His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. [59] How to Be a Complete Bitch became a top-ten bestseller in the UK,[60] and sold over 300,000 copies by October that year. Other roles include Tom . He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. McIver has been cast in the musical feature, Daffodils. She has also starred in television films such as the Hercules film series and Maiden Voyage, as well as two Disney Channel films: Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off in 2003, and Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board in 2007, which is the sequel to the 1999 film Johnny Tsunami. [94] Stephenson converted to Buddhism in 1979, shortly before she joined Not the Nine O'Clock News. [42] Based on a book by Barry Crump, it centres on a young boy (played by Julian Dennison) and a grumpy man (played by Sam Neill) on the run in the forest. She has described her family as "this big, sprawling Irish Catholic family",[3] and while filming in Ireland for the Discovery Channel in 2004, told Ireland on Sunday that her father's family originated in Quilty, County Clare. 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Britt Scott Clark is a New Zealand actress & writer commonly known for her role as Mia Halston on the Logie nominated Australian drama 'Doctor Doctor' created by Tony McNamara, Ian Collie and Alan Harris. Lawless won the 2011 Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lucretia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. [25], His first feature film, a romantic comedy called Eagle vs Shark, was released in U.S. theatres for limited distribution in 2007. "[52], She was in the cast of American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for season 10 in 198485,[53] making her the first female SNL cast member born outside North America, the second overall at the time, joining Tony Rosato; and, as of 2019, the show's only New Zealander cast member. Then she studied drama at the William Davis Centre for Actors Study in Vancouver, Canada.[5]. She was a writer and performer on the New Zealand late-night comedy sketch show Funny Girls. [11] From 1972 to 1973 she played Julie King, assistant to the title character in the Australian TV series Ryan,[12] and in 1974 she was Josephine in the ABC production of Malcolm Williamson's opera The Violins of Saint-Jacques. [33] That year, Waititi portrayed Thomas Kalmaku in the superhero film Green Lantern. In the film, she played Lindsey Salmon, the younger sister of the main character. Anna Paquin | Biography, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts | Britannica New Zealand-based stand ups like Tofiga Fepulea'i ,Rose Matafeo, and Eteuati Ete have their claims to the title as well. [27] Waititi married New Zealand film producer Chelsea Winstanley in 2011. Harley Medcalf was lead producer and Arlene Phillips directed. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. (See also List of Xena: Warrior Princess episodes for details. [27] That year, Waititi wrote and directed one episode of the TV show Flight of the Conchords and directed another. [18], Among her first appearances in the UK, she joined the live on-stage team at The Comic Strip led by Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson and Alexei Sayle at the Raymond Revuebar in Soho. Writer (1 episode), Animated series. Madeleine Sami - Wikipedia sat for the New Zealand television series The Sitting,[43] an arts series where celebrity portraits are produced during an interview session, with the portraits later auctioned for charity. [3] She has an older brother, Paul McIver, who is a musician and former actor. The series ended in 2018. [3] She concealed the fact but was expelled from her home by her parents once her medical condition was known, later saying, "I remember the feeling well, because I still experience it every time someone rejects me, even in some relatively small way. Fans also loved her in the Hercules TV movies, in films such as Blinder, and as Amber Moore in the A Christmas Prince franchise. Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, musician, comedian, screenwriter and director. On May 17, 2021 Sami appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as the "Monarch (Butterfly)", getting eliminated in the fourth episode. While taping an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in October 1996, Lawless suffered a fractured pelvis when the horse she was riding lost its footing in the studio car park. [15] Sami also appeared in the 2019 film, Come to Daddy, directed by Ant Timpson.