Nicole Whippy

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Nicole Whippy
Born
Nicole Celeste Whippy

1977 or 1978 (age 45–46)
Suva, Fiji
OccupationActress, Director, Screenwriter
Years active2000–present
SpouseTom Holden[1]
Children2[1]

Nicole Whippy (1977 or 1978)[2] is a New Zealand actress who has been in a number of television series and is best known for her role as Kasey Mason in the hit comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune. She is also known for her current role as Cece King in New Zealand's longest-running drama television series Shortland Street. Whippy made her directing debut on the feature film Vai, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019. Since then she has directed two series of well-loved New Zealand children's series Fejioa Club.

Career

She has appeared in various shows including

.

In 2011, she starred in the series Nothing Trivial as hard-nosed Michelle Hardcastle.

Voiced character "Navali" in online video game "Path of Exile"

In 2019, she starred as Cece King, a social worker who dealt with her mother-in-law's dementia and eventual death, her husband's sexual assault allegations, and her daughter's pyromania. She also revealed that her mother is a maternal mental health nurse .[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Vertical Limit Spanish Climber
2010 The Box Woman at Bar Short
2019 The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith Tanita Paletu'a

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Xena: Warrior Princess Chilapa Episode: "Endgame"
1999–2000 Jackson's Wharf Larissa Enari Main role
2001 The Lost World Maree TV film
2002 Being Eve Elektra Episodes: "Being Individual", "Being Grown Up", "Being Tested"
2002–03 The Strip Chocolate Recurring role
2003 Mercy Peak Cara-Lee Episodes: "Reality Bites", "Great Escape", "Do It for Love"
2005–2010 Outrageous Fortune Kasey Mason Recurring role (series 1–2), regular (series 3–6)
2006–07 Orange Roughies Donna Wiki Recurring role
2011–2014 Nothing Trivial Michelle Hardcastle Main role
2017 Auckward Love Thelma TV series
2018 Westside Kasey's Mum Episode: "4.2"
2019–present Shortland Street Cece King Regular role

Activism

In the campaign for the

New Zealand general election, 2011, Whippy attended a policy launch by the Green Party.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Shortland Street: Nicole Whippy's tough predicament". Stuff. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived
    from the original on 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Greens unveil poverty plan for 100,000 kids". The New Zealand Herald. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

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