Amelia Reid-Meredith Actor Profile

Profile

Pronoun

She/Her

Ethnicity

European

Location

Auckland, New Zealand

Height

175 cm

Age Range

34–42

Career Highlights

After attending The New Zealand Drama school, Toi Whakaari, Amelia Reid-Meredith won New Zealand’s hearts with her long running role as Bella Cooper on Shortland Street. Since then she has diversified outwards into a myriad of roles. Notably, she has played Loren Cadena in Cowboy Bepop, Amanda in the feature film This Town, Renee in the feature film Pearl in Paradise, Margaret in Ti West’s renowned horror film, Pearl, and she has just wrapped shooting a role in an upcoming US Feature. Amelia also has a multitude of theatre shows up her sleeve, including a sell out season of Rants In The Dark which went on to tour New Zealand. Recently, you can catch her as Nancy Jacks in The Brokenwood Mysteries season 9 and 10 and as Bidi in the Great Southern Television series, Friends Like Her.

Feature Film.

2022Darkest LightGrace Lee (Lead)Dir. Floris Van Gaalen

Film Film.

2021PearlMargaret (Supporting)Dir. Ti West
2018Pearl In ParadiseRenee
2018This TownAmandaDir. David White
2008Shopping for OneSaraDir. Altiplano Prods

Short Film.

2018Darkest LightGrace LeeDir. Floris Van Gaalen
2009Black OutLucyDir. Chaz Harris
2009High Risk TeamMidwifeDir. Jason Stutter

Television.

2023Friends Like HerBiddie (Supporting )Great Southern Television
Dir. Joshua Frizzell
2023The Brokenwood Mysteries season 10Nancy (Guest)South Pacific Productions
Dir. Various
2022Brokenwood Season 9 Nancy Jacks (Guest )Dir. Various
2021Cowboy BebopLoren Cadena (Supporting)Dir. Various
2010Shortland StreetBella Cooper (Core Cast)Dir. Various

Theatre.

2021Rants in the Dark - South Island TourVariousDir. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford
2019Rants In The Dark (Auckland)Actor 3Dir. Good Times Company
2018Rants In The Dark (Wellington)Actor 3Dir. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford
2017WaitingDirector
2014No Man's LandJaneDir. Ngapaki Moetara
2009Go SoloSeveral WomenDir. Sophie Roberts/D'Arcy Smith
2009NZ Cancer BallCigarette GirlDir. James Acheson
2009The Caucasian Chalk CircleNatella AbashvilliDir. Christian Penny
2008After Democracy/Party time DustyDir. Bill Guest
2008CabaretAnything Goes, Solo/Chorus, Dir. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford
2008MacbethBanquo/Lady MacDuffDir. . Jonathan Hendry
2008Pakiwaitara Helen HitchingsDevised Theatre
Dir. Jade Eriksen/Teina Moetara
2008Sceen/Unseen Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, RobertaDir. Rachel Moore, Nathaniel Lees, Jonathan Hendry
2007Classic CutsLady MacbethDir. Sylvia Rands, Annie Ruth, Robin Payne, Tom McCrory, Christian Penny,
2005Migrant NationEnsemble Dir. Jade Eriksen

Training.

Advanced Acting for Screen Intensive, Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock - 2018
American Accent Course, Chris Stewart - 2018
Stevie Ray - McGregor Casting Masterclass , Sydney Actors Collective - 2018
The 'Actor in Process', Sara Wiseman - 2018
Self Taped Audition Masterclass - Taking Control, McSweeney Newman Casting Australia - Dave Newman - 2017
Character Development, South Pacific Pictures / Miranda Harcourt - 2011
Professional Practioners, Massive Company / Sam Scott - 2011
- Film Laboratory, NZDS, Miranda Harcourt/Tina Cleary - 2009
Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School - 2009
Play Workshop, Christian Penny - 2009
NZ Playback Theatre - Summer School, Christian Penny and Bev Hoskings - 2008
Stage Combat, Tony Wolfe - 2007
6 Week Intensive Workshop, NIDA - 2006
Facilitation of Devising Theatre Workshops, Sustainable Cambodia - 2006