Hilary Timmins
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Hilary Timmins is a
Career
Timmins first appeared on New Zealand Television in 1986 after studying
Born in New Zealand to Scottish parents, Timmins went on to become a household name, appearing on many successful television shows for an unbroken 22 years.
In 1992, Timmins began her long association with the New Zealand Lotto; a relationship that continued until 2008 when she left to travel abroad. In addition to scripting and creating aspects of the production, she fronted the weekly live Lotto Draw during this period. Her involvement with Lotto also stretched to the directing of many community grants and celebrity inserts, as well as appearing in numerous brand commercials and fronting sponsorship and promotional campaign including the America's Cup and Festival of New Zealand.
She also worked constantly as a guest speaker and host of corporate and black tie fundraisers, public and civic functions, as well as high-profile product endorsement and commercials.
Timmins has been actively involved in community and
Timmins currently lives in London and recently wrote and directed the TV and educational series "Dream Catchers", a series about inspirational New Zealanders in the UK for which she received a Points of Light award from the then British Prime Minister Teresa May. The series also featured as part of the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy and is used in NZ schools as a careers guide. She is currently occupied with new writing projects. Timmins is married to New Zealand film producer/financier Robert Whitehouse.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Fleming, Donna. "Hilary Timmins on life after TV: 'People recognise me more for It's in the Bag than Lotto'". NZ Herald. nz-womans-weekly. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Hilary Timmins". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Bertrand, Kelly. "Hilary's Happily Ever After". Magzter. New Zealand Woman's Weekly Read more at:https://www.magzter.com/stories/Womens-Interest/New-Zealand-Womans-Weekly/Hilarys-Happily-Ever-After. Retrieved 18 April 2024.