Profile

Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
180 cm
Age Range
56–68
Website
Career Highlights
With a career spanning over 40 years, Jennifer Ward-Lealand is one of New Zealand’s most respected actors. Trained at Auckland’s influential Theatre Corporate, she has worked extensively across theatre, film, and television, excelling in both dramatic and comedic roles. Jennifer is a fully qualified Intimacy Coordinator (Intimacy on Set, UK) and a member of the SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Registry, having worked on over 80 productions across TV drama, comedy, feature films, theatre, and opera. She is also in demand as a tutor of masterclasses for actors. A dedicated industry advocate, Jennifer is President of Equity New Zealand and Patron of Q Theatre, Theatre New Zealand, Te Manu Tīoriori Trust, and Howick Little Theatre. She is a founding board member of the Watershed Theatre, a co-founder of The Large Group and The Actors’ Program, and serves on the trust board of the Actors Benevolent Fund. In 2023, she was appointed to the board of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – The Māori Language Commission. Recognised for her contributions to the arts, Jennifer was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2007 and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2019. She was also awarded the SPADA Industry Champion, a Woman of Influence Award (Arts & Culture), and was honoured as Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2020. A passionate advocate for te reo Māori, Jennifer has been a dedicated student of the language since 2008. In 2017, she was gifted the name Te Atamira (The Stage) by Sir Tīmoti Kāretu and the late Prof Te Wharehuia Milroy, recognising her commitment to its revitalisation.
Awards.
2020 | Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year | ||
2019 | Appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) | ||
2019 | Award of Excellence: Actress - Accolade Global Film Competition | ||
2019 | Best Actress (Feature), Vermilion - Los Angeles Film Awards | ||
2019 | Best Ensemble (Feature), Vermilion - Los Angeles Film Awards | ||
2019 | Women of Influence award winner - Arts & Culture | ||
2018 | SPADA/Date Book Industry Champion | ||
2018 | Variety Artists Club of NZ Scroll of Honour | ||
2014 | Best of The Box Nominee - "Wanda" in Auckland Daze | ||
2014 | Recipient of NZ Film Commission Professional Development Award | ||
2007 | Appointment as an Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)-Services to Theatre & the Community | ||
2006 | Capital Times - Most Outstanding Performer for Falling in Love Again | ||
2005 | Metro Readers Poll Winner-Best New Zealand Actress | ||
2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards Finalist-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role-Fracture | ||
1998 | New Zealand Entertainment Awards - Winner - Best Theatrical Performance | ||
1993 | Best Actress Award for Dorothea in Desperate Remedies-International Festival of Fantasy Film - Sitges, Spain | ||
1993 | NZ Film and Television Awards Finalist - Best Female Dramatic Performance (Film)-The Footstep Man | ||
1992 | New Zealand Entertainment Awards - Winner -Rising Star Award | ||
1987 | Guild of Film & Television Arts Awards Winner-Best Actress-Danny & Raewyn | ||
1987 | Manawatu Evening Standard Awards - Best Actress - Winner - Breaking the Silence |
Short Film.
2020 | Margot | Valerie | |
2020 | Maryam | Detective Sergeant Williams | |
2020 | Tea Leaves | Fern | Ten Canaries Films Dir. Jake Mokomoko |
1999 | The Painted Lady | Mother | Second Cine Dir. Belinda Schmid |
1996 | The Proposal | Frances | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Bennett |
1995 | The Bar | Woman | This Is It Productions Dir. Dorthe Scheffman |
1994 | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Jane | Frame Up Films Dir. Michael Hurst |
1993 | A Game With No Rules | Lauren | Zee Films Dir. Scott Reynolds |
1990 | Linda's Body | Linda | Front Lawn Films Dir. Harry Sinclair & Don McGlashan |
1985 | Danny & Raewyn | Raewyn | Hibiscus Films Dir. Gregor Nicholas |
Feature Film.
