Anna Choy

{{short description|Australian actress and presenter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2009}}

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'''Anna Choy''' (born 11 October 1978 in Hong Kong)<ref name="imdb">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159558/ "Anna Choy"]. ''IMDB.COM'', Retrieved 6 August 2009</ref> is an Australian actress and presenter.<ref>15 January 2009, Gemma Kaczerepa. [http://if.com.au/2009/01/15/article/Sydney-China-Film-Festival-to-unite-filmmakers/EOAUEGPDQA.html "Sydney China Film Festival to unite filmmakers"]. ''IF.COM.AU'', Retrieved 6 August 2009</ref> She attended Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney.{{cn|date=July 2025}} She also attended Boronia Park Public School in Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

She started her career appearing in small roles on television (she played Rose in ''Cassidy'', a two-part mini series for television and starred as Kumiko in ''Escape from Jupiter'' and ''Return to Jupiter''), but soon landed a break in 2000 co-hosting morning children's show ''The Big Breakfast'', which was later rescheduled and retitled ''The Big Arvo''. She left the show in 2004 and became a reporter for ''Beyond Tomorrow'' in 2005.<ref name="imdb" /><ref>8 June 2005. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Pet-project/2005/06/07/1118123831668.html "Pet project"]. ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Retrieved 6 August 2009</ref> Choy presented the SBS documentary ''Change My Race'' in 2013.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/sbs-uncovers-the-australians-who-want-to-change-their-race/news-story/dbae7fd4d06f925ae9c78c2e670ac5c8 SBS uncovers the Australians who want to change their race]. ''News.com.au'', Retrieved 16 June 2022</ref> She was a weather reporter for Sky News Australia between 2016 and 2017.

Choy served as an Australia Day ambassador between 2001 and 2006.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

==Filmography== * ''Escape from Jupiter'' (1994) * ''Return to Jupiter'' (1997) * ''Scorched: The Complete Story'' (2008) * ''Little Black Dress'' (2009)<ref name="imdb" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://annachoy.com/ Official site] * {{IMDb name|0159558}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Choy, Anna}} Category:Australian television actresses Category:Australian television presenters Category:Australian women television presenters Category:1978 births Category:Australian people of Chinese descent Category:Hong Kong emigrants to Australia Category:Living people Category:People educated at Fort Street High School