Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Te Arawa, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāpuhi
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
164 cm
Age Range
28–35
Career Highlights
Michaela Te Awa Bird is a Māori actress from Aotearoa New Zealand, known for her work across film, television and theatre. Her theatre credits include Auckland Theatre Company’s “Red, White and Brass” and “Things That Matter”. Her screen credits include “To Te Wai”, “End of the Valley”, “Only In Aotearoa” and “Brokenwood Mysteries”. Michaela brings a strong screen presence and versatility to her work
Television.
| 2024 | Only In Aotearoa | Mereana (Mama 3) | Kura Productions Dir. Maruia Jensen |
| 2023 | End of the Valley | Maika (Supporting) | Dir. Various |
| 2022 | Brokenwood Mysteries | Donna Guest | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth |
| 2021 | Ahikāroa | Aunty M (Guest) | Kura Productions Dir. Awanui Pene-Simich |
Theatre.
| 2024 | Red White and Brass | Aroha | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Anapela Polataivao |
| 2023 | Things That Matter | April | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Anapela Polataivao |
| 2022 | Nora: A Doll's House | Christine | Dir. Kitan Petkovski |
| 2022 | Table Read: The Miracle That Is Larry Rice | Jordan | Dir. Ian Hughes |
| 2022 | The Wheel | Beatriz (Lead ) | Dir. Benjamin Henson |
Short Film.
| 2022 | I Hate This Dance | Her Lead | Avis Panthera Dir. Leo Allan & Michaela Bird |
| 2022 | Think Tank | Zoe | Actors Program Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth |
| 2022 | What A View | Kay Lead | Avis Panthera Dir. Leo Allan |
| 2021 | Renters | Paris Lead | South Seas Film & TV Dir. Ruth Dudding |
| 2021 | Unwind | Sachi Core | South Seas Film & TV Dir. Everett Marston |
| 2020 | Anywhere But Here | Nikki (Lead) | South Seas Film & TV Dir. Luca Dombroski |
| 2020 | Fly Trap | Layla (Lead) | South Seas Film & TV Dir. Mitchell Murphy-Reid |
| 2020 | Te Wairua | Manaia (Lead) | South Seas Film & TV Dir. Lainey Bishop |
Voice.
| 2020 | Limbo Animation | Pogo (Core) | Auckland University of Technology |
Training.
| Actors Program - One Year Intensive Practical Workshop - 2022 | |||
| David Van Horn - Self Tape Workshop - 2022 | |||
| Gavin McGibbon - Script to Screen - 2022 | |||
| Jennifer Ward-Lealand - Intimacy Workshop - 2022 | |||
| Kacie Steton - Screen Acting Technique - 2022 | |||
| Miranda Harcourt - Screen Acting - 2022 | |||
| Jacque Drew - American Accent - 2021 | |||
| Andrea Kelland & Vicky Yiannoutsos - Workshop for film, TV & auditioning - 2020 | |||
| Erroll Shand 1-on-1 Audition Workshops - 2020 | |||
| South Seas Film & Television - Diploma on Screen Acting - 2020 |