From stunt woman to television regular, the New Zealand actor’s career is reaching new heights – but it wasn’t always that way.
. In 2011, she crossed the ditch to live in Sydney to pursue her career, and continues to split her time between both countries. In her latest crime series,, she plays Helen Hartley, the life partner of a fearless detective named Andie, played by award-winning actor Leah Purcell.
“I am in that space now and it’s incredibly freeing. I am looking at this as a new and exciting period.”Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. I had only briefly met her backstage at an award’s event when I did the TV series. My character, Helen, was complex with lots of interesting stuff going on; it instantly appealed. The chemistry test went well. Leah is a joy to work with, and I had everything crossed waiting for that call to come back to say I had the part.
was a good opportunity to stay in a character for a long time. My character became real to me – that was definitely a highlight! More recently, I got to do, which was a completely different experience and a highlight in itself. I am still riding the wave of joy of filming as much as I did in 2023.I flew to Peru to be in the Amazon late last year. It was extraordinary to be at the beginning of Mother Earth. You don’t get much more to the origin of a place than that.
I graduated from drama school when I was 28 and had a wonderful run of four years of working on screen and theatre in New Zealand. To be in a number one drama show for three seasons where I had a lead role was an important era for me in Australia. I thought this is how it worked: that as your career progresses, so do your roles. But I got told by one producer when a particular show came to an end that I had had a good run.
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