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Holly Valance

Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model

Born
May 11, 1983
Age in 2026
43
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1983

About Holly Valance

Holly Rachel Vukadinović (born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer, model, and a right-wing political activist and fundraiser. Valance became well known for her role as Felicity Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1999–2002, 2005, 2022) and later played Nika Volek in Prison Break (2005–2006). Her film roles include DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006), Taken (2008), and Kambakkht Ishq (2009). Her first album, Footprints (2002), provided three top three singles: "Kiss Kiss", "Down Boy" and "Naughty Girl". The title song of her second and final album, State of Mind (2003), was also a UK top ten single. She was also a contestant on the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. Since 2024, Valance has become involved in UK and US politics as a prominent supporter and fundraiser for Nigel Farage's Reform UK and Donald Trump's fourth presidential campaign. Valance became well known for her role as Felicity Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1999–2002) and later played Nika Volek in Prison Break (2005–2006). Her first single, released in April 2002, was "Kiss Kiss", an English language cover version of Turkish singer Tarkan's "Şımarık". Her first album, Footprints, was released on 14 October 2002, which reached No. 9 in the UK and No. 15 in Australia.

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Holly Valance timeline

  1. Valance became well known for her role as Felicity Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1999–2002) and later played Nika Volek in Prison Break (2005–2006).
  2. Her first single, released in April 2002, was "Kiss Kiss", an English language cover version of Turkish singer Tarkan's "Şımarık".
  3. Her first album, Footprints, was released on 14 October 2002, which reached No. 9 in the UK and No. 15 in Australia.

The world when Holly Valance was born

Holly Valance was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

  • #1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
  • Top movieTerms of Endearment
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
  • Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
  • Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
  • Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
  • World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Holly Valance's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19832026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$70,300$435,000
Average income$24,580$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population233.8M341 million

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