Zoe Naylor

Zoe Naylor (born 4 July 1977) is an Australian actress, journalist and television presenter.

Early life and education

Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher. She graduated from Loreto Normanhurst where she was School Captain while training with the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, then attended Charles Sturt University in Bathurst under a Seven Network scholarship. Naylor attended University of Technology in Sydney for a year to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Communications degree.

Career She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for A Current Affair, Escape with ET, The Footy Show, Gladiators, MTV Australia, National Nine News and SportsCafe (NZ). She has also written for magazines such as Australian Traveller and Road Rider.

After graduating from the Queensland University of Technology in 2002 with a Masters in Drama, she appeared in regional theatre productions. In 2005, she was cast as Regan McLeod in the television series McLeod's Daughters. She was also cast in the New Zealand series Orange Roughies. She later appeared in films such as The Reef (2010) and Robotropolis (2011).

Personal life

Naylor married James Trude on 12 May 2007. She later divorced and began dating Aaron Jeffery. The couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter called Sophia Jade Jeffery, in 2012 and their second child, a son called Beau Charles Jeffery in 2016.

Selected filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 2014 Locks of Love Lady Claire 2011 Robotropolis Christiane Nouveau Feature film 2010 The Reef Kate Feature film 2005 The Book of Revelation Astrid Feature film 2004 On the Lurk 2003 Evil Never Dies Abby TV movie 2002 Sugar and Spice 2000 Virtual Nightmare TV movie 2000 A Love Story 2000 The Product 1999 Fearless Hetty TV movie

Television Year Title Role Type 2021 Birth Time - The Documentary Self Documentary Also writer, producer, executive producer 2016–2018 Home and Away Nina Gilbert TV series, 7 episodes 2008 Gladiators Host TV series, 15 episodes 2007 Temptation Contestant TV series, 1 episode 2007–08 20 to One Host TV series, 4 episodes 2006 Orange Roughies Jane Durant TV series (NZ), 19 episodes 2005–2009 McLeod's Daughters Regan McLeod TV series, 48 episodes 2003 The Cooks Janie TV seriesEpisode: Nights of Living Dangerously