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11 Facts About Alin Sumarwata

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Alin Sumarwata is an Iranian-born Australian actress, whose roles include May Stone in soap opera Home and Away, Sophia Angleton in East West 101 and Vanessa Villante in Neighbours, a role she played from 2012 to 2013,2015 and 2019.

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Alin Sumarwata has starred in Strike Back: Retribution, Strike Back: Revolution and Strike Back: Vendetta as Gracie Novin.

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Alin Sumarwata moved to Australia with her family at the age of seven.

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Alin Sumarwata worked part time in a law firm and an accounting firm, while she graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws.

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One of Alin Sumarwata's early acting jobs was a role on Indonesian television soap opera Kenapa Ada Cinta.

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In 2009, Alin Sumarwata starred as Yasmin Van Koors in the mini-series, False Witness.

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On 5 December 2011, it was announced Alin Sumarwata had joined the cast of Neighbours in the regular role of Vanessa Villante.

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Alin Sumarwata made three guest appearances in 2015, and she reprised the role again in 2019.

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In 2016, Alin Sumarwata joined the cast of Strike Back as Gracie Novin for the show's sixth series, which began airing in 2017.

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Alin Sumarwata reprised the role for the seventh series Strike Back: Revolution, which aired in 2019.

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Alin Sumarwata reprised the role for the final season, Strike Back: Vendetta which started airing on February 14,2020.