B.Mus (Perf) P.Cert TCL Entertainer W. www.clarahelms.com Actor and Pop Opera - Contemporary Singer | Song writer | Dancer | Compere Education 2014 2010 2007-2009 2008 2007 2006 CURRENT DUAL PASSPORT (Australian & American) •Speaking American Weekend Intensive - US Dialect Accent - TAFTA & Sandra Bell Italian, German & French •WAAPA - Bachelor of Music Classical Singing Performance •Neil Semer (Perth) - Private Tuition •Neil Semer (Germany) - 2 week Intensive Masterclass •Weekly Drama/theatre training 2005 2004 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 •Trinity College - Speech & Drama - Grade 8 Exam (Honours) •Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Centre Grade 3 Singing - Credit •Summer School Dance - WAAPA •Terpsichore Dance Centre - Full time Dance [4th term] •Shine Acting School •English Speaking Board - Grade 7 (Credit) •A.M.E.B. - Speech & Drama - Grade 1 (High Distinction) •Trinity College London - Speech & Drama - Grade 1 (Pass with Distinction) Language Training (Instituto Italiano - Florence) 2009 2008 Film 2014 2013 2012 2011 •Jan 5th – 30th Jan Italian – Classico Intermedio •Dec 9th – 19th Dec Italian – Classico Elementare 2 •Nov 24th -19th Dec Italian- Superintensivo Elementare 2 •‘Homecoming’ •‘Letter To Hunt •Nez Erok’s ‘Beautiful’ Music Video - Lead actress - Paul Komadina - Featured Extra - John V.Soto •’ •‘Foreshadow’ - Susie - Carmelo Musca •‘For Better or Worse’ - Joelene (Lead) - Jacob Kemp •‘ - Juliette (Lead female) - Markus Hermansen •Telethon - Channel 7 - Sunday 16th October •‘Friends Restaurant’ - TVC •WTV - Interview - July 1 2010 Theatre 2011 2005 2004 2001 •Today Tonight - Channel 7 - Interview - June •Today Tonight - Channel 7 - Interview - June •Australia’s Got Talent - FINALIST - Channel 7 •‘Jackhammer’ – Susan - Nathan Keane •Real Estate ‘Home Movies’ - Presenter - Cris Broadhurst •‘Demons’ – Joanne Stevens - Blake Prosser •‘Rinse and Repeat’ - Anna (Lead) - Rachael Glasgow •‘Alliance Français’ TVC - Warra Spraggon •‘Popping the Cork’ - Magdalene (Lead) - Warra Spraggon •Melville Theatre - ‘Zastrozzi’ - Julia •Camelot Theatre, Actors Workshop - ‘The Princess Bride’ - Buttercup •Camelot Theatre, Actors Workshop - ‘Eat the Cake’ - Tinkerbell •Camelot Theatre, Actors Workshop - Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ •Camelot Theatre, Actors Workshop - ‘A Mid Summer Night’s Dream’ - Lead Fairy •Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School - ‘The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe’ Singing (For upcoming performances visit www.clarahelms.com) 2014 •PreProduction - Studio Recording for Self Titled Debut Album •Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship: Rhapsody - Headline Entertainment - 22-26th September •UDIA Awards Gala - PCEC - Main Entertainment - 30th August •SPASA Gala Dinner - Hyatt Ballroom - Main Entertainment - 26th July •Australian Medical Association Annual Gala - PCEC- Main Entertainment - 7th June •Australian Hospitality Association Annual Gala - Crown - Main Entertainment - 12th May •Damper Port Authority 25yr Anniversary Gala – Karratha – Main Entertainment - 29th March •FMG Fortesque – Frasers Convention, Kings Park – Featured Entertainment - 28th March •PMH Bear By Night Ball – Government House Gardens - Opening Act – 22nd March •Damper Port Authority 25yr Anniversary Perth Gala – Main Entertainment - 15th March •Executives Assistant Networking Annual Gala – Hyatt Grand Ballroom – 25th February 2013 •Rosendorff Christmas Party - Flagship Store Perth - 12th December - Main Entertainment •Sinclair Knight Merz Christmas Party - Hyatt Marquee - 6th December - Main Entertainment •Weld Club - Fathers, Sons & Daughters Dinner - 22nd November - Main Entertainment •WA Tourism Awards - Crown, Grand Ballroom - 9th November - National Anthem •Heal the World Charity Concert - Perth Heath Ledger Theatre - 13th October - Main soloist •Italian Club Luncheon - 6th October - Surprise performer •Liberal Party Gala with Hon.John Howard -Grand Ballroom, Hyatt - 28th August Main Entertainment • CCI Business Awards Gala -Sunset Room, Karratha - 24th August 2013 - Entertainment •Betty Tran 1st Year Anniversary Event - Brookfield Place - 31st July- Main Entertainment •Hon Tony Abbott Federal Election -Liberal Party Dinner - Crown, Grand Ballroom 3rd