Dena Kaplan(I)
- Actress
Dena Kaplan was born in South Africa and moved to Melbourne,
Australia, in 1996. Dena is an actress and dancer who may be best known
for her role as Abigail Armstrong in the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation television series 'Dance Academy' (2010-2012). Kaplan
attended high school in Melbourne and had dance training at numerous
schools; Australian Ballet School, Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and
City Dance Centre. Her first stage appearance came alongside David
Campbell in the Production Company's Carousel, where she played Louise,
a non-singing solo ballet part in the second act of the show. Her
second major public appearance was as a dancer/singer in the Disney
production of the musical of "Lion King." Dena moved to New York to
study at the Ailey School and Broadway Dance Center, and was cast in a
Broadway musical, but was unable to accept the offer. Dena Kaplan's
first television role was in 2005 on the Network Ten spy series
"Scooter: Secret Agent" as one of the party girls. In 2007, she
appeared as Deborah Statesman in an episode of Australian police drama
"City Homicide." In 2009, she played Keli in an episode of "Flight of
the Conchords" and starred in the film "In Her Skin" alongside Guy
Pearce and Rebecca Gibney. Besides her role in the series "Dance
Academy" in 2010, Dena was cast as Stephanie Wolfe in "City Homicide."