Victoria Spence

Who is Victoria Spence?

Victoria "Tori" Spence is a New Zealand stage and television actress most famous for her role as Salene in the Cloud 9 television drama The Tribe. She made her acting debut in the 1993 film Jack Be Nimble and later appeared in the teen comedy series Atlantis High, in which she played the dual role of Antonia and Anthony, and William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale alongside Tribe co-star Ryan Runciman.

While attending high school, she appeared in several plays including a leading role in The Joker as well as supporting roles in Memory,Moon Launcher, Desire, Shortland Street, Sticky TV and Mother Tongue. Spence also starred in several television commercials and had experience as a stills photographic model prior to being cast as The Tribe's Salene at age 14.

Her character was introduced as an emotional frightened child and early storylines dealt with her suffering from bulimia and alcoholism. By the fourth season however, Spence had emerged as one of the lead characters and, at one point, became leader of the Mall Rats. Her character would also become romantically involved with Ryan Runciman and Nick Miller. On 28 January 2001, she appeared in a stage performance with Tribe cast members Ari Boyland, Jennyfer Jewell, Michelle Ang, Caleb Ross, Vanessa Stacey and Meryl Cassie in which they sang and performed for fans in New Zealand at the Te Papa Museum.