Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
164 cm
Age Range
32–42
Also Represented in
Australia & United States of America
Career Highlights
Morgana is a talented actress, writer and creator, who has appeared in a succession of popular New Zealand and Australian screen productions. She played the pivotal lead of Kylie Baxter in her breakout role for horror-comedy feature film Housebound. Following this, Morgana landed a core cast role in Australia’s most popular soap series Neighbours, along with roles in cult-series Rake, Wanted, Offspring and Wentworth. In 2017, she played the role of Michelle in the feature film Below, alongside Anthony LaPaglia and Ryan Corr. In 2019, she starred in NZ-Canadian co-production drama series The Sounds. More recently, Morgana starred as the lead in both seasons of New Zealand series Mean Mums, along with reprising her role for a number of episodes of Neighbours in 2020. Morgana holds a US Green Card.
Awards.
| 2016 | Award of Excellence for Performance - Venus in Fur - Auckland Theatre Awards | ||
| 2014 | Nominated Best Actress - Morgana O’Reilly (Housebound) - NZ Film Awards | ||
| 2010 | Herald on Sunday Magazine - Winner - Best of 2010 - Hot Actress | ||
| 2007 | Metro Best Of Auckland Awards - Winner - Best Emerging Actress | ||
Film Film.
| 2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Krystal (Guest) | Amazon Studios Dir. Hannah Marks |
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Nude Tuesday | Shan (Supporting) | Dir. Armagan Ballantyne |
| 2019 | Below | Michelle (Supporting) | Good Thing Productions Dir. Maziar Lahooti |
| 2014 | Housebound | Kylie Bucknell (Lead) | Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
| 2012 | Safe House (Telemovie) | Carole (Lead) | Dir. John Laing |
| 2012 | We Feel Fine | Kelly | Dir. Jeremy Dumble & Adam Luxton |
| 2011 | Housebound - Escalator Film Project NZFC | Kylie Baxter (Lead) | Bunker Films Ltd Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
| 2010 | Girl Meets Boy | Op Shop Bride | 2010 Productions Ltd Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2010 | My Wedding & Other Secrets | Op Shop Bride (Support ) | Dir. Rosanne Liang |
Telefeature Film.
| 2008 | Piece of my Heart | June (Support) | Dir. Fiona Samuel |
Short Film.
| 2007 | Knickers | Chloe | Dir. Emma Hinton |
| 2006 | Bob Davis Superhero | Glenda | 48 Hour Film Festival Dir. Daniel McQuillan |
| 2006 | The Crumpet Thief | Thief | Dir. Daniel McQuillan |
Television.
| 2022 | Kid Sister | Sarah | Dir. Aidee Walker |
| 2021 | Mean Mums Season 3 | Jess (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Robyn Grace |
| 2021 | My Life Is Murder S2 | Dennie (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Michael Hurst |
| 2020 | Inside | Rose (Lead) | Luminous Beast (NZ) Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 2020 | Mean Mums Series 2 | Jess (Lead) | Dir. Damon Fepuleai |
| 2020 | Neighbours | Naomi Canning | Network Ten Dir. Various |
| 2019 | Mean Mums Season 1 | Jess (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2019 | Rosehaven (Series 4) | Pen | Guesswork Television/ABC Dir. Shaun Wilson |
| 2019 | Secret Bridesmaid's Business | Rachel Atwood | Dir. Tori Garrett, Brendan Maher |
| 2019 | The Sounds | Hannah McGregor | Maggie Limited Dir. Peter Stebbings |
| 2018 | Mean Mothers - Pilot | Jess Greene (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2018 | Wentworth 7 | Narelle Stang | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Chaperones (Pilot) | Tyson's Mum | In Films Dir. Sam Lingham |
| 2017 | Offspring Season 7 | Midwife #1 | Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 2016 | Wanted Series 2 | Amy | MBZ Wanted Dir. Sam Lingham |
| 2015 | Rake | New Reporter | Essential Media & Entertainment Dir. Peter Duncan |
| 2014 | This is Littleton | Various Characters - | Australian Broadcasting Corporation Dir. Amanda Brotchie |
| 2013 | Little City | Various | Dir. Amanda Brotchie |
| 2013 | Neighbours | Naomi Canning (Core) | Network 10 (AU) Dir. Various |
| 2012 | Sunny Skies | Nicky (Core) | Subtext Ltd Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2012 | The Wild Bunch | Nicky (Core) | Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2011 | Billy T James - Telefeature | Lynn (Lead) | Comedia Pictures/TVNZ Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial | Alison (Major Support) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2010 | Super City - TV3 | Tasha (Support) | Dir. Taika Waititi |
| 2008 | 1000 Apologies Series 1 | Various (Core cast) | Great Southern Television/TVNZ |
| 2007 | The Jacquie Brown Diaries | ALT Girl | Young Gifted and Brown Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
| 2003 | The Ben & Olivia Story - The Search for the Truth | Greenstone Pictures/TV3 Dir. John Keir |
Theatre.
