Amy Morrison (born 18 July 1984) is a New Zealand-born film and

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best known for her role as '' Zandra'' in Cloud 9's '' The Tribe''. She also had a brief but memorable role the

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series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''

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'' as the younger version of Hope, the daughter of Gabrielle. Morrison has also played small roles in feature films ''

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'' and '' Every Woman's Dream'' as well as appearances on '' Jack of All Trades'', ''

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'' and

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's '' A Twist in the Tale'' among other work in television and film.

Biography

Morrison was one of six children born in New Zealand. She began appearing in television commercials at an early age and made her acting debut in the 1993 horror film ''

''. The following year, she appeared in the television movies '' Hercules and the Circle of Fire'' and ''

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''. Partly based on these performances, she eventually had a small role as Gabrielle's daughter Hope on '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''

''. The character proved to be her breakout role and, in April 1999, she appeared in the starring role in ''Jessica's Diary'', the ninth episode of

's '' A Twist in the Tale''. Later that year, she was cast in the role of '' Zandra'' in another Cloud 9 television project, '' The Tribe''. At age 14, she was introduced as the primary romantic interest of ''

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'' (

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). Portrayed as self-absorbed and vain, she served as a "mother figure" to other members of the group (this role would later be taken over by co-star

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's character '' Salene''). Her character was involved in an abusive relationship with Lex, however they later married and she became pregnant. She remained on the show for one year before deciding to leave in order to focus on her education. Her departure from the show caused a significant group of fans to start an

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for her to be brought back on the show, despite her character having been killed off, and is still active as of September 2008."Get Zandra Back on The Tribe." PetitionOnline.com. 1999. 27 Sep. 2008 . Her last major role was in a guest appearance on the television series '' Jack of All Trades'' in 2000. After that she has not been in any TV shows and was shown in pictures in The Tribe reunion September 2009 with many of the characters from The Tribe.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Amy 1984 births Living people New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses People from Auckland