Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
169 cm
Age Range
49–64
Career Highlights
With an acting career that spans over 25 years, Hera has appeared in various New Zealand screen productions, and worked at every professional theatre in the country. Her notable screen credits include roles in feature films Blessed, For Good, Bloodlines, and In Dark Places, along with telefeature Bliss and comedy series Rude Awakenings, and the award-winning short film Manurewa. More recently, Hera has appeared in the fifth season of popular Kiwi drama The Brokenwood Mysteries and thriller series The Gulf. She has won awards for her performances in stage production Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and radio play The Outsiders.
Awards.
| 2011 | Winner of the Short Film Silver Bear Award-Berlin Film Festival-Manurewa | ||
| 2004 | Winner of 'Best Dramatic Production' for the Radio Play 'The Outsiders' | ||
| 2002 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | ||
| 1994 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Winner Most Promising Newcomer - Beautiful Thing | ||
Short Film.
| 2021 | Alice | Lauren | Dir. Aastha Oberoi |
| 2016 | Parasites | Kathryn | Dir. Michael Cannon Miller |
| 2009 | Amadi | Della | Frame Up Films |
| 2009 | Manurewa | Clancy | Robbers Dog Films Dir. Sam Peacocke |
| 1996 | O Tamaiti | Various Roles | Paewai Productions |
| 1995 | Permanent Wave | Jane | Fiona Bartlett Productions |
Feature Film Film.
| 2017 | In Dark Places | Marie Dyhrberg (Support) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Michael Bennett |
Feature Film.
| 2015 | Inland Road | Lyndie (Guest) | TIR Ltd |
| 2010 | Bloodlines | Pharmacist (Support) | Screentime NZ Limited - Tele Feature Film Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2009 | After the Waterfall | Maddie (Guest) | Paraffin Productions Dir. Somone Horrocks |
| 2007 | Waiting for You | Dube Film Production NZ Dir. Shyam S.R Upadhyay | |
| 2001 | For Good | Mel (Support ) | New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Stuart McKenzie |
| 2000 | Blessed | Theresa (Lead) | Rachel Douglas Productions, NZ Dir. Rachel Douglas |
| 1999 | A Small Life | Social Worker | Dir. Michael Heath |
Television.
| 2022 | Duckrockers | Sharon (Guest) | Dir. Oscar Kightley & Sima Urale |
| 2022 | For Your Satisfaction (Pilot) | Trudy | Dir. Nina Reed |
| 2019 | The Gulf | Miriam Adams (Supoort) | Screentime Dir. Robert Sarkies, Gaysorn Thavatt. |
| 2018 | Brokenwood Mysteries 5 | Cassie (Support) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2012 | Shortland Street | Nellie Afeaki (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Limited Dir. Various |
| 2010 | Bliss - Telefeature - TVNZ | Henrietta (Support) | MF Films Limited Dir. Fiona Samuel |
| 2006 | Rude Awakenings Series 1 | Dara (Regular Recurring) | M F Films |
| 2005 | Interrogation Series 1 | Megan | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Murray Keane |
| 2005 | Korero Mai Series 4 - 5 | Trish (Regular Recurring ) | Dir. Rawiri Paratene |
| 2001 | Atlantis High | Cop | Cloud 9 Productions |
| 2001 | Mataora | Jen | Aroha Films Dir. Sally-Anne Kerr |
| 1997 | Duggan | Sarah | Gibson Group Dir. Yvonne McKay |
| 1997 | Nga Wahine | Carol | Kahukura Productions |
| 1994 | Plainclothes | Simone | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1994 | True Life Stories 'The Corrine Curtis Story' | Corrine | Communicado Productions |
Presenter.
| 2004 | Michael Kings Penguin History of NZ | Various | Radio New Zealand |
| 2003 | Lifestyle Block by Sue McCauley | Jodie | Radio New Zealand |
| 2002 | The Outsiders | Renee | Radio New Zealand |
| 2000 | Son's | Alex | Radio New Zealand |
| 2000 | Various Short Stories, NZ |
Theatre.
