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Virginia Hey is a well-known Australian actress/model/artist who moved into the world of natural therapies and perfume/candle design. Born in Sydney, Ms. Hey divided her time and education between her hometown and London. Virginia has an extensive bio and a 37 year track history with the entertainment, fashion, natural health and beauty industry in Australia and the UK. Miss Hey received her Greencard in 2003 and now resides in the USA.
Actress
Award nominated Australian actress Virginia Hey has achieved prominence, recognition and success not only nationally throughout her native Australia , but also around the world. In June of 2000, Ms. Hey was nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" on television by the 26th Annual Saturn Awards of America. In 2002 Ms. Heys status was significantly escalated following her nomination for a LOGIE (Australian "Emmy" award) as "Best Actress".
Ms. Hey's acting career began following a successful modeling career, where she was spotted by casting directors and placed in her big screen debut with Mel Gibson in the film classic Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, in which she portrayed Warrior Woman. Since then, Ms. Hey has also appeared with numerous international stars, including George C. Scott in Mussolini, Heath Ledger in Roar, James Bond 007 Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights, and Christopher Atkins in Signal One.
Ms. Hey's last major TV role finished in 2003. Virginia played one of the 5 lead characters, an Alien Priest "Zhaan" for 3 years on the award-winning international blockbuster American television series "Farscape", USA Sci-Fi channels number one hit show 2001-2004.
Top 50 Hottest Sci-Fi Girls
Virginia Hey was included in the "Top 50 Hottest Sci-Fi Girls".. and made it to the list TWICE!!
# 45 Warrior Woman - Road Warrior (Mad Max 2)
# 32 Zhaan - FarscapeAbout Virginia Hey
Im in love with the beauty of nature ... Im not ashamed to drool at a majestic sunset!
"I want to know how everything ticks, what makes it work.. Im a curious person, analytical, very artistic and creative, non drinker, non smoker, Spiritual core (albeit very human prone to err just like everyone else), a cuddler, a HOPELESS romantic when faced with another hopeless romantic whos heart falls into mine.. very much a loner when Im alone."
Before exploring natural therapies studies Virginia went to art school, modeled & then went the way of TV performing arts in Australia as her primary career.. "Im arty.. but not a radical eccentric.. (well, not TOO eccentric).. I know who I am and like my own space.. Im not pretentious I dont think, hope not.. Im naturally quiet but often swing into a bubbly extrovert when the mood grabs me, or work demands it, or when a twinkle in someones eye sparks it.. Im kinda old fashioned in many ways, cheeky, modern in some ways, elegant, (a Ralph Lauren type of woman)."
Virginia began her life long passion for fragrances as a child, childhood bathtime was always about making flower leis from Frangipani blossoms from the tree in the family garden. Virginia would then sit in the blossom infused warm water adorned with the freshly made flower leis. Hense a childs version of aromatherapy was born.. Perfume design became a life long passion and fever of Virginias, and to this day the love of her life. Virginia has become a gifted fragrance designer "nose".
Virginia also discovered meditation as a child. Virginia explored many modalities of meditation, learning via countless instructional books devoured by a young hungry mind driven to find the elusive connection between the physical self and the spiritual self.
As an adult, in between attending art school and working in the dramatic arts, Virginia continued to pursue the study of meditation and many modalities of natural healing. She pursued this study her entire life to date. Virginia is a believer that meditation is the key to life, the key to everlasting beauty, from the inside out, and a key that links your inner environment with the healing beauty of nature."As I said to a friend, "..my holistic beliefs may make me sound more of a hippy than I am really.. but it is a part of me, its not an active moment to moment "affectation", more something that lives quietly inside. On the outside Im just like everyone else.. I still have a rebel living next door to the Angel!!"
Her career in front of the camera started as a fashion model whilst she was attending a Fine Arts diploma course, soon she found herself snapped-up by casting folk and began her acting career opposite Mel Gibson in Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior), this led to a long career as an award nominated actress, with her last role as a priest in the award winning USA TV series "Farscape". Virginia used her "public spotlight" to bring attention to environmental and alternative health and beauty regimes in the 80's and 90's and was a regular guest on Australian chat shows, which led her to begin teaching health, nutrition, beauty and meditation during her 30 year career in the public eye in Australia..
In the mid to late 90's Virginia was a freelance fashion and still-life stylist, and then became a fashion editor in Sydney for "For Me" and "Bride to Be" magazines until she swang into the role of "Zhaan" on Farscape which led to her relocating to the USA.
Since relocating to the USA in 2002 Virginia has put her life's artistc passion in her own line of candles and perfumes called Virginia Hey Couture and hopes to open the second half of life concentrating on acheiving a peace, and sense of creative satisfaction, sucess, recognition and appreciation for her exquisite line of products..Virginia teaches meditation at many of the conventions she appears at and continues to perfect her gorgeous soy candle and fragrance business Virginia Hey Couture.
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