2019 | Dead | Janine | Dir. Hayden J. Weal |
2018 | Vermillion | Darcy (Lead) | Dir. Dorthe Scheffmann |
2002 | Fracture | Ulla Peet | Kahukura Productions Dir. Larry Parr |
1998 | I'll Make You Happy | Mel | Ample Films Dir. Athina Tsoulis |
1997 | The Ugly | Evelyn | Essential Films Dir. Scott Reynolds |
1993 | Heavenly Creatures | Acting Coach to Melanie Lynsky | Wingnut Films |
1992 | Desperate Remedies | Dorothea Brook | James Wallace Productions Dir. Peter Wells & Stuart Main |
1991 | The Footstep Man | Mireille/Sarah | John Maynard Productions Dir. Leon Narby |
1985 | Dangerous Orphans | Teresa Costello | Cinepro Dir. John Laing |
Television.
2023 | Double Parked | Shelley (Guest) | Dir. Chris Parker |
2023 | Te Pāmu Kūmara - Season 2 | Principle (Guest) | Kura Productions |
2022 | My Life Is Murder - Season 2 | Eva Borgers (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
2022 | Poni Poni | Nan (Supporting) | Dir. Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand |
2020 | Living With the Boss | Narrator (Narrator) | ASC Media |
2020 | The Brokenwood Mysteries - Season 7 | Patricia Wells (Support) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
2019 | Class Act | Mentor - Season 1 Episode 4 (Guest) | TVNZ |
2019 | Colonial Combat | Catherine Cloverly | Awa Films Dir. Julian Arahanga |
2018 | Funny Girls | Guest | Mediaworks Dir. Various |
2018 | Panelist on R&R discussing the #METoo movement | Panelist | |
2018 | The Ring Inz | Astrid | Enter the Dragon, Maori TV Dir. Mahanga Pihama |
2017 | Find Me A Maori Bride | Narrator | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Various |
2017 | Funny Girls | Diva | |
2016 | Dirty Laundry | Donna Riley (Core Cast) | Fithy Production Ltd Dir. Danny Mulheron & others TBC |
2015 | Re-Think | Panelist | Faultline Films |
2014 | High Road - Season 2 | Camilla (Guest) | Tomorrowland Sound & Vision Dir. Justin Harwood |
2014 | Native Affairs | Profiled | |
2014 | Terry Teo | Barbara Bertinelli | Semi-Professional Pictures Ltd Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
2013 | Auckland Daze | Wanda | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions |
2013 | Sunny Skies | Penny | Dir. Mike Smith |
2013 | The Almighty Johnsons - Season 3 | Karen | South Pacific Pictures |
2012 | Buzzy Bee and Friends | Dorable Duck (Core Cast Voice) | Lion Rock Productions Limited |
2012 | Sunny Skies | Penny (Guest) | Subtext Ltd Dir. Mike Smith |
2012 | The Good Word - Season 4 | Panelist (Regular Recurring) | 3rd Party Productions |
2011 | Artsville-'Bill Sevesi's Dream' | Interviewee | Dir. Ly Ying |
2011 | Auckland Daze | Wanda (Major Recurring Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
2011 | Auckland Daze - Season 1 & 2 | Wanda (Major Recurring Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Kiel McNaugton |
2011 | The Good Word - Season 3 | Panelist (Regular Recurring) | 3rd Party Productions |
2010 | Reel Late With Kate | Film Reviewer (Guest) | Rogue Productions |
2010 | The Good Word - Season 2 | Panelist (Regular Recurring) | 3rd Party Productions |
2010 | The Good Word Debate '10 | Debater | 3rd Party Productions |
2009 | Jaquie Brown Diaries - "Brown's Bush" Part 1&2 | Louise Bouchet (Guest) | Young, Gifted and Brown LTD |
2009 | The Good Word Series 1 | Panelist (Guest) | 3rd Party Productions |
2009 | The Montana World of Wearable Arts Awards | Award Show Host | MINC Media Inc |
2005 | Interrogation - 'True Confessions' | Gail Abbott (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Murray Keane |
2003 | Christmas in the Park | Guest Artist | TV3 |
2001 | Love Mussel | Doctor | Frame Up Films Dir. Michael Hurst |
1999 | Duggan - "A Shadow of Doubt" - Part 1 & 2 | Joanne (Regular Recurring) | Gibson Group Dir. Yvonne McKay |
1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess - "The Play's the Thing" | Zehra (Guest) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA Dir. Chris Graves |
1998 | Pale Blue | Julie | John Swimmer Productions |
1997 | Christmas In the Park | Guest Artist | TV3 |
1997 | Pete & Pio | Guest Artist | Isambard |
1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess - "The Deliverer" | Boadicea (Guest) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA Dir. Oley Sassone |
1996 | Shortland Street | Isobel Kearney (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures |
1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - "All that Glitters" | Voluptua (Guest) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures/USA Dir. Garth Maxwell |
