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name: "Zahra Newman"
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# Zahra Newman

Actor. Born in Port Antonio, Jamaica.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor

## Biography

Zahra Newman is a Jamaican-born Australian actress. She was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and moved to Australia at the age of 14. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2008.

Newman has an extensive stage career, appearing with companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir and the Sydney Theatre Company. Her screen credits include the films *Thirteen Lives* (2022), in which she played Captain Olivia Taft, *Truth* (2015) and *Long Story Short* (2021), and television series such as *Wentworth*, *Childhood's End* (2015), *Neighbours* and *Heartbreak High* (2022). She plays Liz in *Insidious: Out of the Further* (2026). She received a Green Room Award and two Helpmann Award nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Insidious: Out of the Further* (2026), Fi1m 55, as Liz — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-out-of-the-further.md)
- *Leviticus* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Rita — [page](https://film.one/film/leviticus.md)

## Also known for

- *Thirteen Lives* (2022), Captain Olivia Taft
- *Truth* (2015), Dana Roberson
- *Childhood's End* (2015), Bridget Rodricks
- *Long Story Short* (2021), Leane
- *Heartbreak High* (2022), Lane Henson
- *I Met a Girl* (2020), Olivia

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