Naomi Canning
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Morgana O'Reilly | ||||||||
| Duration | 2014–2015 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 25 March 2014 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 October 2015 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Richard Jasek | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Personal assistant Events organiser |
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| Home | United States | ||||||||
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| Father | Frank Canning |
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| Mother | Sheila Canning |
| Brothers | Gary Canning |
| Nephews | Kyle Canning |
Naomi Canning is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Morgana O'Reilly. Naomi was introduced as the daughter of established character Sheila Canning (Colette Mann), after producers decided they wanted to explore her background further. O'Reilly filmed her first audition in her garden in Sydney, before flying to Melbourne to audition in the studio. She competed with five other actresses for the part, but she believed that she was meant to get the role as Naomi is her middle name. A week after the second audition, O'Reilly's agent informed her that she had won the role. O'Reilly then relocated to Melbourne and began filming her first scenes in November 2013. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 March 2014. The character departed on 2 October 2015, following O'Reilly's decision to pursue new acting roles.
Naomi is portrayed as being spoilt, sophisticated, quirky and caring. O'Reilly did not think Naomi was truly bad, despite her questionable actions. O'Reilly worked closely with the producers, costume and make-up departments to find the right look for Naomi, whose style she described as and "quite sexual". Naomi's initial storylines focused on a reconciliation with her mother, after they fell out over Naomi's affair with a married man. Naomi then tested one of the show's established marriages after she developed feelings for Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) and exploited the problems in his marriage. She also engaged in a casual relationship with her much younger neighbour Josh Willis (Harley Bonner). Naomi and her storylines have received mostly positive attention from viewers and critics, with one dubbing her "the best new character of the last few years" and another calling her "a breath of fresh air".
In October 2013, cast member Colette Mann, who plays Sheila Canning, revealed that her character's daughter was going to be introduced. Producers decided to bring in another member of Sheila's family as they wanted to explore her background further. The producers were also keen to introduce a character similar to Izzy Hoyland (Natalie Bassingthwaighte), who would provoke strong reactions among the characters and viewers. Mann added that the role was in the process of being cast and the character would arrive the following year. On 30 December 2013, it was announced that New Zealand actress Morgana O'Reilly had been cast as Naomi. O'Reilly attended two rounds of auditions before being cast. She and her husband filmed her first audition in their garden in Sydney, before O'Reilly flew to Melbourne to audition in the studio, alongside Mann and Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson).
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