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Loretta West
'' Outrageous Fortune'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, revolving around the West family. The series was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang. The series premiered on 12 July 2005 featuring an ensemble cast, which has included: Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance. Overview Color key: Notes Main cast and characters Cheryl West Cheryl West (Robyn Malcolm) is married to Wolfgang West, and in her early or mid forties. She is the mother of Van, Jethro, Pascalle and Loretta, and later becomes the grandmother and adoptive guardian of Jane. After Wolf is sent to prison early in series 1, Cheryl decides that she and the rest of the family will 'go straight'. After several short term stints working for other people, she and her friend Kasey start the Hoochie Mama lingerie firm. Cheryl runs the business until series 5, when she hands it over to Jethro. During series 1 she enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series)
''Outrageous Fortune'' is a New Zealand family comedy crime drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm), decided the family should go straight and abide by the law. The show was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and produced by South Pacific Pictures. Like the show itself, episodes took their names from Shakespeare quotations. The show concluded after 6 seasons and 107 episodes making it the longest running drama series made in New Zealand. The primary cast for the show's run consisted of Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler appeared in a sporadic role throughout the show's first five seasons. The show premiered on 12 July 2005 and was welcomed by high acclaim. It won many of the major categories in the New Zealand television awards for its first 4 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fane
David Rodney Fane (born 28 December 1966) is a New Zealand actor of Samoan descent. Early life and education Fane was educated at St. Pauls College in Grey Lynn. Career Fane got into acting quite late and trained at the New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaari, graduating with a Diploma in Acting in 1992, which he upgraded to a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) in 2003. He first appeared on television in a sketch comedy show called SKITZ alongside future Naked Samoans Oscar Kightley and Robbie Magasiva. He then did the sitcom spinoff "The Semisis" in which he played the father and the minister. In 2004 he performed in a play written by Oscar Kightley and Dave Andrews called ''Niu Sila''. The play won the Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Outstanding New Zealand Play of the Year. Fane was a founding member of Naked Samoans. He played a leading role in Sione's Wedding. Other roles include parts in The Tattooist, bro'Town, Outrageous Fortune (TV series), Outrageous Fortune an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hori Ahipene
Hori Ahipene is an actor and director in theatre, film and television in New Zealand. He's also an award-winning playwright with the Māori play ''Hide 'n Seek'' co-written with Hone Kouka. He became a well known face in New Zealand for his dramatic performances in films such as ''Jubilee'' (2000) as well as parts in ''The Piano'' (1993) and a guest role Xena:Warrior Princess in 2001. A versatile actor he has also played lead roles in television sketch series including the 1990s hit ''Skitz'', ''The Semisis'', ''Telly Laughs'' and ''Away Laughing''. Most recently he was in the core cast of ''Maddigan's Quest'' and currently playing the role of ''Angel'' in the television drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. He is an accomplished director with more than 15 years in the arts industry. He was a senior director on ''Skitz'' as well as long running Māori-language programmes ''Korero Mai'' and ''Pukana''. He was a creator and co-writer of the sitcom ''B&B'' with comedian Te Radar for Māori Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mesure
Charles William David Mesure (born 12 August 1970) is an English Australian actor known for his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America. Birth and education Mesure was born in Somerset, England. When he was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College (1982–1987) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1995. Career In 1995, he moved to New Zealand where he soon picked up a few acting roles. Mesure has acted in, directed, designed, and written upwards of thirty productions for Sydney University's Drama Society while studying law. In 1998, he was nominated for a Best Actor New Zealand Television Award for his work as Ryan Waters on the New Zealand soap opera, '' City Life''. In 2003, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Kees Van Damm on the New Zealand drama, '' Street Legal''. Mesure appeared as a supporting c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Hall (actor)
Craig Hall (born 10 May 1974) is a New Zealand actor. Personal life Hall was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He lives in Auckland and Sydney and is married to his ''A Place to Call Home'' co-star Sara Wiseman Sara Wiseman is a New Zealand actress, best known for her roles in the television series ''Mercy Peak'' as Dr. Nicky Somerville, '’ A Place to Call Home'' as Carolyn Bligh and ''The Cult'' as Annabelle Willis. Beginning her career with low-pr .... Filmography Film Television References External links * 1974 births Living people New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors {{NewZealand-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler-Jane Mitchel
