
Ana Scotney
- Age Range
- 22 - 30
- Ethnicity
- European, Maori
- Locations
- Auckland
- Height
- 170cm / 5ft 7in
- Bust/Chest
- 89cm / 35in
- Waist
- 76cm / 30in
- Hips
- 106cm / 42in
Bio
Ana captured the world’s hearts in 2018 for her role as Sepa, in the hit feature film The Breaker Upperers by Jackie Van Beek & Madeleine Sami. The same year she played she-wolf, Sheena, in Wellington Paranormal the spin-off of What We Do in the Shadows from directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.
Ana graduated from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand’s foremost drama school in 2016 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting. During her time at Toi, Scotney constructed and performed in two solo shows: Death of Nomad and Mighty Boy both toured nationally, in diverse contexts such as prisons and Marae.
Ana is of Māori (Tūhoe), German, Jewish and Irish decent and is a proficient speaker of Te Reo. She is confident in public speaking, guitar, piano, hip-hop and jazz dancing.
In 2017, Ana played multiple roles in The Auckland Theatre Company’s Peer Gynt [recycled]. Her recent theatre work includes Anne Washburn's Mr.Burns, a Post-Electric Play in its New Zealand debut with Silo Theatre Company (2018), The Contours of Heaven (2018), which she co-created and won “Best Theatre, “Best Performance (Theatre)”, “Basement Theatre Migration Award” and “Auckland Arts Festival Fringe Award” at Auckland Fringe, 2018.
Ana is also a film maker herself, her first short film, Dance of Lonely Birds, created during her final year at Toi Whakaari, was shown at WINDA Indigenous Film Festival in Sydney, The Bali Indigenous Film Fesitval, and at Māoriland film festival.
Film
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Sepa | Miss Piki Ltd /Jackie Van Beek, Madeleine Sami | Feature Film |
2015 | Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses | Georgina Moses | KHF Media - David Stubbs | Feature Film |
Television
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Shortland Street | Angel Schmidt | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
2018 | Wellington Paranormal | Sheena the Shewolf | New Zealand Documentary Board, dir. Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek, Taika Waititi | Comedy |
2018 | Golden Boy - Pilot | Leah | Mediaworks | Comedy |
2018 | Mangere Vice - Pilot | Beatrice | Adrenalin Group | Comedy |
Web Series
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | The Educators | Maria | South Pacific Pictures, dir. Jesse Griffin |
2018 | The Watercooler | Various | Breakdown Productions |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Mr Burns | Various | Q Theatre, dir. Oliver Driver |
2018 | The Contours of Heaven | Lead | The Basement Theatre, Ana Chaya Scotney, Puti Lancaster & Owen McCarthy |
2017 | Peer Gynt | Various | Auckland Theatre Company, dir. Colin McColl |
2016 | Dying For It | Margarita | Toi Whakaari, dir. John Bolton |
2015 | Courage (An adaptation of Mother Courage and Her Children) | Anastasia Agapova (Lead) | Toi Whakaari, dir. Annie Ruth |
2015 | Run For Your Life | Sally Smith | Toi Whakaari, dir. Uta Plate |
2015 | Mighty Boy | Mighty boy | Dir. Jake Eriksen |
2014 | Death of Nomad | Writer, Deviser, Solo Performer | Dir. Jo Randerson |
2013 | Wheeler's Luck | Queenie | Long Cloud Youth Theatre, dir. Aaron Cortesi |
2013 | Tom Keeper Passes | Textiles Girl | Long Cloud Youth Theatre, dir. Aaron Cortesi |
2013 | Yo! Future | Hoodie | Long Cloud Youth Theatre, dir. Jo Randerson |
Short Film
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Dance of Lonely Birds | Director/Writer | Ana Scotney/Gabriella Gilbert (co production.) | Short Film |
2015 | BURBS: Owhiro Bay | Ana the Mermaid | Laura Robinson | Short Film |
Voice
Year | Production | Role | Production Company / Director |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | Tanas Adventures - Animated TV Pilot | Tana/Tua/Pekapeka/Launa | Taiwan NZ Screen Ltd |
Training
Year | Description | Institution / Presenter |
---|---|---|
2013 2016 | Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting | Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School |
2014 | Screen Workshop | Miranda Harcourt |
2014 | Screen Workshop | Brita McVeigh |
2011 2014 | Acting | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Company |
2006 | Jazz Ballet, American Jazz, Hip Hop | Jean Goodman Dance Studios |
Languages
Advanced: Te Reo Maori