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Ariel Erin Kaplan (born 4 May 1994) is a South African-born Australian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her roles as Lisa Atwood #2 in the children's series The Saddle Club and Imogen Willis in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Ariel Kaplan
Born	Ariel Erin Kaplan (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 28) Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	Actress, singer, dancer
Years active	2002–present
Relatives	Gemma-Ashley Kaplan (sister) Dena Kaplan (sister)
Website	www.instagram.com/arielerinkaplan/

Early life

Ariel Erin Kaplan was born in South Africa on 4 May 1994.[1][2][3] Kaplan comes from a Jewish family of performers; her father is a musician, her grandfather was an actor and her grandmother was a professional ballerina. Her two older sisters Gemma-Ashley Kaplan and Dena Kaplan are also actresses. Dena Kaplan is best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong on Dance Academy.[4][5] Aside from acting, Kaplan also had extensive training in dancing and singing.[6] She studied various dance styles such as jazz, contemporary, ballet and tap at the Jane Moore Academy of Ballet in Melbourne from 1998 until 2011.[7][8] Kaplan was home schooled through distance education.[5][9]

Career

As a child, Kaplan appeared in several Australian theatre productions, including Joseph & The Amazing Tech. Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, Oedipus, Annie and Les Miserables.[7] In 2002–03, she played the role of Florence in IMG's production of Oliver! in both Melbourne and Singapore.[6][7] Between 2003 and 2004, Kaplan had minor roles in sketch comedy shows Skithouse and The Hamish & Andy Show, and appeared in the short film The Mischief Maker.[6][7] In 2005–06, she played the role of Young Nala in Disney Theatrical's production of The Lion King for both the Melbourne and Shanghai seasons.[6][7]

Kaplan's first major television role came in 2007, when she was cast as Lisa Atwood #2 in the third season of The Saddle Club.[10] he third season was filmed from November 2007 to May 2008, and premiered in March 2009.[11][12] Kaplan recorded several songs for the show's accompanying album Best Friends.[6][13] Between 2009 and 2012, she made guest appearances in television shows John Safran's Race Relations and Tangle, and appeared in the theatre production Grey Gardens as Jacqueline Bouvier.[6][7][14]

In February 2013, it was announced that Kaplan had joined the cast of the long-running soap opera Neighbours as Imogen Willis.[15] She won the role after a quick audition process, which included one audition and a screen test with cast members Harley Bonner, Rebekah Elmaloglou and Kip Gamblin.[4] Kaplan made her first screen appearance as Imogen on 20 May 2013.[16] Kaplan left her role as Imogen on 26 April 2016 to pursue other projects[17] Kaplan reprised the role of Imogen on 22 March 2019 for a guest stint.[18]

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Skithouse	Barbie Cops girl
2003–04		Bit part
2004	The Hamish & Andy Show	Extra
2004	The Mischief Maker	Sottise	Short film
2008-2009	The Saddle Club	Elizabeth "Lisa" Atwood #2	Season 3
2009	John Safran's Race Relations	Lyla
2011	Shaolin	Shengnan (English dub)[7]	Film
2012	Tangle	School Girl #1	Season 3, episode 2[14]
2012	Odin's Eye	Xiaolong (English dub)[7]	Film
2013–2016, 2019	Neighbours	Imogen Willis	Main cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAwards	Best Shock Kiss (Daniel and Imogen)	Neighbours	Nominated	[19]
2015	TV Week and Soap Extra #OMGAwards	Best BFFs (Imogen and Amber)	Neighbours	Nominated	[19]

References

External links

• Ariel Kaplan on Twitter
• Ariel Kaplan on Instagram
• Ariel Kaplan on Tumblr
• Ariel Kaplan at IMDb

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