April Rose Pengilly facts for kids

Quick facts for kids April Rose Pengilly
April Rose Pengilly in 2011
Born	April Rose Pengilly (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 37) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education	Wenona School, National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2004–present
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

April Rose Pengilly (born on April 12, 1988) is an Australian actress and model. She is also known by her stage name, April Rose.

Early Life and School

April Rose Pengilly was born in Sydney, Australia. Her father is Kirk Pengilly, a member of the famous band INXS. Her mother, Karen Hutchinson, is a designer.

April went to Wenona School, a girls' school in Sydney. She started modelling when she was in her last year of high school. She sometimes uses the name April Rose to have her own identity, separate from her father's fame.

Career

Becoming a Model

April Rose Pengilly began her modelling career at a young age. When she was 16, she signed with Chadwick Models in Sydney. After finishing high school, she joined Wilhelmina Models in New York.

She became a special representative for the David Jones Summer collection in 2006. David Jones is a big department store in Australia. April has walked on runways for top designers at Australian Fashion Week. She has also lived and worked as a model in cities like New York, London, Tokyo, and Osaka.

April has appeared on the covers of many magazines. These include InStyle, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie Claire. She has also worked with famous photographers.

Special Roles in Modelling

April Rose Pengilly has had many important roles in her modelling career. She was an ambassador for David Jones, a major Australian department store. She was also the face of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

She helped promote the Nokia L’amour cell phone collection. April also worked as an ambassador for Sony and Barbie. She was even the "legs" for a Japanese stocking brand called ATSUGI.

In 2009, she became an ambassador for the Melbourne Fashion Festival again. She also worked as a TV presenter for Fashion TV at London Fashion Week. April supports charities like Dementia Australia, The Eye Foundation, and the RSPCA.

April Rose Pengilly and her father Kirk Pengilly in 2015.

Starting Acting

April Rose Pengilly started taking acting classes in her free time. She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and Actors Centre Australia.

In 2011, she got a role in an independent film called LBF. This movie was shown at the South by Southwest festival. In 2013, she starred in a short film called Object, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Dancing with the Stars

In 2014, April competed on Dancing with the Stars. She danced with professional dancer Aric Yegudkin. They danced to raise money for Dementia Australia.

They were eliminated in week three, even though they had a good score. Many viewers felt this was unfair.

Television Roles

April has also worked as a television host. She covered London Fashion Week for FashionTV. In 2015, she had a guest role in the TV miniseries Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door.

The next year, she appeared in another miniseries called Brock. She also acted in several short films.

April found it hard to get serious acting roles in Australia after being a model. She was thinking about moving to the United States. But then, in late 2017, she joined the cast of the soap opera Neighbours.

She played the character Chloe Brennan. Her first episode aired on March 27, 2018. For her role as Chloe, April won the Best Daytime Star award at the 2021 Inside Soap Awards.

April left Neighbours when the show was cancelled in 2022. However, she came back for a short time when the show returned in 2023. After leaving Neighbours, April voiced a character named Amy Haqq in an audio series called Gripped: Second Son.

Personal Life

When April was working on Neighbours, she split her time between her home in Sydney and Melbourne. This is where the show's studios are located.

April was in a relationship with drummer Tim Commandeur for three years. They broke up in 2014. She later dated musician Alex Laska.

On December 9, 2023, April announced that she was engaged to her partner, Adam Paul. They have been together since early 2022.

Filmography

See also

In Spanish: April Rose Pengilly para niños