1995 | Letter To Blanchy - Season 2 & 3 | Jane (Regular Recurring) | Isambard Productions |
1994 | Body & Soul | Profile | TVNZ |
1994 | Christmas In The Park | Guest Artist | TV3 |
1993 | 20/20 | Profile | TV3 |
1993 | Full Frontal - Season 1-4 | Core Cast Role (Lead/Core) | Artist Services - Australia |
1992 | Open Home - Season 1 | Presenter | TVNZ |
1990 | For The Love of Mike | Betty Sue (Guest) | Comedia Productions Dir. Tony Holden |
1990 | The Billy T James Show - "No Brain, No Pain" | Raewyn (Guest) | Isambard Dir. Aileen O'Sullivan |
1987 | Kaleidescope - Lee Grant Special | Presenter (Guest) | TVNZ |
1985 | Seekers - Season 1 | Nardia (Lead/Core) | TVNZ |
1978 | Close to Home | Jan (Regular Recurring) | TVNZ |
1972 | Gone Up North For A While | Child | NZ National Film Unit Dir. Paul Maunder |
Presenter.
2020 | Aussie Aid Variety Show | Co-host with Michael Hurst (Host) | |
2019 | A Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa | Presenter (Presenter/MC) | |
2019 | Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra fundraiser "Music of the Night" | MC / Hosting | |
2019 | Equity Lifetime Achievement Award for Sam Neill | MC/Host | |
2019 | Panel on The Actor and the Industry, Equity Graduate Day | MC / Hosting | |
2019 | The Actor & Industry Equity Graduate Day | Panelist | |
2019 | Whitecliffe College of Art & Design Fashion Show | Presenter/MC | |
2019 | World of Wearable Arts Awards Show | MC/Host | |
2018 | Auckland Writers Festival in Conversation with Susie Boyt on "My Judy Garland Life" | MC / Hosting | |
2018 | Behind the Curtain - A Q Theatre Fundraiser | MC / Hosting | |
2018 | Environ 20th Birthday event, Cordis Hotel, Auckland | MC / Hosting | |
2018 | Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2018 | Guest speaker at Ryman Edmund Hillary Village | Guest speaker | |
2018 | Launch of Cafe Theatre Live Play Readings at Tiny Theatre | MC / Hosting | |
2018 | Suffrage Day Sunrise Celebration, Aotea Square | MC / Hosting | |
2017 | CulturePRO Masterclass, Brown Pages | MC / Hosting | |
2017 | Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2017 | Excellence Awards, Auckland Theatre Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2017 | Shoes Extravaganza | MC / Hosting | |
2017 | Whitecliffe College of Art & Design Fashion Show | MC / Hosting | |
2016 | ART Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2016 | Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2016 | Te Wananga o Aotearoa Leadership Summit | MC / Hosting | |
2016 | Whitecliffe College of Art & Design Fashion Show | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | ART Awards & Hynds Creative Entrepreneur Award Ceremony | Host | |
2015 | Auckland Theatre Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Beads of Courage Ball, Child Cancer Foundation | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Black Dog Relief – A Cabaret for Robbie Tripe | Director, performer, and host | |
2015 | Equity New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Awards | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Gala Concert, New Zealand Singing School | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Group F's Skin of Fire, Auckland Arts Festival | Host | |
2015 | Himalayan Trust Art Auction Fundraiser | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Panelist on 'Mental Wellness in the Performing Arts' | PANNZ Arts Market | |
2015 | Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara launch - Concert | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Te Wananga o Aotearoa Leadership Summit | MC / Hosting | |
2015 | Toyota Dealer Awards | Host | |
2015 | Whitecliffe College of Art & Design Fashion Show | MC / Hosting | |
2014 | Lexus Song Quest Pre Show Function | MC / Hosting | |
2013 | New Zealand German Business Association 30th Jubilee Gala-Dinner, Guest Artist, 1 November | MC / Hosting | |
2013 | NZ Architect Awards | MC | |
2009 | Montana World of Wearable Arts Awards | MC | |
2007 | Professional Development Session - NZ Dietician Association | Guest Speaker | Auckland Branch |
2007 | Rotary Club | Guest Speaker | |
2007 | RSC's King Lear | Host | Royal Shakespeare Company |
2007 | RSC's The Seagull | Host | Royal Shakespeare Comany |
2007 | Showstoppers | Guest Artist | Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra |
2005 | Official Xena Convention | Celebrity Guest and Caberet Performer | Burbank, Calafornia USA |
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Fundraiser 'Music of the Night' |
Theatre.
