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Alyssa Sutherland

Australian actress and model (born 1982)


Summary

Australian actress and model (born 1982)

FieldValue
nameAlyssa Sutherland
imageALYSSA SUTHERLAND (54886616945).jpg
captionSutherland in 2025 at Animate X Nightmare Weekend Richmond
birth_date
birth_placeBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
occupationActress, model
years_active2006–present
height
haircolourStrawberry blonde
eyecolourBlue
agencyChic Management, Next Model Management
spouse

Alyssa Sutherland (born 23 September 1982) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Aslaug in Vikings and as Ellie in Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment of the Evil Dead franchise.

Early life

Sutherland was born in Brisbane. She is of Scottish descent, of Clan Sutherland.

Career

Modeling

Sutherland's modelling career began when she won the 1997 annual Bonne Belle model search of Girlfriend, a teen magazine in Australia. Following her win, she signed a contract with Vogue Australia.

Sutherland has had an extensive runway, print and television modeling career, appearing in campaigns for Bulgari, Ralph Lauren, Garnier, Calvin Klein, Chanel, John Frieda, Kerastase, Hugo Boss and Abercrombie & Fitch.

Sutherland has appeared on the cover of magazines for Vogue Australia, Harper's Bazaar Singapore and Japan, Elle Germany, Australian Style, Glamour Italy and Black and White. Sutherland has also shot extensive editorial for Vogue (Germany, Australia, Italy, Greece and U.S.), Elle (Australia and U.S.), Marie-Claire (UK), Harper's Bazaar (Australia), Glamour Italy, I.D., Wallpaper* and The Face and Scene. Sutherland has worked with renowned fashion photographers, including Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Ellen von Unwerth and Steven Meisel.

In 2007, Sutherland became the newest Flake Girl when Cadbury revived its iconic TV advertisements after a five-year hiatus. The advertisement shows her, in reverse time, eating a Flake bar in a convertible during a rain shower. She is one of several former Cadbury advert actors to speak out in favour of the "Keep Cadbury British" campaign in opposition to the sale of Cadbury to a non-British owner.

Since transitioning away from modeling, Sutherland has expressed guilt about having contributed to the "unrealistic standards" of beauty set by the fashion-industry and has been critical of its "strict" and damaging size-requirements.

Acting

Sutherland's acting-career includes roles in the films Day on Fire and Arbitrage. In May 2021, Sutherland was cast in the 2023 film Evil Dead Rise as Ellie, the possessed Deadite later known as "The Marauder".

She also starred in the television series New Amsterdam, Vikings, The Mist, Timeless, and New Gold Mountain.

Personal life

On 5 February 2012 she married her longtime boyfriend Laurence Shanet at Natai Beach, in Thailand. The couple divorced shortly thereafter in November 2013.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Day on FireShira
2009Don't Look UpClaire
2012ArbitrageJeffrey's receptionist
2019Blood VesselJane Prescott
2023Evil Dead RiseEllie
The Mental StateDana Cady
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008New AmsterdamAliceEpisode: "Legacy"
2008HugeIzzyUnsold TV pilot
2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKateEpisode: "Bang"
2013–2016VikingsAslaug35 episodes
2015Australia's Next Top ModelHerselfEpisode: "Finale"
2017The MistEve Copeland10 episodes
2018TimelessHedy LamarrEpisode: 2.03 "Hollywoodland"
2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSadie ParkerEpisode: "Plastic"
2021New Gold MountainBelle RobertsMiniseries

References

References

  1. "Fashion Model Directory".
  2. (15 March 2015). "The Tribal Mind: Vikings queen stand up for her lines". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  3. "Chic Management".
  4. (22 February 2005). "Not just pretty faces". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. (10 February 2007). "Cadbury brings back Flake Girl". [[The Guardian]].
  6. (11 July 2017). "Interview - Alyssa Sutherland". [[Schön!]].
  7. Couch, Aaron. (2021-05-26). "'Evil Dead Rise' Set at New Line, HBO Max".
  8. Nemiroff, Perri. (April 22, 2023). "How Alyssa Sutherland Went from Successful Model to {{'}}''Evil Dead''{{'}} Deadite".
  9. Massoto, Erick. (April 24, 2023). "{{'}}''Evil Dead Rise''{{'}} Needed a {{'}}''Human Centipede''{{'}}-Like Suit to Create Its Act 3 Big Bad".
  10. Team Cherry. (April 20, 2023). ""''Evil Dead Rise''" Lets a Mother Be the Horror Show: An Interview with Alyssa Sutherland (And she kills it…)".
  11. Mitchell, John. (25 April 2013). "'Vikings' season finale: Mysterious beauty tempts Ragnar". [[Entertainment Weekly]].
  12. "SBS Corporate".
  13. "Reference at www.heraldsun.com.au".
  14. (6 June 2022). "Reference at doveclove.com".
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