As one of Australia’s dearly loved funny women, Tania Lacy’s career sounds like a breathless jump from one fortuitous opportunity to another. As a student at the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts School of Dance, her hopes of being a classical ballerina were dashed by a cruel injury, but not so long after she was choreographing and dancing with Kylie Minogue – by the way, that’s her in the Locomotion clip. Molly Meldrum spotted her dancing on Countdown and on a whim, had her open the show. A producer called asking her to audition for a new show. That show was The Factory and it made her a household name. Then came Countdown Revolution, award winning short films, stand-up, she’s an actor, written for film and television and has two novels on the shelves. Tania believes her rather unusual career trajectory has given her a unique view of the world and taught her anything is possible.
Tania currently resides in Cairns with her husband and son.
Tania has funny deep in her bones. I hate her for it. She writes with infectious joy. But she also writes about the real stuff, the struggle, the plight of the underdog. And love. Yes, she can do emotion too. Oh and plot – did I mention plot? She’s got it all. I double hate her. At least she’s short.