2021 | The Unruly Tourists (Workshop) | Barbara Doran | |
2021 | Two Ladies | Hélène (Lead) | Auckland Theater Company Dir. Colin McColl |
2020 | Flour | Irene | Centrepoint Theatre (24 hour online challenge) |
2020 | Jung & the Restless | Guest Performer | Covert Theatre |
2020 | Le Basement XXXmas Cabaret | Guest Performer | The Basement Dir. Leon Wadham |
2020 | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Storytime Series | Reader of The Little Yellow Digger | |
2020 | The Divine Cabaret (workshop 29-30 June, 27-29 July) | Performer | |
2020 | The Seagull | Arkadina | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Eleanor Bishop |
2019 | A frickin Dangerous Space-mas | Guest | Dir. Jane Yonge |
2019 | Actressexual | Guest Artist | |
2019 | Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa Kitteridge | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
2019 | The Blind Date Project | Adele | Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2018 | Falling in Love Again - NZ & AUS | Marlene Dietrich | Century Theatre |
2018 | Here Lies Love | Performer | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2018 | Mrs Warren's Profession | Mrs Warren | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Eleanor Bishop |
2018 | Work Do | DJ J-Dubz | The Basement Dir. Leon Wadham |
2017 | Peter and the Wolf | Narrator | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2017 | Santa Claus | Guest Performer | The Basement Theatre Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
2016 | Reds | Pankhurst | The Thirsty Dog |
2016 | The Book of Everything | Auntie Pie | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2016 | The Opening Night Before Christmas | Guest Performer | The Basement Theatre |
2015 | Lysistrata | Kalonike | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Michael Hurst |
2015 | My Name is Gary Cooper | Connie White | FCC, at TAPAC Dir. Victor Rodger |
2015 | One Night Stand | Judge | The Basement |
2015 | Rupert | Various | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
2015 | The Book of Everything | Auntie Pie | Silo Theatre/Auckland Arts Festival Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2014 | Brel | Singer | Silo Theatre Dir. Michael Hurst |
2014 | Hauraki Horror | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa | The Basement |
2014 | Luncheon | Elsa Lanchester | I'd Like to Thank Productions Dir. Katie Wolfe |
2014 | Rita and Douglas | Rita Angus | Armstrong Creative Dir. Conrad Newport |
2014 | Stutter and Scream | Vivian Johnson | TAPAC/Q Theatre Vault Dir. Gary Henderson |
2013 | A Basement Christmas Carol | Helen Clarke | The Basement Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2013 | Between the Sheets | The Large Group/Royale Productions at The Basement Dir. Sophie Roberts | |
2013 | Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Performer | by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron Dir. Lara Macgregor |
2013 | The Apology | Elizabeth | Silo Theatre Dir. Alison Quigan |
2013 | The Heretic | Dianne Cassell | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Alison Quigan |
2013 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Silo Theatre Dir. Nassim Soleimanpour | |
2012 | 8 | Sandy Stier | Love, Blood and Rhetoric Productions Dir. Stacie Stetson |
2012 | Brel | Singer | Silo Theatre Dir. Michael Hurst |
2012 | Checkout-The Musical | Diane Fritata | Auckland Theatre Company (playreading) Dir. Simon Coleman and Jason Te Mete |
2012 | Copenhagen | Margrethe Bohr | Northern Lights Theatre Company Dir. Alex Bonham |
2012 | Fix | Grace | Auckland Playwrights Collective (playreading) Dir. Scott Wills |
2012 | Protection | Claude | Silo Theatre (playreading) Dir. Shane Bosher |
2012 | Rita and Douglas | Rita Angus | Armstrong Creative, Otago Festival of the Arts Dir. Conrad Newport |
2012 | The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs | Performer | Silo Theatre fundraiser Dir. Shane Bosher |
2012 | The Smallest Universe in the World | Andrea | Auckland Theatre Company (playreading) Dir. Simon Bennett |
2011 | Poor Boy | Viv | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
2011 | Rita and Douglas | Rita Angus | Armstrong Creative Dir. Conrad Newport |
2011 | Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa Kittredge | Playreading - Auckland Writers & Readers Festival/Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
2010 | August: Osage County | Barbara | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
