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Jemma Rivera is an Australian actress of Asian and Spanish descent and has been working professionally for over 20 years.

She began her career early as a dancer in an independent and professional dance ensemble, 78 Tourette. Later joined several professional stage musical productions, one of which she played the lead LIAT in the International Production of South Pacific, opposite Phillip Gould and produced by The Gordon Frost Organisation (The King & I). She was also cast in the ensemble of Chess The Musical performed at the Theatre Royal in Sydney Australia and directed by award winner Jim Sharman.

Jemma’s first exploration into her acting career was being cast by Australian actress/producer Kerry Walker & director Mark Gaal in the first cross cultural Australian production of an Indonesian play Cockroach Opera performed at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney.

She enjoyed playing this role, being part of a play that brought social consciousness as it showed the public the hardship of the impoverished communities in Indonesia and having to resort to prostitution for survival and overcoming corruption and political upheaval at the time. Her dance abilities were also showcased as it was co-produced by the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Dance Company, in which later most dancers joined the Bangarra Dance Company.

There are many professional theatre credits to her name, with Sydney Theatre Company as one of her highlights as she played multiple roles in Sydney Stories Part 2, directed by David Berthold (Director of La Boite Theatre, Brisbane) and Kai Tai Chan(One Extra Dance Co.)

This gave Jemma the opportunity to showcase her dance abilities, her dramatic and comedic skills in two short stories, one written by award winning playwright, Stephen Sewell In The Club, and the other by Kai Tai Chan Two Wongs. She also acted alongside brilliant artist, Lillian Crombie (Australia) and the extraordinary performer, Paul Capsis.

Another great play for Jemma felt proud to be a part of which highlighted the issues of politics and cultural differences in Sumatra was in the play written by Julie Janson, The Information, performed at Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney and directed by Regina Heilmann, (artistic Director of PACT Theatre). It was a challenging but yet one of the most rewarding roles for Jemma to portray as a Muslim woman taking the risk to bring justice to her community by facing the Australian and Indonesian Governments. Loosely based on real events.

Jemma continues her professional career as an actress and has been seen acting alongside Lisa McCune (Blue Heelers) in Sea Patrol. A highly emotional part to play as a village woman who has had to be evacuated from her home by the Australian Navy as the local rebels had destroyed her village.

Another rewarding collaboration for Jemma was in the acclaimed SBS series East West 101 which was based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in Western Sydney suburbs and the crime stories in their community.

Jemma acted alongside Suzie Porter (Little Fish), William McInnes (The Informant), Don Hany (Underbelly) and award winning director Peter Andrikidis (BlackJack). This series claimed success in many countries throughout Europe and the Middle East.

The tv goers were first introduced to the exotic, dynamic and seductive charm of Jemma in her tv mini-series debut, Singapore Sling as a private investigator acting alongside John Waters (All Saints), Deborah Lee-Furness (Beautiful), Jan Michael-Vincent (White Boy) and John Howard (All Saints). This mini-series continues to captivate audiences on HBO and sold in many countries.

Always a joy to be part of a comedy ensemble, Jemma acted alongside talented artists, such as Isla Fisher (Confessions of A Shopoholic), Russell Dykstra (Romulus, My Father), Felix Williamson (Lost) and Lena Cruz (Dirt Game) in the comedy feature film directed/produced/acted by Nick Giannopolous (Wog Boy) in The Wannabees.

Jemma’s first comedy collaboration on film in which highlighted her in every scene of the film was in the comedy SBS production of Sell-ebrity Selection. A black vision of futuristic infotainment directed by Jim Hearn, produced and also starred Ben Mendelsohn (Australia).

To further capture international audiences Jemma starred in the U.S. TV production, the action/drama/thriller Code 1114 alongside David James Elliott (Jag), Terry Farrell (Becker) and Stephen Lang (Law & Order) and directed by Jean De Segonzac (Law & Order CI).

With Jemma’s international look and talent, she regularly captures the interest of overseas projects.

