Profile
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
160 cm
Age Range
37–47
Ethnicity
European
Career Highlights
Debbie began appearing on New Zealand screen as a teenager, starring as the lead in horse-drama series Riding High. Following this, she went on to land guest roles in various television shows before landing the role of core cast member Emma in Kiwi comedy series Nothing Trivial. She has also appeared regularly on prime time hospital drama Shortland Street and US series Ash vs Evil Dead.
Feature Film.
| 2019 | The Justice of Bunny King | VW Driver | Dir. Gaysorn Thavat |
Short Film.
| 2006 | Cinema Parodies | Tamara (Lead ) | 48 Hour Film Festival Dir. Helena Brooks |
| 2003 | Cut Out | Marcy (Lead ) | You've Got a Lot of Heart Kid Productions Dir. Kristina Simons |
Television.
| 2019 | Shortland St | Margaret Hannah | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Brokenwood 5 | Madison Mathers | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Mother | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Ash v Evil Dead Series 3 | Marci | Starz Evil Dead New Zealand |
| 2017 | Shortland Street | Margaret Hannah (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Shortland Street | Margaret Hannah (Support) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Nothing Trivial Movie | Emma (Lead) | Telefeature - South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial Series 1, 2 & 3 | Emma (Core) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2009 | Legend of The Seeker | Ella | The Walt Disney Comp (NZ), ABC Dir. Jonathan Brough |
| 2008 | Go Girls Series 1 | 3rd Assistant Director | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2008 | The Pretender Series 1 | Staff Member | Great Southern Television Ltd |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune Series 3 | Treena (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2003 | Mercy Peak | Tracey Dunsmore | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Bennet |
| 2003 | Serial Killers | Nurse Stephanie/Melanie (Regular Recurring) | Landtry Productions Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2001 | Street Legal | Debbie Jackson | ScreenWorks |
| 2000 | Shortland Street | Nicola Halley (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Bennet |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Greek Theatre Actress | Pacific Renaissance |
| 1996 | Shortland Street | Nicola Halley | South Pacific Pictures |
| 1995 | Riding High | Emily | South Pacific Pictures |
Presenter.
| 1990 | Deaf Awareness Documentary | ||
| 1990 | World Vision Documentary | Gairdner Ward |
Theatre.
| 2009 | Oh Baby | Company Theatre Physical Tour, Taranaki Festival, Auckland Concert Chamber, Bay of Islands Festival, Fuel Festival Hamilton, Nelson Festival, TAPAC Auckland Fringe Festival Dir. Margaret May Hollins | |
| 2004 | Beyond Existence | Julianne | UNITEC Productions |
| 2004 | Lend Me a Tenor | Diana | Fortune Theatre, Dunedin Dir. Murray Hutchinson |
| 2004 | Olympic Show - Schools Tour | Young Gymnast | Co. Theatre Physical Dir. Beth Kayes & Debbie Newby |
| 2003 | Get The Message | (Lead/Core) | Dir. Besth Kayes & Debbie Newby |
| 2002 | A View From A Bridge | Catherine | Dir. Luke Wheeler |
| 2002 | Candide | Cunegonde | UNITEC Productions Dir. Murray Hutchinson |
| 2002 | Cherry Orchard | Anya | UNITEC Productions Dir. Vadim Ledogorov |
| 2002 | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Roberta | Dir. Mark Ingram |
| 2002 | Here I Stand | Tess | Dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne |
| 2001 | Shakespeare - The Winters Tale | Queen Hermione | UNITEC Productions Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
Voice.
| 2014 | Microsoft/Online Video - 12 months - NZ | Y&R | |
| 2014 | MIT-Various | BCG2 | |
| 2009 | Lotto Powerball - Radio | ||
| 2009 | Spartacus - Loop Group | Pacific Renaissance Spartacus Ltd | |
| 2008 | McDonalds - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Pinky Ugly Betty Promo | ||
| 2008 | Tower - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Lotto Powerball | ||
| 2007 | McDonalds - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Civil Defence - Radio | ||
| 2006 | KFC - TV | ||
| 2004 | 28 Days Fish 'n' Clips Music Video | ||
| 2003 | Augustino Music Video |
Training.
| Chris Stewart US Accent Training - 2017 | |||
| Meisner Technique Workshops & Masterclass, NZ - 2007, Mike Saccente | |||
| Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - Acting Major - 2000, UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Physical Theatre Training - Co Theatre Physical - 2000, Beth Kaye | |||
| Acting for Screen Workshops - 1996, Vicky Yiannoutsos |