Amelia Frid
Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Amelia Frid (born 30 July 1975) is an Australian former child actress who played Cody Willis in Neighbours.
Early life
Frid was born in Russia, and arrived in Australia by boat at the age of five, attending prep in Melbourne.<ref name="SMH">Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
In 1988, Frid was cast as Molly in the children's television series Adventures on Kythera. It was not broadcast in Australia until 1991.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1989, at the age of 14, she secured a regular role as the first incarnation of Cody Willis in Neighbours. Her character was romantically paired with Todd Landers (played by Kristian Schmid). Frid departed from the role in order to focus on her VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education), in her final year of high school.<ref name="PB">Interviews > Amelia Frid</ref> Her final appearance in Neighbours was on 30 July 1991 (her 16th birthday). Peta Brady was later recast in the role.<ref name="PB"/>
Frid's final acting work was with former Neighbours co-star Ashley Paske (who played Matt Robinson). In the tradition of fellow Neighbours actors, she appeared in a Christmas pantomime performance of Aladdin in Oxford, UK in 1992, playing the princess to Paske's Aladdin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
After high school, Frid enrolled in an arts/law degree at Monash University in Melbourne, taking a gap year travelling to Israel and Egypt, before resuming her studies. She also studied psychology. She undertook an internship as a student counsellor at Deakin University for a year, before taking a job working as a therapist at Ararat Prison.<ref name="PB"/> She currently works as a psychologist in Prahran, Melbourne.<ref name="PP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal life
Frid is a mother to three boys.<ref name="PP"/>
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Celia | Stephanie Burke | Feature film |
| 1988 | Adventures on Kythera | Molly Leeds | TV series |
| 1989–1991 | Neighbours | Cody Willis | TV series |
| 1992–1993 | Aladdin | The Princess | Apollo Theatre, Oxford, UK |
References
External links
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