Indiana Evans facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Indiana Evans
Evans in 2013
Born	Indiana Rose Evans (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 35) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Home and Away H2O: Just Add Water Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

Indiana Rose Evans (born on July 27, 1990) is an Australian actress. She is famous for her roles in TV shows like Home and Away, where she played Matilda Hunter. She also starred as Bella Hartley in H₂O: Just Add Water. Another well-known role was Emmaline Robinson in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening.

Early Life and Interests

Indiana Evans loved performing from a very young age. When she was just five, she would put on shows for her family and friends. This early interest grew as she got older.

At seven, her parents enrolled her in dance classes. She started with ballet, which is a classical dance style. Later, she also learned jazz and tap dancing.

Before becoming a professional actress, Indiana attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. However, she left after only two weeks. She wanted to focus completely on her acting career. She then studied through a special course at home until she was 15 years old.

Acting Career Highlights

Indiana Evans at the AACTA Awards 2012

Indiana Evans began her acting journey in 2003. Her first role was in an Australian medical drama called All Saints. A medical drama is a TV show about doctors and hospitals.

Soon after, she got a main role in an American advertisement campaign for Kool-Aid. In the same year, she had a repeating role in a children's TV series called Snobs. This show was about two friends from different backgrounds.

Since then, Indiana has appeared in other TV shows. These include Comedy Inc., Cops L.A.C., and The Strip.

Joining Home and Away

After Snobs, Indiana joined the cast of Home and Away. This is a very popular and long-running Australian soap opera. A soap opera is a TV show with many ongoing stories about people's lives.

She played Matilda Hunter, a teenage girl from a wealthy family. Matilda had to move to a caravan park, which is a place where people live in mobile homes. Indiana was nominated for two awards for this role: a Logie Award and an Inside Soap Award.

In April 2008, Indiana decided to leave Home and Away. She had been offered to stay longer but chose to move on. Her last appearance on the show was in July 2008.

Becoming a Mermaid in H₂O: Just Add Water

In 2009, Indiana starred in a TV movie called A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne. Later that year, she took over a main role in the children's TV series H₂O: Just Add Water. She replaced another actress, Claire Holt.

Indiana played Isabella "Bella" Hartley, who was a mermaid since she was nine years old. Bella was also an aspiring singer. Indiana sang the show's theme song, "No Ordinary Girl." She also performed many other songs featured in the season.

She even released a solo soundtrack album for the series. It was called H₂O: Just Add Water and came out in March 2011. The show did not continue for a fourth season.

Film Roles and Other TV Shows

In August 2010, Indiana Evans made her first appearance in a feature film. A feature film is a full-length movie shown in cinemas. The movie was an Australian disaster film called Arctic Blast. She played a character named Naomi Tate.

The film was about a solar eclipse that could cause a new ice age. It was filmed in Tasmania.

In November 2010, Indiana joined the cast of a legal drama TV series called Crownies. A legal drama is a show about lawyers and the justice system. She played Tatum Novak, the daughter of a character involved in legal troubles. The series was filmed in Sydney and started in July 2011. It ran for one season.

In February 2012, Indiana got the main female role in the TV movie Blue Lagoon: The Awakening. She starred alongside another Australian actor, Brenton Thwaites. He had also appeared on Home and Away.

In February 2014, Indiana joined the cast of the U.S. TV drama Secrets and Lies. This show was based on an Australian series with the same name.

Filmography

Film

Television

Soundtrack Work

Indiana Evans sang most of the songs on the 2011 soundtrack album for H₂O: Just Add Water.

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Indiana Evans para niños