Amy Mizzi

Mizzi was born in Bateau Bay, on the Central coast of New South Wales. She started out as a dancer, studying Jazz, Ballet and Tap at Dance Power Studios, from the age of three. She completed a Cert 4 in Performing Arts at The McDonald College.^[1]

Mizzi starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2003. Her departure from the series was announced on 13 February 2004, but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005. She also made appearances in 2006, and throughout most of 2007, most recently in the last episode of Home and Away for 2006, when she returned pregnant with the baby of Kim Hyde (played by actor Chris Hemsworth).

Mizzi was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent in the Logie Awards of 2004, but the award was won by her Home and Away co-star Isabel Lucas.^[2]

After leaving Home and Away, Mizzi taught singing and dancing on the Central Coast of New South Wales.^[3] In 2008, she relocated to the United Kingdom, and has since appeared in stage productions, playing the title role in Cinderella and Princess Jasmine Aladdin.^[4] She then relocated to New Zealand, where she taught dance and performance classes. After marrying her partner Shaune, the pair had two children and moved to Australia. She currently teaches on the Central Coast in NSW.^[1]