Ariel Kaplan As Imogen Willis
17, beautiful, intelligent and creative, Imogen is the kind of girl that makes it all look easy. She’s got the looks, the personality and an IQ that enables her to sail through high school with ease. It’s no surprise, given that she hails from a family of over-achievers. But beneath it all, Imogen has insecurities that she manages to hide well.
She has a great relationship with her parents, Brad and Terese, and her twin brother, Joshua. Imogen has inherited Brad’s sensitivity and Terese’s warmth, though she isn’t as driven as they believe her to be.
Deep down, she’s starting to resent the fact that so much of the family is structured around Joshua’s promising swimming career. She feels that her needs have been sidelined and her attention diverted toward a hot new neighbour.
Ariel Kaplan
With two older sisters forging acting careers, a father who is a musician, a grandfather who is an actor and to cap it off, a grandmother who was a professional ballerina, performing is in Ariel Kaplan’s blood.
She was just three years old when she started dancing and singing classes, which led onto musical theatre including a lead role in the acclaimed Lion King in Melbourne and Shanghai seasons in 2005 and 2006 when she was in primary school.
Ariel was cast in a regular role in The Saddle Club in 2008 where she mastered horse riding which is still a passion today.
She completed Year 12 in 2011 and was studying full-time at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne late last year when she was offered the on-going role as Imogen Willis on Neighbours.
“I love the character, she is outwardly confident and very comfortable in her own skin, and doesn’t feel she has to impress anyone by doing things she might regret. I think she is a great role model for young girls,” said Imogen who lives with her family in Melbourne.
When she isn’t filming on Neighbours, the talented 18-year-old still attends dancing and singing classes, and when at home, she is passionate about cooking.
She was just three years old when she started dancing and singing classes, which led onto musical theatre including a lead role in the acclaimed Lion King in Melbourne and Shanghai seasons in 2005 and 2006 when she was in primary school.
Ariel was cast in a regular role in The Saddle Club in 2008 where she mastered horse riding which is still a passion today.
She completed Year 12 in 2011 and was studying full-time at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne late last year when she was offered the on-going role as Imogen Willis on Neighbours.
“I love the character, she is outwardly confident and very comfortable in her own skin, and doesn’t feel she has to impress anyone by doing things she might regret. I think she is a great role model for young girls,” said Imogen who lives with her family in Melbourne.
When she isn’t filming on Neighbours, the talented 18-year-old still attends dancing and singing classes, and when at home, she is passionate about cooking.