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Ellen Crozier
Rose Crozier-Kearney

Ellen Rosemary Crozier is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Robyn Malcolm for nearly six years in the mid to late 1990s.

casting

Robyn Malcolm "won" the role of Ellen Crozier during the shows third season in 1994.[1][2] At the time, the shows primary writers were James Griffin and Rachel Lang and Malcolm remembers the period as not only a highlight of her career, but of Shortland Street in general.[3] Malcolm retained the role for nearly 6 years.[4] Malcolm made her last appearance in November 1999.[5]

Storylines

Ellen arrived to replace

Bernie Leach (Timothy Bartlett) but ended up returning to Johnny for a short lived affair. Ellen revealed to Minnie that she was a product of rape and she was devastated when Carla tried to murder her after being sectioned. Ellen started to date David Kearney
(Peter Elliott) but Ellen misinterpreted the arrival of his wife and fled. The two reunited in Fiji where Ellen confessed she was pregnant.

The two married but the death of their baby

Waverley Wilson (Claire Chitham) on the phone, that she and David would not be attending her marriage to David's son Fergus
(Paul Ellis).

Character development

Cot death storyline

In 1996, producers decided to have Shortland Street undergo a

Te Ngakau Hudson,[11] and 10 years later with the death of Kelly Piper.[12]

Reception

The character of Ellen received a hugely favorable reception and is often looked back on by reviewers with a positive view.

stuff.co.nz journalist Fleur Mealing named Ellen as the 3rd character she most wanted to return for the show's 25th anniversary, citing the need to celebrate where Malcolm started her career.[21]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Robyn Malcolm - biography". NZ On Screen. NZ On Air.
  3. ^ a b Whiteside, Andrew (7 August 2009). "Robyn Malcolm". NZ On Screen. NZ On Air.
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    Media Works NZ
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  5. APN News & Media
    . 14 February 2000.
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    stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media
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  7. Television New Zealand. December 2012. Archived from the original
    on 12 October 2012.
  8. ^
    Television New Zealand. June 2012. Archived from the original
    on 19 February 2014.
  9. Television New Zealand. July 2011. Archived from the original
    on 30 June 2011.
  10. ^
    Television New Zealand. 2005. Archived from the original
    on 2 February 2014.
  11. ^
    APN News & Media
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  12. APN News & Media
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  13. ^ "Shortland St Hussies & Playboys". NZ girl. nzgirl 1999 Ltd. 29 April 2007.
  14. ^ "Acting Successes". Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013.
  15. APN News & Media
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  16. ^ "MC/Entertainer biography - Robyn Malcolm" (PDF). Johnson&Laird.
  17. The Dominion Post. Fairfax Media
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  18. APN News & Media
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  19. APN News & Media
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  20. APN News & Media
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  21. stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media
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