- "The bounty hunter is an extremely physically oriented role. One evening I was at a play in Sydney and saw this actress hanging from a bar with one arm while delivering a stunning performance. It was amazing! Leeanna was just who I envisioned for the role. She has this wonderful pixyish, femme fatale look."
- ―Robin Gurland, Episode II Casting Director
Leeanna Walsman (born November 22, 1979) is an Australian actress who portrayed the bounty hunter Zam Wesell in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. She later reprised her role in the video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter as well as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Walsman was discovered by Robin Gurland, the casting director for Attack of the Clones, while she was performing with Rose Byrne (Dormé) in the play La Dispute for the Sydney Theatre Company.
Walsman shared screen with Star Wars co-star Graeme Blundell (Ruwee Naberrie) in the 2000 film Looking for Alibrandi. She also worked with Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars in Episode II and Episode III) and Claudia Karvan (Sola Naberrie) in the stop motion film $9.99.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
2014 | Touch | Dawn | Announced |
2014 | My Mother Her Daughter | Lynette | Short movie - Announced |
2013 | The Fort | Darcy | Short movie |
2013-2014 | Wentworth | Erica Davidson | TV series |
2012 | Underbelly: Badness | Detective Sergeant Pam Young | TV series |
2012 | Suspended | Michelle | Short movie |
2011 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Mary | Short movie |
2011 | Home | Unknown role | Short movie (voice) |
2010 | The Pacific | Corporal Lucy Otis | TV miniseries |
2010 | Caught Inside | Alex | |
2010 | Kissing Point | Sarah Logan | Short movie |
2009 | Rogue Nation | Mary Putland | TV series |
2008 | The Informant | Heidi Oliver | TV movie |
2008 | $9.99 | Tanita | (voice) |
2008 | Bitter & Twisted | Indigo Samvini | |
2007 | The Starter Wife | Sasha | TV miniseries |
2007 | Soul Mates | Rachel | Short movie |
2006 | All Saints | Michelle/Sophie Celna | TV series |
2006 | Burst | Angel | Short movie |
2006 | Ezra White, LL.B. | Louise White | Short movie |
2005 | Hercules | Megara | TV movie |
2004 | Jessica | Jessica Bergman | TV movie |
2004 | One Perfect Day | Alysse Green | |
2003 | The Shark Net | Ruth Parnham | TV movie |
2003 | White Collar Blue | Angie | TV series |
2002 | Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | Zam Wesell | Video game (voice) |
2002 | Young Lions | Freda Lareen | TV series |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones | Zam Wesell | |
2001 | BeastMaster | Morah | TV series |
2001 | Love Is a Four-Letter Word | Larissa Barrett | TV series |
2001 | Farscape | Borlik | TV series |
2000 | Looking for Alibrandi | Carly Bishop | |
1999 | Thunderstone | Myah | TV series |
1999 | Heartbreak High | Jet | TV series |
1998 | Wildside | Jo | TV series |
1997 | Murder Call | Camilla Collins | TV series |
1997 | Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord | Girl | TV series |
1997 | Big Sky | Rachel | TV series |
1997 | Blackrock | Shana | |
1996 | Police Rescue | Debbie | TV series |
Sources[]
- "Down Underworld" — Star Wars Insider 57
External links[]
- Leeanna Walsman on Wikipedia
- Leeanna Walsman at the Internet Movie Database
- Leeanna Walsman on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Casting Update: Local Talent on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Homing Beacon #44 - Zam Wesell Speaks on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Leeanna Walsman (@WalsmanLeeanna) on Twitter
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Leeanna Walsman on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)