Amelia Conway

Amelia Elizabeth Conway was born on October 1, 1987 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, to British & Australian parents. Her mother, Edwina Conway, was a model and her father, Tony Conway, moved to Australia at 18. He built himself a successful career in electrical construction. Amelia comes from a family of four children, one younger brother and two older sisters, however the first born sister died as a baby from SIDS, Amelia never got to meet her.

Amelia graduated from Pymble Ladies College (PLC) in Sydney in 2005. Prior to that she attended Turramurra Public School but moved to PLC in year 5. At her new school Amelia took an interest in dancing and acting, taking part in school plays & musicals, dance competitions and the Rock Eisteddfod.

Amelia had to choose an elective for her year 12 HSC (Higher School Certificate). It was between drama and fashion design, she chose fashion, thinking she wanted to be a fashion designer. Her final work received high scores and Amelia went on to complete a Bachelor of Fashion Design at UTS (University of Technology, Sydney), completed in 2009. After graduation she worked as graphic textile designer and re-toucher for many years, include a 12 month stint at Australian active wear label Running Bare. Amelia then completed her second undergrad degree, a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) with Swinburne University in 2018.

Amelia's first big screen role was as lead female 'Laura' in Bad Influence by Andreas Toumbas. She then landed the comedic role of 'Louise' in indie quirky feature 'Friends & Strangers' by James Vaughn. Since 2018, Amelia left the fashion industry and has focused solely on acting, and it is now her full-time profession. She has had success in TVCs and indie productions in Sydney and short films in LA.