Nicole Whippy (1977 or 1978) is a

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actress who has been in a number of television series and is best known for her role as Kasey Mason in the hit comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. She is also known for her current role as Cece King in New Zealand's longest-running drama television series ''

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 ...

''. Whippy made her directing debut on feature film Vai which premiered at the

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in 2019. Since then she has directed 2 series of well-loved New Zealand children's series Fejioa Club.

Career

She has appeared in various shows including ''

Jackson's Wharf ''Jackson's Wharf'' (1999–2000) was a New Zealand television series created by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. Set in a fictional coastal town, the series told the story of a sibling rivalry between brothers Frank, the town policeman the youn ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Being Eve ''Being Eve'' is a teen comedy-drama television series from New Zealand, originally shown on TV3 from 2001 to 2002, and later broadcast on Noggin's teen block The N in the US. ''Being Eve'' focuses on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily p ...

'', ''

Mercy Peak ''Mercy Peak'' was a New Zealand television series that ran for three seasons on local network TV One, between 2001 and 2004. The series rated well in New Zealand (especially in its second series) and won multiple awards for its cast. Though an ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2011, she starred in the series ''

Nothing Trivial ''Nothing Trivial'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, produced by South Pacific Pictures. The series is created by the duo of Gavin Strawhan and the co-creator of ''Outrageous Fortune'', Rachel Lang. The pair, who also created the ...

'' as hard-nosed Michelle Hardcastle. Voiced character "Navali" in online video game "Path of Exile" In 2019, she starred as Cece King, a social worker who dealt with her mother-in-law's dementia and eventual death, her husband's sexual assault allegations, and her daughter's

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. She also revealed that her mother is a maternal mental health nurse .

Filmography

Film

Television

Activism

In the campaign for the

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, Whippy attended a policy launch by the

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