2010 | Le Sud | Dominique Le Bons | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
2010 | That Face | Martha | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
2010 | Toys | Barbie | Royale Productions Dir. Cameron Rhodes/Toby Leach |
2009 | Creditors | Tekla | Ford Transit Productions Dir. Paul Gittins, Michael Hurst |
2009 | Ghost Train | Kaye | Playreading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Catherine Downes |
2009 | Oliver! | Mrs. Sowerberry/ Mrs. Bedwin | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
2009 | Passages | Rebecca | Workshop - STAMP Double Shot Dir. Lauren Jackson |
2008 | Le Sud | Dominique Le Bons | Semi-Staged Reading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
2008 | The Look of Love, Evocative/Provocative | Cabaret Show | Downstage Theatre |
2008 | The Threepenny Opera | Jenny Diver | Silo Theatre/The Large Group Dir. Michael Hurst |
2007 | Advance In Order | Mrs Williams | Playreading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Cameron Rhodes |
2007 | Decadance | Helen & Sybil | Licentious Productions Dir. Paul Gittins |
2007 | Falling in Love Again | Marlene Dietrich | Downstage Theatre |
2007 | Mike and Virginia | Danielle | Semi staged playreading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Peter Elliot |
2007 | My Name is Gary Cooper | Connie White | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Roy Ward |
2006 | Berlin - Cabaret of Desire | Sabine Leutenegger (Cabaret Show) | Silo Theatre Dir. John Verryt |
2006 | Mike And Virginia | Danielle | Playreading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Roy Ward |
2006 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Michael Hurst |
2005 | Falling In Love Again | Cabaret Show | Downstage Theatre, Expressions Theatre, James Hay Theatre, Fuel Fest, Arts FestTaupo, Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton |
2005 | Sex With Strangers - Second Edition | Rachel | Colin Mitchell Production Dir. Colin Mitchell |
2005 | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Stevie | Silo Theatre Dir. Oliver Driver |
2004 | The Bach | Sally | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Sarah Peirse |
2004 | The Big Picture | Gabrielle | Auckland Theatre Company (playreading) Dir. Fiona Samuel |
2004 | The Talented Mr Ripley | Aunt Dottie/Emily Greenleaf | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Oliver Driver |
2003 | Marlene | Marlene | Potent Pause Productions Dir. Ilona Rodgers |
2003 | The Bach | Sally | Semi-Staged Reading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Danny Mulheron |
2003 | The Graduate | Mrs Braddock | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Prast |
2003 | The Love of Humankind | Annie | Playreading - Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Danny Mulheron |
2002 | Old Times | Anna | Potent Pause Productions Dir. Paul Gittins |
2000 | Into The Woods | The Witch | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1998 | The Herbal Bed | Susanna Hall | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1996 | Assassins | Sara Jane Moore/Emma Goldman | Watershed Theatre Dir. Simon Bennett |
1995 | The New Rocky Horror Show - NZ National Tour | Janet | Paul Dainty/Stetson Productions Dir. Nigel Triffitt |
1993 | Tell Me on a Sunday | Girl | Auckland Philharmonial Orchestra Dir. Cath Cardiff |
1992 | Cabaret | Sally Bowles | Watershed Theatre Dir. Michael Hurst |
1992 | Side By Side By Sondheim | Singer/Actor | Wellington Music Theatre Dir. Ingrid Prossor |
1992 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Adelaide International Festival of the Arts Dir. Glen Elston |
1991 | Follies | Phyllis Rodgers-Stone | Baycourt Theatre Dir. Bob Addisson |
1991 | M Butterfly | Renee/Girl In Magazine/Woman at Party | Mercury Theatre Dir. Paul Minifie |
1991 | The Sex Fiend | Eileen | Mercury Theatre Dir. Chris Scheil |
1991 | Via Satellite | Lyn | Mercury Theatre Dir. Paul Gittins |
1990 | A Slice of Saturday Night | Bridget | Mercury Theatre Dir. Paul Minifie |
1990 | Carousel | Carrie Pipperidge | Mercury Theatre Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1990 | The Threepenny Opera | Polly Peachum | Inside Out Theatre Dir. Michael Hurst |
1990 | This Joint Is Jumpin' | Singer/Actor | Mercury Theatre Dir. Cath Cardiff |
1989 | A Marvellous Party | Singer/Actor | The Gods, Mercury Upstairs Dir. Paul Minifie |
