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Shun Wah, Annette (1958 - )

Born
26 March 1958
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Host, Author and Actor

Summary

A fourth-generation Chinese Australian, Shun Wah is known for hosting ABC & SBS programs Studio 22, The Big Picture, Image, Eat Carpet, The Noise and Media Dimensions.
In 1996, she was nominated for an AFI award in ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role’ for acting debut in Floating Life.
She is the co-author with Greg Aitkin of the publication Banquet: 10 Courses to Harmony.

(Sources: http://www.amida.com.au/profiles/1001.diffe.html accessed 18/02/02; http://www.anu.edu/pad/community/literary/pastlitevents/Text/shun-wah.html accessed 18/02/02 and http://www.thei.aust.com/isite/cellfloatlife.html accessed 18/02/02)

Published resources

See also

  • Contemporary Australian Women 1996/97, Reed Reference Australia, Port Melbourne (Vic.), 1996, 306 pp. Details

Anne Heywood

Created: 20 February 2002, Last modified: 12 June 2009

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