Tandi Wright
| Tandi Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 May 1970[1] South Africa |
| Occupation | Actor |
Tandi Wright (born 1970) is a New Zealand television and film actress. She was born in Zambia to New Zealand parents Vernon Wright and Dinah Priestley. From 1996-1999 she appeared as Nurse Caroline Buxton in Shortland Street. Other roles include Power Rangers: S.P.D., Crash Palace, Out of the Blue, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, The Lost Children, Black Sheep and Legend of the Seeker.
In 2010, she played the role of Callie Ross, the wife of the main character, in This Is Not My Life and currently appears on TVNZ drama Nothing Trivial.
Early life
Wright grew up in Wellington and attended Wellington High School and Victoria University of Wellington. Her father is former Listener journalist Vernon Wright who now lives in Zambia and her mother Dinah Priestley is a writer and actress in Wellington. Wright has two sisters, Nicky (DOC policy advisor) and Justine (film editor), and two half sisters Stephanie (information architect) and Victoria (teacher). Her husband is Michael Beran and they live in Auckland with their daughter Olive.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Out of Time | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Absent Without Leave | Tom's Fiancee | |
| 1996 | Permanent Wave | Short film | |
| 1996 | The Enid Blyton Adventure Series | Ingrid | Episode: "Ship of Adventure" |
| 1996–1999 | Shortland Street | Caroline Buxton | Series Regular |
| 2000 | Street Legal | Detective Senior Sergeant Angela Watson | TV series |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Sarah / Sonata | Episode: "Who's Gurkhan?" |
| 2001 | Crash Palace | Penny Watts | 8 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Being Eve | Alannah Lush | 21 episodes |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Story | Studio Art Dept | |
| 2003 | Willy Nilly | Joy | TV series |
| 2003 | Sylvia | 2nd Woman at Ted Hughes' Lecture | |
| 2004 | Raising Waylon | Tina Stanfil | TV special |
| 2004 | Serial Killers | Sally | 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Not Only But Always | Julie Andrews | TV movie |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Aisynia Cruger | 6 episodes |
| 2005–2008 | Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | Fenn Partington | 14 episodes |
| 2006 | Lost Children, TheThe Lost Children | Charlotte Melville | Episode: "1.4" Episode: "1.5" |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Timon's Mother | Episode: "Hillfolk" |
| 2006 | Black Sheep | Doctor Rush | |
| 2006 | Out of the Blue | Julie-Anne Bryson | |
| 2009 | Piece of My Heart | Chloe Morton | TV movie |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Mord'Sith Alina |
Episode: "Mirror" Episode: "Reckoning" |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Alina | Episode: "Unbroken" |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Mandy | Episode: "Let The Door Be Lock’d" |
| 2010 | This Is Not My Life | Callie Ross | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Nothing Trivial | Catherine | 26 episodes |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Queen |
Awards
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