1989 | The One That Got Away | Glenda | The Front Lawn. NZ National Tour, Edinburgh Fringe Fest, New York, London, Melbourne Comedy Fest, Philadelphia, Minneapolis. Dir. Don MCGlashan, Harry Sinclair, Jennifer Ward-Lealand |
1988 | Nana | Nana | Mercury Theatre Dir. Paul Minifie |
1988 | Rodgers & Hart | Singer/Actor | Mercury Theatre Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1988 | South Pacific | Lt. Genevieve Marshall | Mercury Theatre Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1988 | The Irving Berlin Show | Singer/Actor | The Gods, Mercury Upstairs Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1988 | The Three Musketeers | Lady-In-Waiting | Mercury Theatre Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1988 | The Threepenny Opera | Polly Peacham | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Colin McColl |
1988 | Yerma | Young Girl | The Gods, Mercury Upstairs Dir. Lee Grant |
1987 | Breaking The Silence | Eugenia | Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North Dir. Alison Quigan |
1987 | Side by Side by Sondheim | Singer/Actor | Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North Dir. Alison Quigan |
1987 | Strip | Lavinia | Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North Dir. Ellie Smith |
1987 | The Real Thing | Charlotte | Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North Dir. Alison Quigan |
1986 | Absurd Person Singular | Eva | Theatre Corporate Dir. Murray Lynch |
1986 | As Is | Lily | Theatre Corporate Dir. Murray Lynch |
1986 | Hedda Gabler | Hedda | Theatre Corporate Dir. Paul Sonne |
1986 | Macbeth | First Witch | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1986 | Pass it on | Nell | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1986 | Stretchmarks | Singer/Actor | Theatre Corporate Dir. Stephanie Smith |
1986 | The Threepenny Opera | Moll | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1986 | The Trojan Women | Helen of Troy | Public Works Performing Arts Collective Dir. Sarah Peirse/Michael Hurst |
1985 | Agnes of God | Agnes | Mercury Theatre Dir. Sarah Peirse |
1985 | Catastrophe | Various | Theatre Corporate Dir. Paul Gittins |
1985 | Trafford Tanzi | Platinum Sue | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1984 | A Winter's Tale | Emelia/Mopsa | Theatre Corporate Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1984 | Amphigouri Allegretto | Various | Theatre Corporate Dir. Gillian Sutton |
1984 | Cabaret | Kit Kat Girl | Theatre Corporate Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1984 | Ictus | Zero | Theatre Corporate Dir. Michael Hurst |
1984 | The Clowns | Pip | Theatre Corporate |
1984 | Top Girls | Angie/Pope Joan | Theatre Corporate Dir. Sarah Peirse |
1983 | A Street Called Straight | Dance Hall Doll | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1983 | King Lear | Regan | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1983 | Maori Myths | Various | Theatre Corporate Community Theatre Co Dir. Roger McGill |
1983 | Rip Tide | The Daughter | Theatre Corporate Dir. Harry Sinclair & Michael Hurst |
1983 | Starters | Theatre Corporate Community Theatre Co Dir. Roger McGill | |
1983 | Story Theatre | Theatre Corporate Community Theatre Co Dir. Roger McGill | |
1983 | The Lady From The Sea | Bolette | Theatre Corporate Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
1983 | The Threepenny Opera | Moll | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1983 | The Trial | Leni | Theatre Corporate Dir. Roger McGill |
1981 | Coming through the Rye | Various | The Town & Country Players Community Theatre Company, touring North Island of New Zealand. Dir. Murray Edmond |
1981 | One Twice Thrice Upon A Tale | Various | The Town & Country Players Community Theatre Company, touring North Island of New Zealand. Dir. Murray Edmond |
1981 | The Bear | Madame Popova | The Town & Country Players Community Theatre Company, touring North Island of New Zealand. Dir. Murray Edmond |
1981 | Twelfth Night | Viola | BATS Theatre, Wellington Dir. Anne Flannery & Ian McClymont |
1981 | You Can't Be Brave Until You've Been Afraid | Blossom The Clown | The Town & Country Players Community Theatre Company, North Island of New Zealand. |
1980 | The Crucible | Mary Warren | BATS Theatre Dir. Anne Flannery |
1979 | Slices of Life | Various | BATS Theatre Dir. Anne Flannery |
1979 | There's no Point Arguing the Toss | Ensemble | Downstage Youth Theatre Dir. John Banas |
1978 | Romeo & Juliet | Benvolio | Downstage Youth Theatre Dir. John Banas |
Voice.
