Zoe Ventoura is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Melissa Rafter (née Bannon) in Packed to the RaftersVentoura received attention during the first season one for her performance of Bannon's allergic reaction to penicillin, which drew attention to the actress's background in dance. See for instance
and the starring role of Miki Mavros in the SBS television comedy series Kick. Ventoura has also had a number of roles in the theatre, films and other television series such as drama series Last Man Standing and the horror movie See No Evil.

Ventoura is the daughter of a Greek musician father and Australian dancer mother. Fruits of frustration | PerthNow She grew up in Perth but moved to Melbourne to attend the Victorian College of the Arts.