Tahyna Tozzi

Tahyna MacManus
Tahyna MacManus
	Tahyna Tozzi in January 2012
Born	Tahyna Tozzi; 24 April 1986; Cronulla, Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress, Director & Producer
Years active	1994–present
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)	Tristan MacManus (m. 2014)
Relatives	Cheyenne Tozzi (sister)

Tahyna MacManus (née Tozzi; born 24 April 1986) is an Australian director, writer and producer. Tahyna began her career as an actress, starring in several television and film blockbusters including X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In 2014, Tahyna wrote and directed her first short film "OREN" which debuted on the international festival circuit. In 2017, Tahyna co-founded an all female led production company Neon Jane Productions alongside producer Kelly Tomasich. In 2020 the duo launched The Australian Womens Film Festival, a short film festival celebrating women in film and honouring those who have made a significant contribution to the industry.

Early life

MacManus grew up in the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla with her Italian father, Dutch mother and younger sister, model Cheyenne Tozzi. She began modelling at eight years old.[1]

Career

MacManus played Perri Lawe on the ABC drama Blue Water High in 2005. She returned to the series for the second-to-last episode of the second series, which aired in December 2006. Following that, she starred in Beautiful, her first feature film, playing 17-year-old provocateur Suzy.[2]

In 2009, she appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Emma, a mutant able to turn her skin into diamond.[3][4]

Tahyna starred in the film Trophy Kids alongside David Gallagher and Ryan Eggold, which won Best Ensemble Cast at the Breckenridge Festival of Film.[5] In the same year Tozzi also starred in the psychological thriller Needle, which was directed by John V. Soto.[6] She does the voice acting and her likeness was used for a character named Daina Le Guin in the 2011 sci-fi horror game Dead Space 2.

In 2010 and 2011 MacManus was the face of Australian cosmetic brand Australis Cosmetics.[7]

In 2012, Tahyna directed an ameteur stage production of John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Savage In Limbo’ which sold out to audiences during its run in Los Angeles before she began work on The Last Light where she played Jenny.

In 2013, Tahyna went back in front of the camera to star in Mathew A Brown's psychological thriller Julia as well as begin work on her own short film directorial debut.

In 2014 Tahyna released her debut short film Oren on the international festival circuit. Oren won Best International Film at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.

In 2017 she began filming her feature documentary Misunderstandings Of Miscarriage (M.u.M) which aims to shatter the silence and grief surrounding pregnancy loss through interviews with women across the world. The film also includes interviews with obstetricians, gynaecologists, psychologists and endocrinologists whilst simultaneously documenting Tahyna's own traumatic journey through miscarriage. The film features Claire Holt and Deborra-Lee Furness and will be released in 2020.

In 2020 she co-founded The Australian Womens Film Festival alongside Kelly Tomasich.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role
2009	Beautiful	Suzy
2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Silverfox's sister
2010	Needle	Mary
2011	Trophy Kids	Quinn Thorndike
2013	The Last Light	Jenny
2014	Julia	Sadie
2014	The Ever After	Ms. Sanders

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–06	Blue Water High	Perri Lawe	27 episodes
2008	The Strip	Kristal Cade	3 episodes
2008	CSI: NY	Quinci Feeney	"Forbidden Fruit" (season 5: episode 11)
2009	Eleventh Hour	Gorgeous Model	"Olfactus" (season 1: episode 17)
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Olivia Hamilton	"Family Affair" (season 10: episode 1)
2011	Charlie's Angels	Amanda Kane	"Bon Voyage, Angels" (season 1: episode 3)
2015	Scary Endings	Sasha	"We Always Come Back" (season 1: episode 1)

Personal life

On 25 January 2014, Tahyna married dancer Tristan MacManus.[8] On 5 April 2016, she gave birth to a daughter named Echo Isolde. On 14 March 2019, she gave birth to a son named Oisín Lír.

References

"Tozzie Shire girls hit big-time," Sydney Morning Telegraph, 19 July 2007, retrieved 17 July 2008.
"Tozzi impresses in first feature film role," Sydney Morning Telegraph, 13 October 2007, retrieved 17 July 2008.
"IMDb.com". Retrieved 9 February 2009.
"Tahyna Tozzi back in Sydney with Koby Abberton". The Daily Telegraph. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
"TROPHY KIDS PREMIERES", 10 June 2011, retrieved 2 July 2012
A Trailer to Needle You
http://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/home
Doherty, Peta (25 January 2014). "Actress Tahyna Tozzi marries dancer Tristen MacManus". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

External links

Tahyna Tozzi at IMDb

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[1] "Tozzie Shire girls hit big-time," Sydney Morning Telegraph, 19 July 2007, retrieved 17 July 2008.

[2] "Tozzi impresses in first feature film role," Sydney Morning Telegraph, 13 October 2007, retrieved 17 July 2008.

[3] "IMDb.com". Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[4] "Tahyna Tozzi back in Sydney with Koby Abberton". The Daily Telegraph. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[5] "TROPHY KIDS PREMIERES", 10 June 2011, retrieved 2 July 2012

[6] A Trailer to Needle You

[7] ttp://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/home

[marriage-8] Doherty, Peta (25 January 2014). "Actress Tahyna Tozzi marries dancer Tristen MacManus". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2014.