Ambulance Star Olivia Stambouliah On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Entertainment Industry

Failure is synonymous with the human experience, and the real failure is in not trying. Yes, this career path is one that is fraught with knock back after knock back and can often feel difficult to keep standing up again. However, if your need to create art and put it out into the world endures, then my advice is learn how to manage “the in-between”, because that is the real labor. Endurance.

As a part of our series about pop culture’s rising stars, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Olivia Stambouliah. Olivia was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She studied a Bachelor of Performance at the University of Western Sydney, Theatre Nepean. Shortly after graduating she was cast in Cate Shortland’s television movie The Silence, and later in Ben Elton’s television series Live from Planet Earth. This was followed by recurring roles in Packed to the Rafters and Soul Mates. Her stage performances include Sydney Theatre Company’s Arms and the Man, Griffin Theatre Company’s The Turquoise Elephant, and Ensemble…