Alice May Connolly
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- NZ European, Scottish, Southern European
- Age Range
- 28 - 38
- Height
- 172cm / 5ft 8in
- Bust/Chest
- 83cm / 33in
- Waist
- 69cm / 27in
- Hips
- 85cm / 33in
Bio
Alice May Connolly is an Auckland-based actor who approaches her roles with curiosity, intelligence, and humour. She started working professionally on screen when she was cast as the lead in David White’s quirky rural comedy, This Town, and as a major supporting character in Daffodils alongside Rose McIver, at the start of her final year at New Zealand’s top drama school, Toi Whakaari.
Since then she has amassed a diverse range of roles and experiences on US and NZ productions, notably appearing as Pearl in Jane Campion’s Oscar winning film The Power of the Dog, as Samantha in the first season of Netflix’s apocalyptic hit series, Sweet Tooth alongside UK powerhouse Adeel Akhtar, and as Bree-Anna Q in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s satirical mockumentary, Wellington Paranormal. More recently she has featured in televesion series' The Gone, Far North, and Robert Sarkies' upcoming Pike River with Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm.
She has extensive experience and love for the theatre, predominantly with the theatre company, The Bacchanals.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pike River | Reporter | 31 Films Ltd, dir. Robert Sarkies | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Millie Lies Low | Mel | Sandy Lane Prod., dir. Michelle Savill | Feature Film |
| 2021 | X | Maxine/Pearl - Picture Double | Powder Keg Farms, dir. Ti West | Feature Film |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog | Pearl | BBC Films, dir. Jane Campion | Feature Film |
| 2020 | This Town | Casey (Lead) | Pam's Petting Zoo, dir. David White | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Daffodils | Pip | Raglan Films, dir. David Stubbs | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Gone | Sue | Blinder Films (Ireland), Kingfisher Films (NZ), Southern Lights Films (AUS), dir: Peter Burger | Drama |
| 2023 | Far North | Becs | South Pacific Pictures, dir. David White | Drama |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | Samantha | Netflix | Drama |
| 2020 | Dai's House Party | Self | Kevin & Co, THREE | Drama |
| 2019 | Wellington Paranormal S2 | Bree- Anna Q | New Zealand Documentary Board | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Citizen's Handbook | Kathy | White Man Behind a Desk | |
| 2017 | Burbs | Alice | Stella Reid | |
| 2014 | NZ Idle | Workshop Leader | Poor Sailors Arts Collective, dir. Lake McKenna & Linsell Richards |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lust Island | Various | Heartthrobs Improv Comedy | |
| 2019 | Second Unit: What We Do in the Shadows | Gwen | Dir. Tawhiri, Stella Reid, Andrew Foster, Benjamin Henson | |
| 2019 | This Long Winter | Emilia | Dir. Sarah Delahunty | |
| 2019 | The Mournmoor Murders | Various | Dir. Alice May Connolly & Maria Williams | |
| 2018 | Fuq Boiz (Sketch) | Patricia | Dir. Laura Daniel | |
| 2018 | The Visit | Doctor, Frau Schill, Second Woman | Dir. Danny Mulheron, Miranda Manasiadis | |
| 2017 | Once On This Island | Ensemble | Dir. Jon Hunter | |
| 2017 | Helena, Ensemble | Shakespeare Scenes | Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School, dir. Chris Jannedis | |
| 2017 | Stoge Chollonge 2006 | Ally | Dir. Hilary Penwarden | |
| 2016 | Toi Whakaari Go Solo 2016 | Various | Dir. Holly Chappel-Eason & Tom Eason | |
| 2015 | Lysistrata | Self, Chorus | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2015 | Richard III | Vaughan, 2nd Murderer | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2015 | Tiny Deaths | Gnome, Bridesmaid | my accomplice | |
| 2014 | All's Well That Ends Well | Second Lord, Mariana | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2014 | Tut | Poss | Brigid Costello | |
| 2014 | Blue Stockings | Maeve | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2014 | Once We Built a Tower | Forrester | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2014 | Tut | Poss | Dir. Linsell Richards | |
| 2013 | Vampimple | Vampimple | Dir. Jonathan Power & Kenneth Gaffney | |
| 2013 | Gunplay | Gracie Luellen-Peed | The Bacchanals, dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2012 | Space Bitches | Misty Shimmer | R.A.D Theatre, Hamish Parkinson | |
| 2011 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey | Dir. Elsie Egerton-Till | |
| 2009 | Richard II | Servant | Dir. David Sheard |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beware the Kraken | Helga | Callum Devlin | Short Film |
| 2022 | Blood Pact | Lilth | Callum Devlin | Short Film |
| 2020 | Gin O'Clock | Mary | Unitec Institute of Technology | Short Film |
| 2018 | Burst | Harriet | Andrew Galt | Short Film |
| 2018 | Anna and the Inexpressible Feeling of Being Lost | Anna | Philip Gibson | Short Film |
| 2017 | Sleep Less | Lucy | Tin Hipi Films, dir. Cinta Damerell | Short Film |
| 2017 | Drop Down Globe | Claudio | Stella Reid | Short Film |
| 2013 | MOO | Helena | Samuel Hunter Galloway | Short Film |
Video
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marlon Williams - Thinking of Nina | Nina | Sports Team | |
| 2019 | Lawrence Arabia - Everything's Minimal | Lover | Loren Taylor | |
| 2014 | Choice LOLZ | Driver | Poor Sailors Arts Collective, dir. Lake McKenna & Linsell Richards | |
| 2012 | T54 - Julie K | Joe | Span Films, dir. Ben Spink | |
| 2011 | Mt Pleasant - Slipped Era | Ex-Lover | Dir. Hamish Parkinson | |
| 2011 | Grouper - Alien Observer | Stalker | Dir. Hamish Parkinson |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Noel Leeming 'Father's Day' | Ashley's Mum | Tutu Films | |
| 2021 | McDonalds 'McChicken' Campaign | Lead | Good Oil | |
| 2020 | Pedigree 'Adoption Drive' Campaign | Dog Parent | Colenso BBDO | |
| 2017 | Powershop | Power Pose | Dir. Loren Taylor |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Script Analysis Masterclass | Lisa Roberston | ||
| 2023 | The Working Actor Workshop January | Laura Interval & Latham Gaines | ||
| 2023 | The Casting Hothouse | Christy Faison & Jami Rudofsky (US) | ||
| 2022 | Specialist Screen Masterclass | Miranda Harcourt | ||
| 2021 | Audition Workshop | Elena Stejko | ||
| 2019 | Advanced Screen Workshop | Liz Mullane and Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2016-2018 | Bachelor of Performing Arts | Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School | ||
| 2017 | From Page to Stage | Juliet O'Brien | ||
| 2015 | Clown Workshop | Thomas LaHood | ||
| 2012 | BA (Hons) First Class | Victoria University | ||
| 2009 - 2011 | Bachelor of Arts | University of Canterbury |
Accents
Advanced: American - Californian | American - General | Australian | British | Neutral | New Zealand
Sports
Intermediate: Netball | Rowing | Running / Jogging | Tennis | Yoga
Circus & Horse
Intermediate: Horse Riding
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general)
Singing Range
Soprano
Musical Instruments
Intermediate: Drums
Dance
Intermediate: General Movement