Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European, Fijian
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
167 cm
Age Range
40–49
Career Highlights
If you think you’ve seen Nicole Whippy somewhere, you probably have. With an acting career that spans over 20 years, Nicole has appeared in countless New Zealand television series. In her early years, Nicole landed roles in series such as Xena: Warrior Princess, The Strip and Mercy Peak. However, she truly won the hearts of Kiwi television audiences with her six-season stint playing Kasey Mason in hit NZ comedy-series Outrageous Fortune. She continued to entertain viewers in the popular TVNZ drama series Nothing Trivial where performance earned her a nomination for a Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. In 2019, Nicole joined the core cast of NZ's longest-running television drama series, Shortland Street playing the character of Cece King. More recently, she tried her hand at directing, making her directorial debut with the acclaimed portmanteau feature film Vai, alongside eight other Pasifika directors. Outside of her own acting career, Nicole is founder of and teacher at Point Chevalier Drama Club, an acting school for young people.
Awards.
| 2017 | Excellence in Performance for The Mountaintop - Auckland Theatre Award | ||
| 2015 | Finalist - Best Actress - Michelle, Nothing Trivial: The Finale TVOne - TV Guide Best on the Box | ||
| 2015 | TV Guide Best Actress Nominee | ||
| 2014 | TV Guide Best Actress Nominee | ||
| 2000 | New Zealand Television & Film Awards Nomination - Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Jacksons Wharf | ||
Short Film.
| 2019 | The Social | Mrs Walsh | Killjoy Productions Limited Dir. Conor Bowden |
| 2004 | The Aqua Blacks | Nicole | Cyvonde Productions Dir. Brendon Donovan |
| 2000 | D.O.T Matrix | Eva (Lead ) | God Zone Pictures Dir. Reuben Pollock |
| 2000 | Security | Sarah | Black Box Productions Dir. Christabell Arars Lobos |
Feature Film.
| 2018 | The Other Side of Heaven 2 | Tanita | Dir. Mitch Davis |
| 2007 | Shiseido and Jerry | Shiniqua | Logg Jamm Productions Dir. Mark Williams |
| 2005 | The Donor | Sarah | Film Construction Dir. Michael Duigan |
| 1999 | Vertical Limit | Lara (Support ) | Columbia Pictures/USA Dir. Martin Campbell |
Television.
| 2019 | Shortland Street | Cecilia King (Core) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Family Feud All Star | Contestant | Mediaworks |
| 2018 | The Feijoa Club | Ms Haughton | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Dir. Nicole Whippy |
| 2018 | The Feijoa Club | Mrs Houghton | Dir. Nicole Whippy |
| 2017 | Westside 4 | Kasey's Mother | |
| 2014 | DNA Detectives | Lead | Jam TV Limited |
| 2014 | Nothing Trivial Movie | Michelle (Lead) | Telefeature - South Pacific Pictures Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 2013 | What Now, My Kitchen Ruined Series | Illusionist (Guest) | Whitebait TV |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial Series 1, 2 & 3 | Michelle (Core) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2005 | Orange Roughies Series 1 | Donna Wiki (Regular Recurring) | ScreenWorks Dir. Chris Bailey & John Laing |
| 2005 | Outrageous Fortune Series 1 - 6 | Kasey (Regular Recurring ) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2002 | Good Hands Lima Lelei Series 1 | Teri (Lead/Core) | Screentime Communicado Dir. Justine Simei-Barton |
| 2002 | Mercy Peak Series 2 | Kara Lee (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2002 | The Strip Series 1 & 2 | Chocolate (Regular Recurring) | Gibson Group |
| 2001 | Arthur Conan Doyles 'The Lost World' | Maree (Lead/Core) | Lost World Productions/BBC/UK Dir. Stewart Orme |
| 2001 | Being Eve Series 2 | Elektra (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Vanessa Alexander |
| 1999 | Jacksons Wharf Series 1 - 2 | Larissa Enari (Lead/Core) | |
| 1999 | Xena Warrior Princess 'End Game' | Chilapa (Regular/Recurring) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures |
Presenter.
| 2014 | Neighbourhood | Satellite Media | |
| 2012 | Fresh TV Season 2 - Fiji Special | Presenter | |
| 2000 | NZTV and Film Awards |
Theatre.
| 2017 | A Street Car Named Desire | Woman / Mexican Woman / Matron | Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2017 | The Mountaintop | Camae | FCC Productions Dir. Fasitua Amosa |
| 2000 | La Traviata | Black Follies | Alan Symthe Special Events Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 2000 | Life's Carousel | The Party | UNITEC Productions Dir. Vadim Ledogorov |
| 2000 | Our Country's Good | Duckling Smith | UNITEC Productions Dir. Larry Rew |
| 1999 | End of the Golden Weather | Amy | UNITEC Productions Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 1999 | King Arthur | Dame Brisen | UNITEC Productions Dir. Murray Hutchinson |
| 1999 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | UNITEC Productions Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 1999 | Our Town | Mrs Soames | UNITEC Productions Dir. Vadim Ledogorov |
| 1999 | The Wasps | Prooleon | UNITEC Productions Dir. W.Farrimond |
Voice.
| 2016 | Path of Exile | Navali | Plus Play |
| 2015 | Cerebos Greggs demo | FCB | |
| 2015 | Cigna - Demo | Y&R | |
| 2015 | Cigna - TV, NZ | Y&R | |
| 2015 | SKY Always On/2 x 30" radios/12months | DDB/Silk | |
| 2015 | Tissues | ||
| 2015 | Tissues Bears, Work Communications | ||
| 2006 | Coca Cola - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | House of Travel - Radio | ||
| 2006 | KFC - TV | ||
| 2006 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
| 2004 | Kellogg's 'Special K' - Radio | ||
| 2004 | Progressive Foods - Radio | ||
| 2004 | Sunday News | ||
| 2003 | Hallensteins - Radio | ||
| 2003 | Sky City - Radio | ||
| 2003 | Val Morgan - Cinema | ||
| 2003 | Voice of Macleans - TV | ||
| 2002 | Glassons - Radio | ||
| 2002 | Telstra Clear NZ - TV, Radio | ||
| 2002 | Various Sony CD's |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Auckward Love Series 3 | Thelma | Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Training.
| Camera Technique, Auckland, New Zealand - 2007, Vicky Yinatsous | |||
| Meisner Technique Master Class, Auckland, New Zealand - 2005, Michael Saccente | |||
| Advanced USA Accent Training, Auckland, New Zealand - 2003, Rowena Balos | |||
| Audition Workshop Technique & Masterclasses, Auckland, New Zealand - 2003, Terri De'Ath | |||
| Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts, NZ - 1997, UNITEC |