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Tasma Walton

Tasma Walton, Australian actress

Born
August 19, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1973

About Tasma Walton

Tasma Walton (born 19 August 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian television and film actress and novelist. == Early life and education == Tasma Walton was born on 19 August 1973 in Geraldton, Western Australia. She joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copywriter in Geraldton, her home town and was accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but dropped out after two years. In her late 30s she discovered she is of Aboriginal (Boonwurrung) descent on her mother's side. == Acting career == Walton joined a small Sydney theatre company, and landed a role as the love interest of Ian Moss in the music video for Tucker's Daughter off his 1989 debut album Matchbook. In 1995, Walton played the recurring role of Rachel Watson in Home and Away. In 1996, Walton was cast as Dash McKinley in the police drama series Blue Heelers. Her character was introduced halfway through Season 3. She also played another character, Kim Trelor, in the same series. In the same year, she made her film debut in Fistful of Flies.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Tasma Walton was born

Tasma Walton was born in 1973. 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 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

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

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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