Amanda Billing
Appearance
Amanda Billing | |
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Born | Amanda Joselyn Marie Billing April 12, 1976 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2000–Present |
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.[1][2]
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years in Christchurch. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours in Geography from the University of Canterbury, she trained at the Christchurch College of Education and became a high school teacher.[3][4]
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 Auckland teaching Geography, English and Social Studies, most recently at Rangitoto College.[5]
Career
Television
- Shortland Street - 'Sarah Potts' - Core Cast 2004–2014 South Pacific Pictures[6][7]
- Find Me a Māori Bride - (Crystal Leslie) Main Cast (2015–present)
- Newsworthy - (Herself) - Guest Cast (2015)
- The Cul de Sac - Rose's mother (2015)
- The Brokenwood Mysteries - Brenda White (2016)
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel - Principal Hastings (2017-2018)
Theatre
- Boys Will Be Boys - 'Astrid' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
- The Book of Everything - 'Mother' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
- Cabaret - 'Sally Bowles' - 2010 - Auckland Theatre Company (dir. Michael Hurst)
- 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' - 2003/4 - 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)
- Dust Pilgrim - Multiple Characters - 2018 - Red Leap Theatre (dir. Julie Nolan)
Voice Work
- George FM - various - 2002-2003
Other
Video game
- Path of Exile - 'Oshabi' - 2020 [8]
References
- ^ Screen, NZ On. "Amanda Billing | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Dennett, Kelly (2017-11-25). "Former Shortland Street star Amanda Billing to play Lady Macbeth". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Amanda Billing | SHORTLAND STREET | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Masterton's very own Shortland Street star". 2004-09-24. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Amanda Billing's acting secret". Now To Love. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Screen, Nicky Harrop for New Zealand on (2017-05-12). "25 Years of Shortland Street: Amanda Billing". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "The Bad Seed's star-studded line-up". 2019-03-23. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/gvfpay/announcing_path_of_exile_harvest/fsotq0h/