Shortland Street (1994) Gloss (1987) City Life (1996) A Skeleton in the Closet Hercules Shark in the Park (1989) Jack Brown Genius (1995) Desperate Remedies (1992) |
| > Lisa turns 36 in October 2004 > Lisa's hero is her older sister Catherine > Lisa enjoys doing yoga and meditating daily > Lisa was a Gold Logie nominee in 2003 > Lisa was born in Auckland, New Zealand > Lisa was a Silver Logie nominee in 2003 > Lisa now resides in Sydney with her husband > Lisa was born in Auckland, New Zealand > Lisa married Chris Taylor in December 2001 > Lisa has two older siblings - sister Catherine and brother Loki > Lisa says she doesn't have many phobias but she hates snakes! > Lisa's favourite TV shows include Friends, Sex and the City and SLOU > Lisa met her husband at Rachael Carparni's 21st b'day > Lisa has become a vegetarian since joining the cast of McLeod's Daughters |
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