2023 | The Denniston Rose | Audiobook/Narrator | |
2021 | Tākaro Tribe | Pū the Puriri Moth (Voice actor) | Cinco Cine |
2019 | Living with the Boss | Narrator (Narration) | |
2018 | Kauri - Documentary | Narrator | Dir. James Muir |
2018 | VTNZ | Brand Voice | |
2017 | Free Theatre, A 37 Year Experiment - Documentary Narration | Point of View Productions Dir. Shirley Horrocks | |
2016 | Steel Performance Institute | ||
2015 | ANZ Demo | ||
2015 | Co-Op Bank - Demo | Y&R | |
2015 | Find Me a Maori Bride | Narrator | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions |
2015 | Tom Who? The Enigma of Tom Kreisler - Documentary Narration | Point of View Productions Dir. Shirley Horrocks | |
2014 | Fashion Pioneer: The Story of Gus Fisher and El Jay - Documentary Narration | Point of View Productions Dir. Shirley Horrocks | |
2014 | Kidscan | 1 x 60 ' / 30 ' & 15" | |
2014 | Luxaflex, played on the Living Channel only | 6months | |
2014 | Meningatec | ||
2014 | Oxfam Wash Appeal | ||
2014 | Vodafone 1x60' | ||
2014 | Vodafone 1x60' | TVC VO | |
2014 | Vodafone 1x60' | TVC VO | |
2011 | BNZ Voice | Voice | |
2011 | Buzzy Bee and Friends | Dorable Duck | Lion Rock Productions Limited |
2011 | Hidden Apartheid | Narrator | Sapna World Pictures Dir. Mandrika Rupa |
2011 | The Promised Gift of Julian and Josie Robertson | Auckland Art Gallery | |
2011 | Understanding Diabetes - Training Video | Point of View Productions Dir. Shirley Horrocks | |
2010 | Bonita Ironman New Zealand | Narrator | |
2010 | Oxfams Big Coffee Break | Narrator | |
2010 | Weekend Warriors:10 Years of Auckland Rugby League | Narrator | |
2009 | Toblerone - Radio | ||
2009 | What is Oxfam? | Narrator | |
2008 | Ambi Pur - TV | ||
2008 | AMI Hailstones- TV | ||
2008 | Buzzy Bee and Friends | Dorable Duck | Lion Rock Productions Dir. William McKegg |
2008 | Emirates- Radio | ||
2008 | L'Oreal- TV | ||
2008 | Maggi- 2 minute noodles- TV | ||
2008 | McDonalds Pokemon 'Happy Meal'- TV | ||
2008 | NALCO Project | Narrator | National Aluminium Ltd |
2008 | NZ Herald- Radio | ||
2008 | Rachel Hunter Animatic Character - Non Broadcast | ||
2008 | The New Dance Group | Narrator | Dir. Shirley Horrocks |
2008 | Volkes Wagon - TV | ||
2008 | Wipeout-Radio | ||
2007 | BP Wild Bean - TV/Radio | ||
2007 | Change the World One Cup at a Time | Oxfam New Zealand | |
2007 | Garnier Ultra lift - TV | ||
2007 | Prime TV - Super 14 Radio | ||
2006 | Ambipur - TVC | ||
2006 | Atrsville-Elgar's Enigma:Biography of a Concerto | Narrator | Dir. Annie Goldson |
2006 | Child Cancer Foundation - TV/Radio | ||
2006 | Elgar's Enigma: Biography of a Concerto | Narrator | |
2006 | Four Wheel Drive: Danger on the Road | Narrator | Top Shelf Productions. Inside New Zealand/TV3 |
2006 | Handy Towels - TV | ||
2006 | Leggos - Radio | ||
2006 | McDonalds - Radio | ||
2006 | New World - Radio | ||
2006 | Optimum Pet Food - TV | ||
2006 | Rabo Bank - Radio | ||
2006 | TV Guide - Radio | ||
2006 | Voice of Purex - TVC | ||
2006 | Well Child - Radio | ||
2006 | Westpac - Radio | ||
2005 | BNZ Vodafone Hotlink Promo - Radio | ||
2005 | BP - Radio | ||
2005 | History Channel - Radio | ||
2005 | Orcon - TVC | ||
2005 | Pizza Hutt - Radio | ||
2005 | Ribena Abyss - TVC | ||
