Amanda Billing

Not to be confused with skater Amanda Billings.

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]

Amanda Billing
Born	Amanda Joselyn Marie Billing (1976-04-12) 12 April 1976 (age 46) New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–Present

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]

Credits

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)
• Kid sister - (Keren) (2022)^[8]

Theatre

• Dust Pilgrim - Multiple Characters - 2018 - Red Leap Theatre (dir. Julie Nolan)
• 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' - 2003/2004 - 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)

Voice Work

• George FM - various - 2002–2003

Other

• Auckland based singer (lyric Soprano), dancer

Video game

• Path of Exile - 'Oshabi' - 2020 ^[9]

References

1. Screen, NZ On. "Amanda Billing | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
2. Dennett, Kelly (25 November 2017). "Former Shortland Street star Amanda Billing to play Lady Macbeth". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
3. "Amanda Billing | SHORTLAND STREET | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
4. "Masterton's very own Shortland Street star". The New Zealand Herald. 24 September 2004. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
5. "Amanda Billing's acting secret". Now To Love. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
6. Screen, Nicky Harrop for New Zealand on (12 May 2017). "25 Years of Shortland Street: Amanda Billing". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
7. "The Bad Seed's star-studded line-up". The New Zealand Herald. 23 March 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
8. Brooks, Sam (26 May 2022). "Review: Kid Sister aims for greatness, and ends up somewhere pretty close". The Spinoff. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
9. "Amanda Billing". 2 June 2020.

External links

• Amanda Billing at IMDb