Profile
Ethnicity
African, European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
173 cm
Age Range
23–33
Website
Career Highlights
Ava graduated from the Unitec Performing and Screen Arts course in 2015 and has not stopped creating and performing since. She made her on screen appearance debut in comedy sketch show Funny Girls and has gone on to appear in series such as Creamerie, My Life is a Murder and hit web series Auckward Love. Her film credits include short film Take 3 which was shot in London and James Cameron’s upcoming feature film Avatar 2. She has formidable stage experience, notably helping devise and performing in sell-out productions such as FLAPS, FLAPs Retouched and two-women fringe show Cool Behaviour. Ava's most recent screen appearance is on Netflix sensation Sweet Tooth.
Feature Film.
| 2023 | The Gone | Jodene | Dir. Peter Burger |
Feature Film Film.
| 2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Hotel Employee (Guest) | Amazon Studios Dir. Hannah Marks |
| 2020 | Avatar Sequels | Neurotech | Dir. James Cameron |
Short Film Film.
| 2020 | Take 3 | Laverne | Dir. Alex Igbanoi |
Television.
| 2022 | Shortland St | Jojo Starkey (Supporting) | Dir. Various |
| 2021 | My Life is a Murder | Ash | Dir. Michael Hurst |
| 2021 | Shortland Street | Jojo Starkey (Supporting) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Creamerie | Ada | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2019 | Sweet Tooth (Pilot) | Head Nurse | Dir. Jim Mickle |
| 2017 | Funny Girls | Various | Mediaworks Dir. Mediaworks |
Theatre.
| 2020 | XXXMas Cabaret | Zsa Zsa Gabor | Dir. Leon Waddam |
| 2019 | Homos or Everyone in America | Laila | Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2019 | The Wasp | Heather | Dir. Jonothan Bradshaw |
| 2018 | Alice | Abigail | Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
| 2018 | Filthy Business | Rosa | Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2018 | Legacy Project 5 | Abagail | Dir. Ben Moore |
| 2018 | Shortland St The Musical | Ensemble | Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2018 | Wigging Out | Various | Dir. Kate Simmonds |
| 2017 | Boys | Ensemble cast | Dir. Eleanor Bishop & Julia Croft |
| 2017 | Flaps (Retouched) | Various | Dir. Torum Heng |
| 2016 | Cinderella | Godmother | Te Pou Dir. Michael Jamieson |
| 2016 | The Rime of the Modern Mariner | Grant | The Playground Collective Dir. Robin Kerr |
| 2016 | The Tempest | Ensemble Cast | Pop Up Globe Dir. Benjamin Henson |
| 2016 | Vagina Monologues | Various | Shape Shift Collective Dir. Alex Whitam |
| 2015 | 2063 | Esme | Dir. Pedro Illgenfritz |
| 2015 | Inspector General | Zemlyankia | UNITEC Dir. Elena Stjeko |
| 2015 | The Taming of the Shrew | Baptisa | UNITEC Dir. Paul Gittens |
| 2014 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Ensemble | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Oliver Driver |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Auckward Love (S3) | Katie | Dir. Emmett Skillton |
| 2017 | PSUSY | Receptionist | Psusy Productions LTD Dir. Annie Duckworth |
Training.
| GOHUB (London, UK) - 2019 | |||
| Identity School of Acting (London, UK) - 2019 | |||
| Screen Acting Master Class (London, UK) - 2019 | |||
| US Accent Course - 2019 | |||
| Actors in Process - 2017 | |||
| Actors Workout - 2017 | |||
| Singing/Classical Training - 2017 | |||
| Actors Intensive Workshop - 2016 | |||
| Flaps - 2016, Bits & Pieces Ensemble | |||
| Mind Over Manner - 2016 | |||
| Singing Training - 2015 | |||
| UNITEC Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - 2013 |