Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in

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) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand

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Biography

Billing grew up in

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, and spent her

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years in

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. After graduating with a

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with 1st Class Honours in

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from the

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, she trained at the

College of Education and became a high school teacher. 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

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teaching

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and Social Studies, most recently at

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Credits

Television

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'' - ( Sarah Potts) - Core Cast 2004–2014 South Pacific Pictures *''Find Me a Māori Bride'' - (Crystal Leslie) - Main Cast (2015–present) *''

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'' - (Herself) - Guest Cast (2015) *
The Cul de Sac
' - (Rose's mother) (2015) *''

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'' - (Brenda White) (2016) *''

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'' - (Principal Hastings) (2017–2018) *''Kid sister'' - (Keren) (2022)

Theatre

*''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'' - '

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' - 2010 -

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(dir.

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) *''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

*George FM - various - 2002–2003

Other

based singer (lyric

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), dancer

Video game

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'' - 'Oshabi' - 2020

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Billing, Amanda 1976 births 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses Living people New Zealand television actresses New Zealand stage actresses People from Masterton University of Canterbury alumni New Zealand soap opera actresses