Biography
Date of Birth
19 December 1983, Johannesburg, South Africa
Birth Name
Tammin Pamela Sursok
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Trivia
Received the Australian TV Week Logie Award for Best New Female Talent (April 2001)
Has a brother, Shaun, and a half-sister, Michelle.
Studied drama and attended the Trinity Speech and Drama college of England receiving a high distinction in her final exam.
Was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical theatre, where she studied dancing, singing and acting.
Apart from acting, one of her other interests is dancing, which she has been doing since she was 6.
Was involved in all her school productions such as playing the lead in 'South Pacific', 'The Sound of Music' and 'Mid Summer Night's Dream'.
Is pursuing a pop music career
She was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Australian Society and to acting.
Divides her time between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles.
She and husband Sean McEwen have their own production company, Charlie Baby Productions.
(August 24, 2011) Married her longtime boyfriend Sean McEwen in Florence, Italy following a 7-month-long engagement.
Has two daughters with her husband Sean McEwen: Phoenix Emmanuel McEwen (b. October 8, 2013) and Lennon Bleu Sursok-McEwen (b. January 17, 2019).
Suffered two back-to-back miscarriages between the pregnancies with her daughters Phoenix and Lennon.
Trademarks:
Bright green eyes
Quotes
The music I love listening to is more of the Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Dido, Jewel Kilcher, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, a bit more of that organic live-instrumentation feel.
Music I can discover a part of myself that I haven't been able to for a long time, and acting is the opposite. I'm in love with both of them and I would never choose one over the other.
Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbour and playing in the beautiful parks.
Singing is and always will be a part of my life.
I always wanted to perform. I remember being 5 years old and telling my parents to sit down as I was going to put on a play for them.
If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a very adventurous person!
I grew up listening to most of my parents' music, like The Beatles and ABBA and all that stuff.
In Australia, there is a very famous show called Home and Away (1988). I was cast on that at 15. The day I started filming, my life changed.
I'm a perfectionist about being on time.
