Zienia Merton(1945-2018)
- Actress
Born in Burma on December 11th, 1945, of an English father and a
Burmese mother, Zienia lived in Singapore, then in Borneo and was
schooled in Portugal. Zienia's childhood wish was to become a dancer, and
upon securing her father's agreement she was registered at the dancing
and acting school led by the "Arts Education Trust" in Tring,
Hertfordshire, UK. But, as Zienia progressed, she found herself rather
more interested in modern dance. Enjoying public performance, and
taking into consideration her changing interests, she found herself
gravitating towards the acting field. Without any official training,
she began her career as an actress in the 1960s while still a teenager.
It was a decade later, in the mid to late 1970s, that Zienia enjoyed
one of her greatest professional successes when she garnered the role
of Sandra Benes in the hit syndicated British science fiction
television series Space: 1999 (1975). The series ran for two seasons of 48
episodes and gave her international exposure. In recent years, Zienia
has roles in several films, made numerous television guest appearances,
and has starred in live theatrical presentations in the UK, including
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Laundry, and "Present
Continuous".