| 2019 | The Audience | Margaret Thatcher/Bobo McDonald (Support) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2018 | Filthy Business | Eileen (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2018 | The Cherry Orchard Role | Carlotta (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2017 | Neil Gwyn | Nancy/Queen Catherine (Core) | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2016 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time | Judy Boone | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Sara Brodie |
| 2016 | To Kill A Mockingbird | Miss Maudie | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2015 | Rupert | Various | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2014 | Other Desert Cities | Brooke Wyeth | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2014 | Paniora! | Terry Hotai | NZ Festival of the Arts Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2013 | Anne Boelyn | Various | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2013 | Lord of the Flies | Assistant Director | Auckland Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Midnight In Moscow | Sophie | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2012 | Noughty Girls | The Basement Theatre Dir. Hera Dunleavy | |
| 2012 | Purerehua | Rosie | Dir. Renee Maihi |
| 2012 | Tusk Tusk | Auckland Theatre Company - The Next Big Thing Festival Dir. Hera Dunleavy | |
| 2011 | Calendar Girls | Ruth | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2011 | In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play | Annie | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2011 | Joseph and Mahina | Wellington/Auckland Fringe Festival Dir. Hera Dunleavy | |
| 2011 | Mary Stuart | Hanna Kennedy | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2011 | Outsourced | Short & Sweet Festival Dir. Hera Dunleavy | |
| 2011 | The Laramie Project | Pacific Institute for Performing Arts Graduation Production Dir. Hera Dunleavy | |
| 2010 | August: Osage County | Ivy | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2010 | Stepping Out | Dorothy | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2009 | God of Carnage | Annette | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2009 | Oliver | Old Sally/Various | ATC Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 2009 | The Pohutukawa Tree | Vasrious/Directors Assistant | ATC Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2008 | Female Of The Species | Tess | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2008 | Who Needs Sleep Anyway | Bella King & Various | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. John Callen |
| 2007 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2005 | Disgrace | Lucy Lurie/Melanie Isaacs | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2005 | The Land of Make Believe | Janice | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Julie Nolan |
| 2004 | 3 Days of Rain | Nan/Lina | The Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 2004 | Caligula | Mrs Mucius | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2004 | Cloud 9 | Ellen/Mrs Saunders/Lin | Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Cathy McCrae |
| 2004 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Honey | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Ghosts | Regina | Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Top Girls | Angie Dulgret | Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2002 | Proof | Catherine | Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2002 | Ranterstantrum | Bridge | New Zealand Festival of the Arts |
| 2002 | The Cherry Orchard | Varia | Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2002 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Honey | Downstage Theatre, Wellington - Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2001 | The Blue Room | Circa Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Colin McColl | |
| 2001 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Honey | Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2000 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Mae Flinn | Downstage, Wellington, NZ |
| 2000 | Double Beat | Dawn Donald | Downstage Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Miranda Harcourt |
| 2000 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead | Ophelia | Downstage Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Colin McColl |
| 1999 | Honour | Sophie | Circa Theatre, Wellington - Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, NZ |
| 1999 | Son's | Alex | Herald Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Christian Penny |
| 1998 | Honour | Sophie | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ |
| 1998 | Trash | Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North, NZ Dir. Lucy Schmidt | |
| 1996 | Irirangi Bay | Mary | Taki Rua Productions Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 1996 | Ricordi! | New Zealand International Festival of the Arts - State Opera House | |
| 1996 | Uncle Vanya | Sonya | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ |
| 1995 | Nga Tangata Toa | Rose | Watershed Theatre, NZ |
| 1995 | The Master Builder | Hilde | Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ |
| 1995 | Whaea Kairua/Mother Hundred Eater | Puawai | Taki Rua Theatre, NZ |
Voice.
| 2008 | The Man Lovelock Couldn't Beat | Narrator | Radio NZ |
Training.
| Bachelor of Performing Arts - 1993, Toi Whaakari : New Zealand Drama School |