Annie Whittle is a British-born New Zealand singer and actress who has appeared on such shows as ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'', where she played Barbara Heywood for four years and has had a singing career that has spanned three decades. She was previously married to director and producer Bruce Morrison. Her most notable film appearance was in ''

The World's Fastest Indian ''The World's Fastest Indian'' is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle. Munro set numerous land speed records ...

'' (2005).

Filmography

Television

* ''

A Week of It ''A Week of It'' is a New Zealand television series screened from 1977 to 1979. A comedy sketch show, the series relied heavily on political satire, and as such was often written very shortly before it screened. Although it only ran for three yea ...

'' (1977–1979) .... Various Characters * ''

Castaways A castaway is a person cast adrift or ashore. Castaway or Cast Away may also refer to: Literature * "The Castaways" (short story), P.G. Wodehouse * ''Castaway'' (book), a 1984 memoir by Lucy Irvine *''The Castaway'', Hallie Erminie Rives's 1904 ...

'' .... "''Castaways of the General Grant''" (1978) * '' Under the Mountain'' (1982) .... Mrs. Matheson in "''Maar''" (1982) * '' An Age Apart'' (1983) .... Air Hostess in Episode #1.1 (1983) * ''The Makutu on Mrs Jones'' (1983) .... Mrs Jones * '' The Billy T. James Show'' (1984) .... Various roles * "Heartland" (2001) .... Herself * ''

'' (2001–2005) .... Barbara Heywood * '' Kai Korero'' (2006) TV series .... Muriel Spalding * ''

Amazing Extraordinary Friends ''The Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' is a New Zealand superhero television series featuring the adventures of a modern-day superhero teenage boy and his friends. The protagonist is a teenage boy called Ben Wilson who finds out about a superher ...

'' (2008) .... Madame Lulu in "''Love and Marriage''" (20 September 2008) * '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2006–2007) .... Bev * ''

Go Girls ''Go Girls'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series that centers on four adult friends, three female and one male, living on Auckland's North Shore. In the fifth season it was the same premise, but this time centered on five adult fr ...

'' (2009) .... Jan McMann

Film

* '' Trial Run'' (1984) .... Rosemary Edmonds * '' Queen City Rocker'' (1986) .... Drunk Wife * ''

'' (2005) .... Fran * ''

Piece of My Heart "Piece of My Heart" is a romantic soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles char ...

'' (2009) .... Flora * '' Bellbird'' (2019) .... Beth

Discography

Singles

Awards

Won the New Zealand Recording Industry Award for Top Female Recording Artist twice, in 1975 and in 1976.

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References

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