Shelley Waddams
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- European
- Age Range
- 25 - 31
- Height
- 176cm / 5ft 9in
Bio
Shelley was born in England but moved to New Zealand in 2011, where she trained at Unitec, graduating with a Bachelors in Performing and Screen Arts, majoring in Acting. She then went on to feature in LOTR: The Rings of Power and Our Flag Means Death, as well as playing Pippa Forsyth in Shortland Street. Shelley also devised and performed in a theatre show, Read My Lips, which was performed in both spoken English and New Zealand Sign Language. Shelley is also a talented writer and has won multiple awards for her short film Hand In Hand.
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023` | Our Flag Means Death S2 | Bride | Emporium Productions, Taika Waititi | Drama |
| 2022 | LOTR : Rings of Power | Mage Attendant | Amazon | Drama |
| 2022 | Shortland Street | Pippa | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | In The Rainbow | Amber | Dir. Rose Mcmahon, TVNZ, Twinkling Bat Films | |
| 2017 | Under The Covers | Nelly | Dir. Sophie Wells, Trina Peters, Ellen Paterson |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tampocalypse (Fringe Festival) | Aoife | Embers Collective, dir. Ashleigh Hook | |
| 2019 | Read my Lips | Leane | Embers Collective, Dir. Shelley Waddams & Ashleigh Hook | |
| 2019 | Tampocolypse | Aoife | Embers Collective, Dir. Ashleigh Hook | |
| 2018 | Summer Shakespeare | Proteus | Stay Theatre Company, dir. Alex Bonham | |
| 2017 | Canto 26 | Crazy Cat Lady | UNITEC, dir. John Bolton | |
| 2017 | Othello | Desdemona | UNITEC, dir. Eleanor Bishop | |
| 2017 | The Marriage of Figaro | Marceline | UNITEC, dir. Elena Stejko | |
| 2016 | When Sun and Moon Collide | Francie | UNITEC, dir. Abigail Greenwood | |
| 2016 | Blackrock | Rachel | UNITEC, dir. Alexandra Whitham | |
| 2015 | A Dolls House | Christine | UNITEC, dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne | |
| 2015 | Chantry | Paradigm Valley | UNITEC, dir. Siobhan Nathan | |
| 2014 | DNA | Jan | ATC Next Big Thing, dir. Benjamin Henson |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eric Hanged Himself | Lexie | Antipodean Animal Productions, dir. Ryan Bennett | Short Film |
| 2017 | Kiwi Dip | Stella | UNITEC, dir. Vicky Yiannoutsos | Short Film |
| 2015 | Stickmen | Waitress | UNITEC | Short Film |
Video
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Forced to Fight | Kissing Girl | Flying Fish, dir. Gregor Nicolas |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Airpoints 'Don't Live Pointlessly' | Fancy Girl at Resort | Good Oil | |
| 2022 | Long White | Friends | TBWA New Zealand |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | The Working Actor Workshop - Ongoing | Laura Interval & Latham Gaines | ||
| 2020 | Screen Acting Course | Jamie Irvine | ||
| 2020 | Advanced Acting Classes | Juliet Furness | ||
| 2018 | Acting for Screen Intensive | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2018 | The Actor's Workout - July & August | Jamie Irvine & Lara Macgregor | ||
| 2017 | Bachelor of Performing Arts: Acting | UNITEC | ||
| 2019 | Audition and Self-Tape Workshop | Peter Feeney |
Languages
Intermediate: Sign Language
Accents
Intermediate: American - General | American - Southern | Australian | British | Irish | New Zealand | Russian
Sports
Advanced: Running / Jogging
Intermediate: Kick Boxing | Swimming | Yoga
Driving & Flying
Intermediate: Driving (general)
Singing Range
Alto
Singing Styles
Intermediate: Musical
Dance
Intermediate: Ballet