Annie Whittle
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Annie Whittle | |
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| Born | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Annie Whittle is a British-born New Zealand singer and actress who has appeared on such shows as Shortland Street, where she played Barbara Heywood for four years[1] 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 appearances were in The World's Fastest Indian (2005) and Bellbird (2019) - the latter film received several prizes at international film festivals.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]- A Week of It (1977–1979) .... Various Characters
- Castaways .... "Castaways of the General Grant" (1978)
- "Show of the Week - Annie Whittle Performs" (1979) .... Herself
- 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
- "Then Again" (1986) .... Herself
- "Holiday" (1988) .... Herself
- "Heartland" (2001) .... Herself
- Shortland Street (2001–2005) .... Barbara Heywood
- Kai Korero (2006) TV series .... Muriel Spalding
- Amazing Extraordinary Friends (2008) .... Madame Lulu in "Love and Marriage" (20 September 2008)
- Outrageous Fortune (2006–2007) .... Bev
- Go Girls (2009) .... Jan McMann
Film
[edit]- Trial Run (1984) .... Rosemary Edmonds
- Queen City Rocker (1986) .... Drunk Wife
- The World's Fastest Indian (2005) .... Fran
- Piece of My Heart (2009) .... Flora
- Bellbird (2019) .... Beth
Discography
[edit]| Date | Title | Label | Catalog Number | |||
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| Albums | ||||||
| 2002 | Tequila Sunrise – The Best of Annie Whittle | |||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification |
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| 1974 | "Love I Feel" | – | – | |
| 1976 | "When You Walk in the Room" | 18 | – | |
| 1976 | "Tequila Sunrise" | 8 | – |
Awards
[edit]Won the New Zealand Recording Industry Award for Top Female Recording Artist twice, in 1975 and in 1976.[3]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Upfront: Annie Whittle by Alistair Bone | New Zealand Listener". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
- ^ "Annie Whittle on her role in the heartwarming movie Bellbird". nowtolove.co.nz. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Annie Whittle & NZ Music Awards history - 1975 and 1976 listings". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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