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Samantha Tolj started entertaining at a young age, writes Robert Fidgeon
DURING a break from filming the 500th episode of Blue Heelers, Samantha Tolj confides that news that the popular series about rural police would continue into 2006 gave a boost to the cast and crew.
"It's great to know we're going into next year," she says. "Everyone got such a lift when the news came through."
Tolj, 23, has been with the show for 18 months, playing probationary constable Kelly O'Rourke.
She has come to understand the amount of stamina one needs to sustain the weekly workload -- which is why she has so much admiration for the two remaining Heelers originals, John Wood and Julie Nihill.
"Working with actors like John and Julie is wonderful," she says. "When you consider they've been with the show...