| 2018 | Hand to God | Jessica | Dir. Gary Abrahams |
| 2017 | A Street Car Named Desire | Stella | Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2017 | Amadeus | Constanze, Strack & Ensemble | Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2016 | Venus in Fur | Vanda | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2015 | Christ Almighty - Melbourne | Three Wise (wo)Men | |
| 2011 | Back Confetti Workshop | Flo | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2011 | Othello | Desdemona | Dir. Jesse Peach |
| 2010 | The Height of the Eiffel Tower | 13 characters Performed, Devised and Written by Morgana | New Zealand National Tour & New York Fringe Festival Dir. Abigail Greenwood |
| 2010 | Toys | Barbie | Dir. Cameron Rhodes, Toby Leach |
| 2010 | When The Rain Stops Falling | Gabriel York (Lead) | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2009 | The Height of the Eiffel Tower | Terri Hulme (Lead) | Dir. Morgana O'Reilly & Abigail Greenwood |
| 2008 | Bare | Lead Woman | Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2007 | Bare | Lead Woman | Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2007 | The Ensemble Project | Various Lead Roles | Dir. Michael Hurst & Oliver Driver |
| 2006 | Coram Boy | Mrs Lynch | Dir. Jonathon Hendry |
| 2006 | Last Laughs | Venus | Scenes from 'Bare' Dir. Michelle Hine, Heath Jones |
| 2006 | Seeking Ordinary | Annette | Dir. Ros Gardner |
| 2006 | The Laramie Project | Marge Murray, Aaron Kreifels, Rebecca Hilliker, Various | Dir. Roy Ward |
| 2005 | Class Act | Olivia/Cracks | Scenes from 'Twelfth Night' & 'Cracks' Dir. Michelle Hine & Heath Jones |
| 2005 | Marat, Sade | Coulmier | Dir. Jonathan Hendry |
| 2005 | Three Sisters | Marsha | Dir. Milton Justice |
| 2004 | Spinning Tales | Various | Dir. Ros Gardner |
| 2003 | Daughters of Heaven | Pauline Parker | Dir. Hillary Anderson |
| 2003 | The Unforgiven Harvest | Mum | Dir. Hillary Anderson |
Voice.
| 2017 | The Warehouse Voice | ||
| 2014 | Turners/TV/12 months/NZ | Zephyr | |
| 2010 | Power Rangers - Loop Group | Power Rangers Productions | |
| 2008 | Canteen- TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Coke - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Loop Group Power Rangers | Loop Group Performer | Ranger Productions Ltd |
| 2008 | McDonalds - TV | ||
| 2008 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
| 2008 | NZ Herald Community Heroes- Radio |
Web Series.
| 2021 | Talkback | Sue Barrett (Core) | All Talk Productions Limited Dir. Jesse Griffin |
Training.
| Casting Hothouse Sydney 2015 - 2015, Kerry Barden, Marisa Ross, Matt Skrobalak, Tom McSweeny | |||
| Fast Turn Around TV Workshop, South Pacific Pictures - 2006, John Callen | |||
| Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - Acting Major - 2004, UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Outloud Theatre Company, Auckland NZ - 2000, Ros Gardner | |||
| Trinity College Speech & Drama, Auckland NZ - 1999 | |||
| International Syllabus of Tap Dancing - 1991 | |||
| Tap Training RSTD Syllabus - 1991 |