Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas (born 14 November 1978) is a New Zealand television actress, and singer now living in Australia. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age. Her debut film performance was when she was 5 years old, in New Zealand film, Dangerous Orphans. Her Australian debut television performance was as Louisa in miniseries Mirror, Mirror in 1995. From 2001, Banas played Marissa Taylor in Always Greener and in 2002 she had a small role in the film adaptation of Scooby-Doo. Banas is an accomplished singer, and in 2003, she released a single, "Kissin' The Wind", which made the top 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart.