Megan Jennifer Connolly (9 April 1974 – 6 September 2001) was an Australian actress, mainly of soap opera. She grew up in the northern Sydney suburb of St Ives, New South Wales.
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| Born | Megan Jennifer Connolly 9 April 1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 September 2001 (aged 27) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, VJ (media personality) |
Career
editConnolly's film debut was 1990's The Crossing with Russell Crowe. She later played Tori Hayden in the soap opera Paradise Beach[1] Later she hosted the television shows The Zone and Body Corp. She also acted in the TV series Breakers.
She was Foxtel's Channel V VJ through 1997. On stage, she starred in the musical Resurrected!. Connolly temporarily replaced Belinda Emmett as Rebecca Nash in Home and Away.[2]
Death
editMegan died from a heroin overdose on 6 September 2001 at the age of 27 while staying at a relative's home in New South Wales, Australia.
References
edit- ^ Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows By Andrew Mercado. Pluto Press Australia. p. 323.
- ^ "Belinda Emmett Obituary". The Independent. 15 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
