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 ''The Frighteners'' is a 1996 supernatural comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with Fran Walsh. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, R. Lee Ermey an ...

.'' She had a small recurring role as the voice of Hera on ''

Young Hercules ''Young Hercules'' is a prequel series to the television series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' the originally aired on Fox Kids Network. It premiered on September 12, 1998 and ended on May 14, 1999, with a total of 50 episodes over the co ...

'', and partly played

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in its parent show ''

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'' 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 Emmeline Hawthorne is a New Zealand actress who is known for her role as Anne Greenlaw on the long running New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. An acclaimed stage and screen actress, she played Hannah Priest in the television series ''J ...

and the late

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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 ...

, for services to the theatre, in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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* 1947 births Living people New Zealand television actresses New Zealand film actresses New Zealand soap opera actresses Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses {{NewZealand-actor-stub