Hanna Mangan Lawrence

Hanna ManganLawrence born 5 March 1991 in London England is an Australian and British actress best known in Australia for her role as Holly in the drama series Bed of Roses in which she received an AFI Award nomination in 2008 and a Logie Award nomination in 2009 and internationally as Seppia in the Starz historical drama Spartacus Vengeance ManganLawrence started her film career in 2005 with the short films Simulation 1201 and Galore This was followed by a starring role as Georgie in the short film Sexy Thing which was accepted into the Cannes Film Festival ManganLawrence was the cast in the 2008 horror film Acolytes directed by John Hewitt premièred at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival In Acolytes she played the role of Chasely a naive and coquettish high school student She subsequently featured in Nash Edgertons film The Square as Lily She was nominated for a Filmink award for Best Australian Newcomer for this performance In 2009 she appeared in the Australian period drama Lucky Country directed by Kriv Stenders ManganLawrence has featured in the Australian drama series Bed of Roses which screened on the ABC television network playing Holly Atherton In 2008 she received an AFI Award nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for her role in Bed of Roses She was also nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award For Most Outstanding New Talent at the Logie Awards in 2009 In 2012 ManganLawrence starred in the featurefilm Thirst alongside Myles Pollard Victoria Haralabidou and Tom Green She also became a recurring cast member Seppia on the Starz television series Spartacus Vengeance ManganLawrence is the daughter of Maggie Mangan an English teacher and playwright and her father is Ray Lawrence a geography economics and business studies teacher She has a halfsister Rosene two halfbrothers Liam and Reuben a stepsister Zoe and stepmother Paddy also a teacher She has represented Australia overseas as a member of the elite gymnastics team In 2005 she won Acrobat of the Year  International  Senior at the Gymnastics Australia National Awards In 2009 ManganLawrence completed her high school education at the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts through Pathways