| Olivia Tennet | |
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 Olivia posing in front of a statue of Hercules at one of the Capitoline Museums. |
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| Born | January 4, 1991 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999 - Present |
Olivia Tennet (born January 4, 1991)[1] is a New Zealand actress and dancer. She has been active as an actress since 1999.
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Career
Olivia is mostly known for her role Tuesday Warner on New Zealand medical drama Shortland Street. She won the "Best Juvenile Performer" award at the Nokia New Zealand Film and TV Awards in 2000, for her role in Kids World, and won "Best Actress" at the Drifting Clouds Short Film Festival for her outstanding performance in the short film Watermark, beating the other adult nominees.[2] The film won "Best Film" at the same awards. Olivia's older brother Anton Tennet is also a actor based in Melbourne, Australia.
Olivia recently competed in the "Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition" with classmate Phoebe Mason (Epsom Girls Grammar School Drama Leader 2008) and did quite well, winning four of fifteen awards. The 5 minute performance included various scenes from Macbeth. Olivia and Phoebe won a trip to the Globe Theatre in London, July 2009.
She is currently portraying Dr. K in the kid's television series Power Rangers: RPM.
Dance
Olivia has a passion for dance. She does jazz, ballet, tap, hip-hop and contemporary. Olivia does 7 classes a week at Victoria Phillips Academy of Jazz and teaches it 3 times a week. "Dance, it's my life!", says Olivia in a magazine interview. Olivia's older sister Emma Tennet is also a successful dancer in Auckland.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Princess Alesia | "If the Shoe Fits..." |
| 2001 | Ozzie | Karen | |
| Kids World | Nicole Mitchell | ||
| 2002 | Watermark | Megan | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Freda | ||
| 2005 | Boogeyman | Terrified Girl | |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Lilith | |
| 2007 | Shortland Street | Tuesday Warner | TV series; 2007-2008 |
| 2009 | Power Rangers R.P.M. | Dr. K | TV series; 2009-Present |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | "Autobahn" | ||
| 2008 | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | Hermia | |
| "Children of the Poor" | Albany | ||
| "For Today" | Sophie | ||
| 2007 | "Cabaret" | Sally Bowles | |
| 2006 | "Romeo and Juliet" | Juliet | |
| 2005 | "Les Miserables" | Eponine | |
| 2002 | "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | Puck |
References
- ^ IMDb Bio
- ^ "NZ short film makes its mark". The New Zealand Herald. 3 March 2003. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3198695. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
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