Cleopatra Coleman

Cleopatra Coleman
Born	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 Wentworth Falls, Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress who lives in Los Angeles, California.

Life and career

Coleman was born in Wentworth Falls to a Jamaican-born mother, Turquoise Coleman, and an Australian father, Mick Coleman, and grew up in the alternative community of Byron Bay, New South Wales. Her first television parts were in a Direct Factory Outlets commercial and Silversun.

In 2005, Coleman was featured in the US Sci Fi Channel television movie Attack of the Sabretooth, with Robert Carradine. She is also a professional dancer who has appeared with the Tony Bartuccio Dancers in The Rocky Horror Stage Show, Dancing with the Stars, and The Footy Show finale in 2005.

In 2006, Coleman was cast in the recurring role of Glenn Forrest in Neighbours. Coleman has appeared in other Australian television programs, including Blue Heelers, Holly's Heroes, Wicked Science and season 3 of City Homicide.

In 2008, Coleman appeared in the television series Elephant Princess and in stage productions of Simon Stephens's "Motortown" with Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre Company and "Antics" with Ezy-Peezy Productions. In 2009, Coleman appeared in a guest role in the television series "City Homicide". In 2010, she spent three months in Los Angeles securing representation, and then returned to Australia for a guest role in the television series Rush. In 2011, Coleman co-wrote, executive-produced, and starred in the short film "Trains", the first project for Coleman/Coleman productions, created by Cleopatra Coleman and her father, Mick Coleman. In the same year, she was cast as DJ Penelope in Step Up Revolution, a film released on 27 July 2012. In 2012, she was featured in music videos by Nervo ("You're Gonna Love Again") and Far East Movement ("Change Your Life"). In 2014, Coleman was featured in the music video by Galantis ("You").

In 2014, Coleman was cast as a regular cast member in the Fox comedy series The Last Man on Earth. She plays the role of Erica, an Australian "first-year med student".

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Silversun	Zandie Brokow	Series Regular
2005	Blue Heelers	Skye Clarke	Season 12, Episode 8: "Sex Sells"
	Attack of the Sabretooth	Alys	SyFy Channel Feature
	Holly's Heroes	Stacey	2 episodes
2006	Wicked Science 2	Emma Hellman	8 episodes
2006–2007	Neighbours	Glenn Forrest	10 episodes
2008	The Elephant Princess	Cosma	4 episodes
2009	City Homicide	Sian Ritchie	Season 3, Episode 8: "Time of Your Life"
2010	Rush	Jessica Hamilton	1 episode
2012	Step Up Revolution	DJ Penelope	US Feature Film
2014	Fear Clinic	Megan
2015	The Last Man on Earth	Erica
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Katie	1 episode

External links

• Cleopatra Coleman at the Internet Movie Database
• Cleopatra Coleman official website
• Cleopatra Coleman official Facebook page