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Phone 0411 43 43 06

Email sophie@sjmanagement.com.au

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FILM
Acting Showreel Selected Works
Television Show Lead VFX Special
The Brother (Short Film) Anita Cruz Blake AFTRS
The Wannabes Lita Crooks R Us Productions
Code 111-4 Monique Village Roadshow Productions
Sell-ebrity Sell-ection Asian Ruby (Lead) Fogo Films- SBS
No Takeaways Kissing Girl UTS 3rd Year Film
Resonance Dancer Sydney Film Festival
TELEVISION
Deadly Women – Season 6 Man Ling Williams Beyond Productions
East West 101 Celia Ma (3 Episodes) SBS TV Series, Dir: Peter Andrikidis
Sea Patrol (Season 2) Samaruan Woman Sea Patrol Productions
Olay TV Spot- Sunrise Jen- Make-up Artist Cha
All Saints Nurse Lily Ch. 7 Australia
Dreamfactory Herself Ch. 9- Documentary (Filmed in LA)
Australia’s Most Wanted Nilda Grundy Television
Big Sky Lucy Southern Star Productions
Heartbreak High Kerry ABC Television
Vidz Presenter Singapore TV
Singapore Sling Lily – Lead Barron Films, 3 x Tele-Series
Police Rescue Jane Southern Star Xanadu
Frankie’s House Bar Girl ABC Mini- Series
THEATRE/STAGE
The Information Sadha Hussan Belvoir St Theatre (Syd)- Dir: Regina Heilmann
South Pacific Liat (Principal) Thailand- Dir: Chris Renshaw
Sydney Stories (pt.2) Various Roles Sydney Theatre Co- Dir: David Berthold
South Pacific Liat (Principal) National Aus Tour & Hong Kong- Dir: Chris Renshaw
Cockroach Opera Tuminah Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney- Dir: Mark Gaal
Chess The Musical Ensemble Theatre Royal, Sydney- Dir: Jim Sharman
Guys & Dolls Ensemble Kelvin Grove- Dir: Jim Sharman
PRESENTER
Presenting Showreel & Work Montage Selected Works
ProTalent Sites Presenter Online Walk-on-Presenter
Olay TV Spot Presenter Sunrise Morning Show, Channel 7
Inaugural Oz Asia Festival Presenter/Mc Adelaide Festival (14,000 people)
Kimberley Clark Na Sales Conference Presenter / MC Corporate Events
Wellspring Voice/ Presenter/ Teacher Foxtel Radio
“World Magic” Championships Presenter Corporate Events
House Solutions Presenter Launch Event
Sony DHTC International Conference Presenter / MC Corporate Events
Sony CES Presenter In Flight Promotional Videos
Cathay Pacific Airlines Presenter In Flight (World Of Travel)
Sell-ebrity Sell-ection Presenter/ Lead SBS TV Feature
Vidz Music Show Presenter TV Corp. Of Singapore (Singapore, Malaysia & India)
CORPORATE VIDEO
CTTT EDU Vdeo Agent Training Video
AIG Corp Training Janice- Manager Training Video
Commonwealth Bank Felicity (Bank Officer) Training Video
Live Corp Training Li, P & O Officer P & O Ports (Harassment)
Key Corp – Remote ATM Customer Training Video
Westpac Banking Ting Shing Corporate Video
St George Bank Bank Officer Corporate Video
PERFORMANCE ART
Dancer & Co-Founder of Dance Theatre Group

(“Dance camp” Dance Camp 1,2,3 Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney)World Aid’s Day Pitt Street Mall, Sydney Amnesty International Enmore Theatre, Sydney

1992 Dancer for “Audio Ballerinas” From Germany w/ Benoit Maubrey(Third International Symposium Electronic Art)
Performance at Sydney Opera House

Performance at Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Performance at ABC TV

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Note: A Full Commercial Reel is available on request
TRAINING
Tom McSweeney CSA Screen Audition Workshop Sydney
Ivana Chubbuck The Power Of The Actor- Intensive 16th Street Studios
Lily Dior Singing Aust. Institute Of Music
Peter Andrikidis Screen Workshop Toni Higginbotham Casting
Ivana Chubbuck Intensive Ivana Chubbuck Workshop The Actors Centre
Martin Murphy Camera Workshop The Actors Centre
Judith Conrow-Shipley, Jennifer Kent Voice & Screen-testing The Actors Centre
Karen Kohlhaas Monologues Practical Aesthetics Australia
Nina & Julian De Silva New York Style Salsa Latin Explosion
Melissa Bruder & Andrea Moor Intermediate Script Analysis Action, Repetition Practical Aesthetics Australia
Steve Matthews & David Bollinger The Act of Transformation Drama Vision
Catherine Chalker Voice Private Tuition
Various Teachers Drama Workshop HB Studio New York
Catherine Chalker & Various Voice Classes, On camera technique, & Improvisation The Actors Centre
Kerry Walker Drama Technique Private Tuition
Sue Street & Graham Watson Associate Diploma of Dance QLD University of Technology

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Jemma Rivera

Actor, Dancer, Presenter, Movement Specialist
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  • Height: 172 cm / 5’8″
  • Hair Colour: Black
  • Eye Colour: Brown
  • Bust Size: 83 cm / 33″
  • Waist Size: 65 cm / 26″
  • Hip Size: 89 cm/ 35″
  • Female Dress Size: 8 AU / 4 US
  • Shoe Sizes: 7.5 US / 38 EU

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