July - Main Entertainment •The Santana Tribute Band - 30th June - Guest Singer •Sandvik Mining - corporate luncheon - Tuesday 28th May - Main entertainment •Italian Day - Belmont Racecourse - Saturday 18th May - Main entertainment •Australia Day Council Luncheon (Government House) - 23rd January - Guest Performer 2012 •Gold Bar Gold Christmas - Main entertainment - Wednesday 19th December •Ronald McDonald Mercedes-Benz Ball - Crown - Opening Act - Saturday 3rd November •Annual Italian Night Gloucester Park - Main Entertainment -Friday 2nd November •Tarvydas Fashion Friday - Parmilia Hilton - Entertainment - Friday 2nd November •Rottnest Lodge Leeuwin Estate Dinner - Entertainment - Saturday 6th October •Clara Helms Dinner Concert - Bluewater Grill - Thursday 13th September •SAL Short Course Swimming Championships - National Anthem Wednesday 12th September •Australian Wallabies vs Springboks Rugby - National Anthem - Saturday 8th September - Patterson Satadium •Private Party - Peppermint Grove - Friday 31st August •Exclusive Private Party - Peppermint Grove - Friday 13th July •Boobalicious Ball - Burswood - Saturday 30th June •Michelle’s Wedding Ceremony - South Perth - Friday 11th May •Alf Barbagallo’s 70th Party - Saturday 5th May - Guest Entertainment •Rugby Lunches WA with Sir Graham Henry -P.C.E.C. - 27th April -Guest Performer •Perth Wildcats Grand Final - National Anthem - Friday 20th April •Gloucester Park Trotting Grand Final-National Anthem- 2nd March •IL DIVO 45min Support Act (Kings Park) -Thursday 23rd February •Variety Ball W.A. (Royal Perth Yacht Club) - Friday 17th February •Stanley Wilkinson Orthodontic Conference (Frasers State Reception Centre) - 11th February •Australia Day Council Luncheon (Government House) - 23rd January - Guest Performer •Perth Wildcats - National Anthem - Friday 13th January 2011 •The Organ Donation & Transplant Foundation of WA (Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth) - Saturday 3rd December - Guest Performer •ANZ Function (Health Ledger State Theatre) - 22nd November - Guest Performer •WA of the Year Award (Government House) - 19th November - Guest Performer •Melanoma Ball (Perth Convention Centre - Saturday 12th November - Guest Performer •Heirisson Rotary Club Perth (Friends Restaurant) - 9th November - Guest Performer •Mandurah Offshore Sailing Club Dinner - Saturday 5th November - Guest Performer •Mandurah Offshore Sailing Club Season Opening - 5th November - Guest Performer •Telethon - Sunday 16th October - Guest Performer •Divido Restaurant Largesse Dinner Leukaemia - Guest Performer •The Ellington Jazz Club - Monday 12th September - ‘Sweet Subtlety & Sexual Seduction’ •Channel 7’s Australia’s Got Talent 2011 - Semi-Finalist •Friends Restaurant- June - ‘‘Night at the Opera’ Dinner Concert •Mosmans Restaurant - May - ‘Gershwin & Porter’ Concert •Roleystone/Kelmscott Fire Relief - Clara WOW Concert •Pre-Valentine’s Day Concert - 12th & 13th February - ‘A Romantic Getaway’ Concert •Perth Rotary - QLD Floods Fund Raising Cocktail Party Concert •Perth Rotary Club - QLD Floods Fund Raising Lunchtime Concert 2010 •Roleystone Theatre - ‘Nine’ – Claudia Nardi •‘End of Financial Year Party’ Concert •Hale School - ‘The Last Maharajah’ - Saturday April 30th - Support lead -Pol 2009 •‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’ - Sister Catherine •Ellington - ‘6 Degrees of Collaboration’ - Chorus 2008 •WAAPA - ‘Crucible’ - Ann Putnam •Supreme Court Perth - ‘Trial by Jury’ - Chorus •WAAPA Fremantle Arts Concert - Chorus •Mandurah Performing Arts Centre Dinner - Solo Guest Artist 2007 •B.Britten’s ‘A Mid Summer Night’s Dream’ - Specialist Chorus •National Australia Bank - Singing Advertisement •Thornlie Senior High School - Solo performance 2006 2004 2003 •WAAPA - ‘The Happy Prince’ - Chorus •Mandurah Performing Arts Centre Concert - Solo artist •Sydney Theatre Co. Mid Summer Opera - ‘Carmen Jones’ •Sydney Conservatory Mid Summer Opera - ‘Loves Lessons Learned’ •Camelot Theatre, Actors Workshop - ‘The Audition’ - Principal •John Wollaston Anglican Community School - ‘Capone Capers’ - Lead •Black Swan Theatre - Audition Technique Workshop •John Wollaston High School Musical - ‘Al Capone’ - Lead Belief Beyond Bullies: Raising Awareness & Self Empowerment 2014 •5 hour talk presentation: Narrogin Senior