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DeutschAmanda Billing
Amanda Billing | |
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| Born | Amanda Joselyn Marie Billing 12 April 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years in Christchurch. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours in Geography from the University of Canterbury, she trained at the Christchurch College of Education and became a high school teacher.[3][4]
Billing was involved in drama throughout her teaching years and has acted in a few amateur stage productions including Cloud Nine and The Country Wife. She has worked at several schools throughout Auckland teaching Geography, English and Social Studies, most recently at Rangitoto College.[5]
Credits
[edit]Television
[edit]- Shortland Street - (Sarah Potts) - Core Cast 2004–2014, Guest 2023 South Pacific Pictures[6][7]
- Find Me a Māori Bride - (Crystal Leslie) - Main Cast (2015–present)
- Newsworthy - (Herself) - Guest Cast (2015)
- The Cul de Sac - (Rose's mother) (2015)
- The Brokenwood Mysteries - (Brenda White) (2016)
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel - (Principal Hastings) (2017–2018)
- Kid Sister - (Keren) (2022)[8]
Theatre
[edit]- Dust Pilgrim - Multiple Characters - 2018 - Red Leap Theatre (dir. Julie Nolan)
- Boys Will Be Boys - 'Astrid' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
- The Book of Everything - 'Mother' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
- Cabaret - 'Sally Bowles' - 2010 - Auckland Theatre Company (dir. Michael Hurst)
- Threepenny Opera - 'Polly Peachum' - 2008 - Silo Theatre and The Large Group (dir. Michael Hurst)
- Cloud Nine - 'Edward' (Act I), 'Victoria' (Act II) - 2004 - Silo Theatre (dir. Edwin Wright)
- As You Like It - 'Rosalind' - 2003/2004 - Legacy Theatre Co. (dir. Tim Flavell)
- Home Ground - 'Margaret' - 2003 - Auckland Performing Arts Centre (dir. Carla Martel)
- The Country Wife - 'The Country Wife' - 2003 - Silo Theatre (dir. Heath Jones)
Voice Work
[edit]- George FM - various - 2002–2003
- Power Rangers Cosmic Fury - Bajillia Naire - 2023
Other
[edit]Video game
[edit]- Path of Exile - 'Oshabi' - 2020 [9]
References
[edit]- ^ Screen, NZ On. "Amanda Billing | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Dennett, Kelly (25 November 2017). "Former Shortland Street star Amanda Billing to play Lady Macbeth". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Billing | SHORTLAND STREET | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Masterton's very own Shortland Street star". The New Zealand Herald. 24 September 2004. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Billing's acting secret". Now To Love. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Screen, Nicky Harrop for New Zealand on (12 May 2017). "25 Years of Shortland Street: Amanda Billing". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "The Bad Seed's star-studded line-up". The New Zealand Herald. 23 March 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Brooks, Sam (26 May 2022). "Review: Kid Sister aims for greatness, and ends up somewhere pretty close". The Spinoff. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Amanda Billing". 2 June 2020.
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