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|PLACE OFbirth_place BIRTH= [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1998–present

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'''Kimberley Cooper''', (born 24 April, 1980{{cn|date=November 2024}}) is an [[Australian]] [[television actress]]. She is most famousknown for her rolecharacter asof [[List of Home and Away characters|Gypsy Smith (nee Nash)]] on the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' (1998-2002, 2005).

==Early life==

'''Kimberley Cooper''', (born 24 April, 1980) is an [[Australian]] [[actress]]. She is most famous for her role as [[List of Home and Away characters|Gypsy Smith (nee Nash)]] on ''[[Home and Away]]'' (1998-2002, 2005).

Kimberley Cooper was born on 24 April 1980 in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}

==Career==

She was a contestant on ''[[Celebrity Big Brother Australia]]'' in 2002.

Cooper starred in the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'', from 1998 until 2002, then a small stint in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a339654/home-and-away-gypsy-will-create-intrigue-says-kimberley-cooper/|title='Home and Away' star teases Gypsy 'intrigue'|date=2011-09-09|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a323163/kimberly-cooper-returns-to-home-and-away/|title=Kimberly Cooper returns to 'Home and Away'|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|date=2011-06-04|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/666224/Home-and-Away-Gypsy-Nash-Kimberley-Cooper|title=You'll never believe what Home and Away's feisty Gypsy Nash looks like now…|last=Kelly|first=Helen|date=2016-05-02|website=Express.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> She played the character of [[Gypsy Nash]] in the show. Cooper won the [[Logie Award]] for Most Popular New Talent on Australian television in 1999 and the Best Aussie Actress for The ''Inside Soap'' Awards, UK, 2000.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}

Currently works as a drama teacher and coach, choreographer and casting agent.{{fact}}

In 2002, she was a contestant on Australia's ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (Australian TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/booted-capper-out-of-house-20020802-gdugf6.html|title=Booted: Capper out of house|date=2002-08-02|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>

Introduced tennis champion [[Lleyton Hewitt]] to his wife, her former Home and Away co-star, [[Bec Hewitt]] {{fact}}. Kimberley studied ballet for 12 years and won several awards for jazz, tap and classical ballet {{fact}}. However she has turned down several opportunities to appear on Channel 7's, [[Dancing With The Stars]].

Kimberley left ''Home and Away'' before her contract expired. In 2006, she resurfaced in [[New York City]], performing in an Australian production of ''The Boys'' to American audiences.{{cn|date=November 2024}} She returned to ''Home and Away'' on 9 September 2011 and departed again on 13 October 2011.

Made a return appearance in ''Home & Away'' in 2005.

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