2005 | Santa Line - Radio | ||
2004 | ACC - TV/Radio | ||
2004 | Auckland Regional Council - TVC | ||
2004 | BNZ 'Heart Children' - TVC | ||
2004 | Hallensteins - Radio | ||
2004 | Nescafe - TVC | ||
2004 | NZ Herald 'Shrek 2' - Radio | ||
2004 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
2004 | Sanitarium "Wild At Heart" - Radio | ||
2004 | UDC - Radio | ||
2003 | BNZ - Cinema | ||
2003 | BNZ - TVC | ||
2003 | Ford - Radio | ||
2003 | Govett Brewster Gallery | Narrator | Dir. Shirley Horrocks |
2003 | Healtheries - TVC | ||
2003 | Meriel Frontline - TVC | ||
2003 | New World - Radio | ||
2003 | Sky City Kidz First Burns Treatment - TV/Radio | ||
2003 | Tegal - TVC | ||
2003 | Val Morgan - Cinema | ||
2003 | Voice of Mizone - NZ & Australia TV & Radio | ||
2003 | World Childrens Day Charity - TV/Radio | ||
2003 | Yellow Pages - Radio | ||
2001 | Early Days Yet:Allen Curnow | Narrator | Dir. Shirley Horrocks |
2001 | Kiwi Buddha | Narrator | Dir. Peta Carey |
2000 | Tarawera | Narrator | Dir. Richard Riddiford |
1995 | A Flip & Two Twisters | Narrator | Dir. Shirley Horrocks |
1995 | Seeing Red | Narrator | Dir. Annie Gouldson |
1990 | The Best of Times-Songs from West End Musicals | Soloist | Radio New Zealand |
1990 | The Kiwi Battle Cry | Soloist | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Animals | Actor/Narrator (Radio Play) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Art Robs | Actor/Narrator (Short Story) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Bonnie, Clyde & Lewis Trim | Actor/narrator | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Captain Kiwi | Actor/Narrator (Radio Play series) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Exile | Actor/Narrator (Radio Play) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Fire Escape | Actor/Narrator | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | GRadio Improv | Radio New Zealand Feature. Auckland | |
1985 | Living at the Belle Monde Apartments | Actor/Narrator (Short Story) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Macklepenny | Actor/Narrator (Radio Play) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Omeratindum and Time | Actor/Narrator | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Radio Improv/ Auckland | Actor/Narrator (Feature) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | Something Else | Actor/Narrator (Radio Series) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | The B Side - Season 2 | Actor/Narrator (Radio Series) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | The Egg | Actor/Narrator | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | The Man Who Had No Face | Actor/Narrator (Radio Play Series) | Radio New Zealand |
1985 | The Parcel That Captured Lucy | Actor/Narrator | Radio New Zealand |
Web Series.
2018 | Friday Night Bites | Eveyln | Flat3 Productions Dir. Roseanne Liang |
2018 | The Adventures of Suzy Boon | Warden Touro | Fleet Street Productions, Rebels & Robots Productions Dir. Roberto Nascimento |
2017 | Auckward Love | Barbara | We Three Productions Dir. Emmett Skilton |
2017 | Auckward Love - Season 3 | Barbara | Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Training.
Diploma of Acting - 1982, Theatre Corporate Drama School |