Frankie Adams
Frankie Adams (born January 3, 1994 in Savaiʻi , Samoa ) is a Samoan- New Zealand actress and boxer , who gained fame primarily for the role of Bobbie Draper from the science fiction series The Expanse .
Life and acting career
Frankie Adams was born in Samoa, the eldest of three daughters. When she was three years old, they moved to Auckland , New Zealand, where she attended the Auckland Girls' Grammar School. The father died when Adams was six years old. In New Zealand she learned the English language; she can communicate in Samoan , although she has problems with pronunciation.
In 2010 she was cast in the New Zealand soap Shortland Street in the role of Ula Levi , which she played until 2014. She auditioned for the role at 16 while she was in high school. This was followed by a role in the series Wentworth . Since 2017 she can be seen as Sergeant Bobbie Draper in the science fiction series The Expanse . In 2016, she also played the leading role in the film drama One Thousand Ropes , which premiered at the 2017 Berlinale . In 2018 she starred as Yasmina Rashid in the movie Mortal Engines: War of the Cities .
Boxing
Adams participated as a boxer in the charity event Fight for Live . She was trained by the Tongan boxer Lolo Heimuli . In the meantime, after her breakthrough in acting also in the USA, she boxed less than she did when she was a teenager in order to avoid injuries and thus possible lost work.
Filmography (selection)
- 2010-2014: Shortland Street (TV series, 278 episodes)
- 2016: Wentworth (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2016: One Thousand Ropes
- since 2017: The Expanse (TV series)
- 2018: Mortal Engines: War of the Cities (Mortal Engines)
Web links
- Frankie Adams in Internet Movie Database (English)
- Frankie Adams in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kelly Bertrand: Shortland Street star 's family sacrifice ( en ) Now To Love. March 7, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ^ Frankie Adams: Actress Profile ( en ) In: Johnson & Laird . Archived from the original on October 14, 2017.
- ↑ Liam Napier, Ben Strang: Millie Elder-Holmes wins Fight for Life boxing bout ( en ) Stuff. December 7, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ↑ FedCon2019: Interview with The Expanse actress Frankie Adams. June 21, 2019, accessed December 1, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Frankie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Samoan-New Zealand actress and boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savaiʻi , Samoa |