[16]. Lawless appeared as D'Anna Biers, a reporter with the Fleet News Service who worked on a critical documentary about the crew of the Galactica and was later revealed to be Humanoid Cylon model Number Three. Sami is one of four children. [40] It was poorly reviewed in several regional newspapers. Since 2006, 21 September marks "Lucy Lawless Feel the Love Day/Week". The Greatest New Zealander Actresses - Famous People in the World [92] In 2023, reports stated that Waititi was looking to star in the film. [2] She attended Onehunga High School. Those elements were passed over in favour of what became the final story. [6][12][13] Her 2014 show at the festival was titled Pizza Party. [24] His short film Two Cars, One Night (2003) earned him an Academy Award nomination in 2005. [41][42], She previously dated New Zealand comedian Guy Williams. [43][44], She is a fan of Burt Bacharach and named her cat "Bert Bachacat" after him. Waititi has also been a prolific commercial director. [46] That year, he directed his first major studio film, Marvel Studios's Thor: Ragnarok, which was released in October. The Beatgirls Melanie Bracewell Jaquie Brown C Urzila Carlson Jackie Clarke Jamie Curry D Laura Daniel F Kura Forrester H Hens' Teeth L Kanoa Lloyd M Rose Matafeo Ginette McDonald P Stephanie Paul Anapela Polataivao S Madeleine Sami Alice Snedden Hayley Sproull [8] He attended Onslow College,[18] then studied theatre at Victoria University of Wellington where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997. 2., which won Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [7], Lawless has said she suffered from bulimia as a child, but was able to overcome the illness. The day, organised by the Official Lucy Lawless Fan Club, begins a week of charitable acts and donations by fans in honour and support of Lawless. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. [28], She currently hosts the podcast Boners of the Heart with comedian and writer Alice Snedden on the Little Empire Podcast Network. She wanted to play the lead role of Sandy and later stated her belief that the producers typecast her to play "bad girls" following her success as Xena. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [27], In 2019, Matafeo appeared on Josh Widdicombe's show Hypothetical on Dave. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Waititi was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film.[122]. 1951),[2] a photographer, and her mother, Ann "Annie" (ne Coney),[2] an artist. [21], In 2007, she published Head Case: Treat Yourself to Better Mental Health,[82][83] which was followed by Sex Life: How Our Sexual Encounters and Experiences Define Who We Are in 2011. 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She was a finalist in the eighth series of the BBC1 television show Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. and unbuttons her blouse, revealing a white bra. [91] In 2022, Kathleen Kennedy stated that the film would most likely come out before Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron. From March to December 2009, she played Ranger Yellow Summer Landsdown in the television series Power Rangers RPM for 32 episodes. "[105] Connolly was knighted in 2017,[106] meaning that Stephenson-Connolly can formally style herself as "Lady Connolly". They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. [86] She finished last placed of the six candidates, with 328 votes. [22][49] Critic Ben McCann dismissed the film as "notable only for wasting the talents of all concerned". [66], In December 2010, Stephenson competed in the eighth series of the BBC1 television show Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by James Jordan. [8] She also enjoys crossword puzzles and Sudoku. [72], According to her autobiography, Stephenson decided to switch to a career in psychology after some years of consideration, and having met all of her goals in comedy. [1][8] Subsequent theatre roles included a part in Peer Gynt, and as June in the musical Gypsy. [72] It released in July 2022. . [32] Addressing the reader in her autobiography, Stephenson wrote "I would be quite afraid to discover which particular aspect of me you had already gleaned. Was it 'the woman in the American Express sketch'? [93] The next month, Kennedy stated that Waititi's film is still in development and that he was now writing the film alone. [59], In October 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Waititi would be one of the directors of the Star Wars live-action streaming series The Mandalorian, which tells the story of a lone Mandalorian gunfighter in the period between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. As a comedian, Darby is renowned for his physical comedy routines accompanied with sound effects and mime. The programme premired on More4 in 2007. [96] They have two daughters. [7][8] She made her TV directorial debut when she directed an episode of the second season of Funny Girls, eventually directing eleven episodes of the series. This list may not reflect recent changes. [51][52] Waititi was later consulted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on Thor's storylines for Avengers: Infinity War, to maintain the character's consistency in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Courtney Abbot (born 1989) - actress Andy Anderson (born 1947) - actor Michelle Ang (born 1983) - actress KJ Apa (born 1997) - actor B Tim Balme (born 1967) - actor and screenwriter Kylie Bax (born 1975) - model and actress Zo Bell (born 1978) - stuntwoman and actress [35] In March 2015, it was announced that she would be portraying the role of Ruby in Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead. [32], McIver enjoys writing, and is