Tanya Hennessy
Tanya Hennessy is an Australian digital content creator, comedian, writer and television presenter who works in Australia. Hennessy taught drama and worked in theatre as a stage manager at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before switching to a career in radio announcing. She worked for Southern Cross Austereo and the HIT Network commercial radio stations in Newcastle, Griffith, Toowoomba and Canberra.
She is best known for her comedy videos including Everyday Makeup Tutorial, Get A Real Job and Things People Say on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and as a celebrity competitor in the Australian version of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''
Career
Hennessy performed in the television series Drunk History Australia and The Unboxing, and appeared as herself in Hughesy, We Have a Problem, The Daily Talk Show and Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway.Hennessy hosted The Bachelor: UNPACKED on Channel 10 and guest hosted on Studio 10 and The Loop.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Role | Ref. |
| 2017 | Video Junkee Awards | The Breakthrough Award | Video content creator for an online video or series | Won | Writer, presenter |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Role | Ref. |
| 2017 | Australian Commercial Radio Awards | Best Radio Documentary | Braden's Story- Ryan Jon, Tanya Hennessy and Joe Gleeson | Won | Writer, presenter | |
| 2018 | Australian Commercial Radio Awards | Best Entertainment Presenter | hit104.7 Canberra Breakfast | Won | Writer, presenter |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Daily Talk Show | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Unboxing | Camilla | |
| 2019 | 33rd Annual ARIA Music Awards 2019 | Presenter for Best Comedy Release | 1 episode |
| 2020 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Herself | 17 episodes |
| 2020 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Drunk History Australia | Christina MacPherson | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Project | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Celebrity Letters and Numbers | Herself: Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2021 | 2021 AACTA Awards: Industry Awards category | Herself: Presenter | 1 episode |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Shameless with Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews, IN CONVERSATION: Tanya Hennessy | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2020 | I Can't Stop with Tanya Hennessy and Steph Tisdell | Writer/Presenter | - |
| 2022 | Hennessy's Hotline | Writer/Presenter | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - |
Books
- 2018: Am I Doing This Right?: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya by Tanya Hennessy
- 2020: Help Self: Learn from my mistakes so you can make different ones! by Tanya Hennessy
- 2021: Drum Roll Please, It's Stevie Louise by Tanya Hennessy