High School •Founder & Ambassador of Belief Beyond Bullies: Launched Radio •World Radio 6EBA-FM 95.3 - Italian - 9th October 5-6pm •Live singing & Co-Host - 107.9 Fremantle Radio - Saturday 1st June 9-11pm 2013 Modelling 2013 2012 2011 2010 •Promotional acting ‘couples’ Photo shoot - Jeff Watkins -24th March •Promotional Photo shoot - Elicia Anders - 14th & 15th December © Copyright Clara Helms 2012 •Tarvydas Fashion Friday - Parmilia Hilton - Feature - Friday 2nd November •Promotional Photo shoot - Richard Woode •Promotional Photo shoot – Matt Lister •Promotional Photo shoot - Kelvin Chong •Promotional Photo shoot - Dylan McEvoy •Miss Universe - WA Finalist •Cosmopolitan Modelling - Semi Finalist Top 8 WA •Zedz Hair/Beauty/Fashion Show Competition - 1st Place Character work 2011 •Felicity Shagwell - Perth Convention Entertainment Centre (August) •Felicity Shagwell - Burswood Entertainment Centre (August) •Felicity Shagwell - Perth Convention Entertainment Centre (July) •Marilyn Monroe - Private Boat Function (January) Ballet 2010 1989-2006 2005 •Private Tuition - Classical Ballet •Weekly Ballet Classes (Various Instructors) •Eda Dance - Cecchetti Intermediate Exam •Choreographic Festival - Choreographer 2004 2001 •Borovanski Syllabus - Teacher (Honours) •Cecchetti Syllabus - Elementary (Highly Commended) •Borovanski Syllabus - Advanced (Commended) •Borovansky Syllabus - Intermediate (Honours) Ballroom Dancing + Tango 2010 -current 2006 2001 1999 •Argentine Tango & West Coast Swing - Professional Training •Tango Salon - Level 1-4 (Honours) •The Australian Dancing Society Ltd - Silver Latin (Highly Commended with Honours) •Live Dance Centre - Bronze New Vogue, Modern and Latin (Honours) Jazz Ballet 1998 Piano 1996 •Australian Teachers of Dancing Ltd. - Jazz Bronze Star (Highly Commended) •AMEB Syllabus - Grade 2 (Credit) Awards/Achievements 2011 2009 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001-2002 2001 2000 •Finalist - Channel 7’s ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ •Bachelor of Music in Classical Singing Performance - WAAPA •Emerging Artist - Nedlands Uniting Church - Art Song Perth •1st Prize - Open Classical - Fremantle Eisteddfod •2nd Prize - Fremantle Eisteddfod •Speech & Drama Award - 2004 Top State Mark •Fundraising Achievement - Araluen Golf Club •2nd Place (Highly Commended) - Perth Speech & Drama Festival •Arts Prefect - John Wollaston Anglican Community School •Certificate of Participation (Musical Theatre) - WAAPA •Published - International Poetry Competition •1st Place (Singing) - Bunbury Eisteddfod •Ballet Awards - Choreographic Festival Skills Singer Actress Dancer Spokesmodel Lyricist Linguist Testamonials “Clara is a multi-talented young lady who I am certain is destined for greatness in the world of entertainment. She is multi talented and possesses grace, poise, intellect, focus, commitment and a burning desire to succeed, in addition she is well ‘grounded’, honest, reliable and trustworthy and enjoys strong support from her very proud parents as she ventures along her road to ultimate stardom” Rod Slater Managing Director Eurocars Past President RAC of WA M. 0418 958 735 “Clara Helms is hard-working and career-focused.” David Wickham Coordinator of Keyboard Studies West Australian Academy of Performing Arts “Grace, focus and intelligence.” Kate Gaul Artistic Director “I fail to see how the whole world wouldn’t fall instantly in love with you.” Dick Meredith IL DIVO UK Touring Manager “On behalf of the Management Committee of the Australia Day Council of Western Australia I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you for performing so beautifully at the recent Australia Day Lunch 2012 in the magnificent Government House Ballroom. Your rendition of the National Anthem and “I Still Call Australia Home” was absolutely outstanding and was certainly the best way possible to open the proceedings at this prestigious event to launch Australia Day celebrations in Western Australia. I, and my colleagues to the management Committee of the Australia Day Council of Western Australia, thank you for your significant contribution and support and look forward to following your career, and anticipated success, with interest.” Graham Partridge Executive Director
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