inspired by the works of John Steinbeck, Wally Lamb and Franz Kafka. [36][37], Lawless is currently playing Alexa Crowe, a private investigator in My Life Is Murder. [40], In 2020, Waititi narrated a charity reading of James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. [7] Matafeo has described her upbringing as "quite relaxed". [55], In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lawless was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to entertainment and the community. The drama began filming in New York City in March, and began to air in September 2013. Rose McIver, sister of actor Paul McIver, is best known as Summer Landsdown from Power Rangers RPM and as Liv Moore from iZombie. [55] Waititi received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 198485, she was in the cast of American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live for season 10. [94] Connolly and Stephenson first met in 1979, when they filmed a sketch for Not the Nine O'Clock News in which she played Janet Street-Porter and he acted as himself, with the two characters failing to grasp what the other was saying. She was in the New Zealand television series Marlin Bay in the 1990s, Shortland Street in the late 1990s and Mercy Peak for two years (2000 - 2001). [38], In 2023, Matafeo guest presented the British quiz show Pointless. [107] As of September 2022, the couple lived in Key West, Florida.[72]. Rose Matafeo: 'Having a kid is the death of a certain kind of life' [2]:26 She attended Boronia Park Primary School in Sydney and then Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Darlinghurst. [15] On 25 August 2018, Matafeo won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for her show Horndog,[16] collecting a 10,000 prize. Since 2019, she has starred as Alexa in the television series My Life Is Murder. Pamela Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, actress and comedian. [29] She was a guest on Deborah Frances-White's The Guilty Feminist podcast[30] and on the RHLSTP podcast with Richard Herring. Her performances have attracted mixed reviews. New Zealand voice actresses (10 P) New Zealand male voice actors (35 P) New Zealand actors by medium. She was shortlisted in both the Actress and Light Entertainment performance categories at the 1981 BAFTAs for her part in the programme. Lawless returned as Xena in two more episodes of the first season of Hercules, which portrayed her turn from villainess to a good, heroic character. [62] His voiceover work earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in 2020. Stephenson formed a dance company in collaboration with Brazilian lambazouk dancer Braz Dos Santos, and wrote and produced a dance-drama stage production called Brazouka. In the film, she played Nerissa Love, the fiance of New Zealand cricketer Bob Blair and one of the victims of the disaster. [21][16]:591[22] It was a satirical sketch show, influenced by the surreal humour of Monty Python's Flying Circus. She was a writer and performer on the New Zealand late-night comedy sketch show Funny Girls. Waititi will co-write the pilot alongside frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris. [64][65] Also in August, Waititi portrayed Antwan Hovachelik, the antagonist of the action comedy film Free Guy. [4][6] Her parents are Rastafarians and belong to the Twelve Tribes of Israel denomination. [76] Kirkus Reviews described the book as "earnest and endearing", adding that the illustrations "help make this a dreamy, empowering retirement fantasy". [1] In 1953, she moved to Australia with her scientist parents and two sisters. McIver's big screen debut was in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lovely Bones, which received its U.S. release on 11 December 2009. [80] However, the film's production has been on hold due to Waititi's commitments to other projects such as Thor: Love and Thunder. [21], In 2002, Stephenson published Billy, a biography of her husband, which Kirkus Reviews considered "balances wifely affection with professional analysis". [2] Her parents separated when she was 11. [17] She also played a nurse in Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977). [25][26] Bush's biographer Graeme Thomson thought the spoof had "clever and very funny" elements. Her parents are Christine Southee, who has Irish ancestry, and Naren Sami, a Fijian-Indian who settled in New Zealand. [103] Her autobiography The Varnished Untruth: My Story was published in 2012. [18] McIver was also cast in Australian rules football film, Blinder, which began filming in Torquay on 20 February 2012, before moving to Boston. [19], Although his surname is legally Cohen, Waititi has been known primarily by his father's surname for most of his life. [36][37] Co-written by Matafeo and Alice Snedden, the cast included actor Nikesh Patel, as leading man and love interest Tom. Lawless said she intended for now to remain involved with Greenpeace. Tanya Gold wonders if the irrepressible Pamela Stephenson can learn to love herself", "Mean, rotten parts alienating for often comic 'Superman III', "The 'S.N.L.'
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