Tyler-Jane Mitchel (born Rebecca Jane Clark, known professionally as Tyler Jane) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sheree Greegan in the New Zealand drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. Career Mitchel is an actor, voice over artist, producer and broadcaster. She has starred in several television series in New Zealand, including ''Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' and '' Outrageous Fortune'', and worked as a radio newsreader at Auckland’s George FM. Mitchel has also been an advertising pitchwoman, most notably as the presenter of skin care products brand Elave's 2007 "Nothing to Hide" viral marketing Viral marketing is a business strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product mainly on various social media platforms. Its name refers to how consumers spread information about a product with other people, much in the same way tha ... campaign, for which she appeared completely nude in an online commercial as well as on an associated interactive websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Elizabeth Hawthorne (born 30 April 1947) is a New Zealand actress who is known for her role as Mrs. Macready in the 2005 film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' and the Peter Jackson supernatural comedy ''The Frighteners.'' She had a small recurring role as the voice of Hera on ''Young Hercules'', and partly played Alcmene in its parent show ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' in the first season. She played Judge Harriet Caldwell in the 2004 TV movie '' Raising Waylon''. Married to Raymond Hawthorne, she is the mother of Emmeline Hawthorne and the late Sophia Hawthorne. Filmography Film Television Honours and awards Hawthorne was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Wiseman
Sara Wiseman is a New Zealand actress, best known for her roles in the television series ''Mercy Peak'' as Dr. Nicky Somerville, '’ A Place to Call Home'' as Carolyn Bligh and ''The Cult'' as Annabelle Willis. Beginning her career with low-profile TV roles in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (1996 and 1999), '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (1995) and ''Jackson's Wharf'' (2000). Wiseman made her first high-profile television appearance in the drama series ''Street Legal'' as Louise Jarvis in 2000, before in 2001 getting the role of Dr. Nicky Sommerville in the New Zealand TV series ''Mercy Peak''. For her role in the show, Wiseman garnered several nominations at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards under the category "Best Actress" during 2002 and 2003 respectively, alongside these accolades in 2005 Wiseman was nominated for the "Television - Best Performance By an Actress" award at the New Zealand Screen Award. Wiseman starred in ''Mercy Peak'' until 2002, when she left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in ''Wentworth''. Early and personal life Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA. Jeffery has been in a relationship with his former ''McLeod's Daughters'' co-star Zoe Naylor since 2010. The couple had their first child together, a daughter, in 2012. Jeffery also has another daughter from a previous relationship. Career After graduating in 1993 from NIDA, he began his television career on the children's programme ''Ship to Shore''. Jeffery is best known for his role as Alex Ryan in the drama ''McLeod's Daughters'', which he left in 2008. He also appeared in the third season of the New Zealand drama series '' Outrageous Fortune''. Jeffery appeared in the series '' Underbelly: Badness'' as Frank. He wrapped filming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Rajan
Jacob Rajan is a Malaysian-born-New Zealand playwright and actor. His highly successful plays include the trilogy ''Krishnan's Dairy'', ''The Candlestick Maker'' and ''The Pickle King''. Another work was ''The Dentist's Chair''. In 2002, he received the prestigious Laureate Art Award. All of Rajan's plays, except his first, ''Krishnan's Dairy'', were originally produced for his theatre company, Indian Ink Theatre Company, and co-written with director/writer Justin Lewis, co-founder of Indian Ink. Rajan was born in Malaysia to Indian parents, and migrated to New Zealand when he was four years old. After studying science at the University of Otago, he went to teacher's college, then studied acting and at Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. He graduated in 1994 and has since appeared in different stage and screen productions as well as touring internationally. He appeared as Dr Ashwin Bhashar in the television soap ''Shortland Street''. With Justin Lewis, Rajan co-founded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Barrington
Ben Barrington is a New Zealand actor, is best known for his roles, "Dr. Drew McCaskill" in ''Shortland Street'' and Olaf Johnson in The Almighty Johnsons. Personal life Barrington married his partner, makeup artist Kristie Fergus, in March 2019. They have a daughter born in 2016. Career Barrington was attracted to acting while studying at Waikato University. He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). He has appeared in many local productions, including '' The Insider's Guide To Happiness'', ''The Insider's Guide To Love'', '' The Strip'', '' Outrageous Fortune'', and ''Top of the Lake''. He is best known for his role, "Olaf Johnson" in ''The Almighty Johnsons''. In 2015, Barrington was a participant in New Zealand's Dancing With the Stars 6. He mainly stars on ''Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Chitham
Claire Chitham (born 12 July 1978, in Auckland) is a New Zealand television actress. Claire rose to fame as Waverley Harrison (née Wilson) in the New Zealand TV show ''Shortland Street'', from 1994–1995 and 1997–2005 and Aurora Bay in '' Outrageous Fortune'' from 2006–2007. Career Her first television role was a guest appearance in The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1990). A recurring guest role in ''Shortland Street'' followed, which went on to become core cast, with Chitham starring in the show for seven years as Waverly Wilson (later Harrison). Chitham next appeared as Aurora Bay, in the second and third seasons of Outrageous Fortune - New Zealand's highest rating drama. Aurora was the longtime love interest of Van West (Antony Starr) - her character died tragically, after being hit by a bus while trying to hide her ex-boyfriend Tyson's (Ben Barrington) stash of drugs. On 22 August 2007, she began appearing as Chantelle Rebecchi in the Australian soap opera '' Neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |