Born November 18, 1970, Peta grew up an army brat all over the
pacific rim, spending several years in Papua New Guinea where her
Australian father was stationed. She discovered at a young age a
love of performing, in part to help her dealing with changing
schools and being the odd one out growing up. She spent summers
with her grandparents in Australia, and she remains to this day
very close to her family.
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– Was a model before becoming an actress.
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– Despite the fame, Peta remains true to the qualities instilled in her during her unusual childhood upbringing.
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– Peta grew up in the wilds of New Guinea, and part of her has never left. She's got this incredible combination of rawness, vulnerability, sensuality and unpredictability ? equal parts of all four of those things.
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– As an army brat, Peta quickly learned how to fit in with many different types of people and in many different situations. Changing schools every six months, Peta learned to adapt her personality to be accepted in each new location and to make new friends.
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– Everyone who sees her says, 'My God, there's something special about her.?
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– Ron Perth, Former President USA Network said, We had a casting session (for La Femme Nikita) in my office, and she was just spectacular. We knew we had a star.
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– She has earned 2 Gemini nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her performance on the weekly series LA FEMME NIKITA.
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– Peta meditates, practices yoga, gets acupuncture and takes all kinds of alternative medicines to keep her body in balance. At age 17, she had a year long battle with anorexia.
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– In 1999, moved into a Brooklyn Heights, NY apt. building, which also includes co-op owners such as producer Andrew S. Karsch and 'O.J.Simpson's' former attorney 'Barry Scheck'.
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– She enjoys scuba diving, horseback riding, swimming, cricket, painting and gardening
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