Carmel McGlone

Carmel McGlone

Locations
Wellington
Ethnicity
NZ European
Age Range
61 - 69
Height
179cm / 5ft 10in
Bust/Chest
89cm / 35in
Waist
70cm / 28in
Hips
98cm / 39in
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Bio

Carmel McGlone is one of New Zealand’s most renowned actresses, she has performed in theatres across New Zealand and Australia winning multiple awards & nominations including best Actress and Outstanding Performer.  She has been nominated in the NZ Television Awards for her work on productions such as Marching Girls, Plainclothes and Send a Gorilla.

Some of Carmel’s screen highlights include Cowboy Bebop for Netflix; LOTR Rings of Power for Amazon; local productions My Life is Murder, Wellington Paranormal and the Emmy award-winning on-line TV drama Reservoir Hill.  Feature films include Walt Disney Studios The Light Between Oceans, Vanguard Films Hook, Line & Sinker and the recently released feature Bad Behaviour written and directed by Alice Englert.  Upcoming projects include comedy horror film Barbed Wire Canoe and Taika Waititi’s new series Time Bandits for Apple TV+.

Carmel has a BA (Music and Drama) from VUW. In 2011 she was granted a prestigious fellowship to work at Shakespeare’s Globe in London and in 2014 Carmel received an Arts Council grant to attend a four-month training program with Master theatre Trainer, John Bolton.  When not acting she is working as Senior Tutor at Te Auaha performing Arts Centre and a regular tutor at NZ Drama School: Toi Whakaari. 

Film

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
2023 Darkest Light Elizabeth King SnowForge Films, dir: Floris Van Gaalen Feature Film
2023 Bad Behaviour Waitress Badly Behaved Babes, dir: Alice Englert Feature Film
2023 Barbed Wire Canoe Janet Centron Pictures, dir: Jason Sutter Feature Film
2016 The Great Maiden's Blush Social Worker Dir. Derek Cianfrance Feature Film
2016 The Light Between Oceans Bertha Chipper Dir. Derek Cianfrance Feature Film
2010 Hook Line and Sinker Ronnie Vanguard Films Feature Film
2009 Predicament Rita Zombroni Novel Productions Ltd Feature Film
2007 Garage Sale/ Second-hand Wedding Cameo Dir. Paul Murphy Feature Film
2000 Clare Jill Brame Gibson Group, dir. Yvonne McKay Feature Film
Prickle Doctor Dir. Murray Keane Feature Film
Lemming Aid Claire Dir. Grant La Hood Feature Film
Bread Roses Nurse Dir. Gaylene Preston Feature Film
Send a Gorilla Claire Lead Role Dir. Melanie Read Feature Film

Television

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
NOMINATION: Best Supporting Actress - Television: for Plainclothes 1996 TV Guide Film and Television Awards Drama
NOMINATION: Best Female Performance - Film: for Send a Gorilla 1989 Listener Film and Television Awards Drama
NOMINATION: Best Female Performance in a Dramatic Role - Television: for The Marching Girls 1988 Listener Film and Television Awards Drama
2024 After The Party Catherine After the Party Productions, dir: Peter Salmon Drama
2023 Time Bandits Chained Woman Viacom Ltd Drama
2022 LOTR : Rings of Power Leela Amazon Drama
2021 Cowboy Bebop Woodcock Netflix Drama
2021 My Life is Murder Petra Greenstone Pictures Drama
2018-2020 Wellington Paranormal Cat Lady New Zealand Documentary Board, dir. Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek, Taika Waititi Comedy
2012 Girl vs. Boy Nosey Neighbour Krafthaus Films Drama
2010 A Skylight Night MC The Skylight Trust Other
2010 Reservoir Hill 2 Suzannah Jay KHF Media Ltd Drama
2009 Reservoir Hill Co-Lead KHF Media Limited Drama
2007 The Killians Curse 2 Miss De Morte TVNZ Drama
2002 Revelations Guest Role Cloud 9 Entertainment Ltd Drama
2001 The Strip Susie Gibson Group Drama
2001 Blonde Cargo Abortionist Gibson Group Drama
1999 Duggan III-Moving House Victoria Hunt Gibson Group Drama
1997 The Legend of William Tell Nurse Melba Cloud 9 Productions Drama
1995-96 The Mysterious Island Gideon's Mother Tasman Productions Ltd, NZ/Canadian co-production Drama
1994-95 Plainclothes Helena Mitchell (Core Cast) South Pacific Pictures Drama
1994 The Marching Girls Doreen (Core Cast) Dir, Melanie Read John Anderson, TVNZ Drama
1994 Life in the Fridge Exists TVNZ Drama
1994 Seekers TVNZ Drama
1993 Heartline Digger and Nudger TVNZ Special Drama

Web Series

Year Production Role Company / Director
2023 Self Help Meditation Teacher Wrestler Ltd

Theatre

Year Production Role Company / Director
The Children Hazel Circa Theatre & Plum Theatre
Escaped Alone Vi dir: Caryl Churchill
King Lear Goneril dir: Michael Hurst
2019 The Children Hazel Plum Productions, dir. Paul Gittins
2019 The Children Hazel Circa Theatre, dir. Sue Wilson
2018 Under Milkwood Ensemble Circa, dir. Ross Jolly
2017 Romeo & Juliet Nurse / Lady Montague Pop Up Globe, dir. Ben Naylor
2013 Live@Six Sue Austin National Tour, dir. Tim Spite,
2013 Anthony and Cleopatra Cleopatra Summer Shakespeare, dir. Alison Walls
2013 Midnight in Moscow June Circa Theatre, dir. Sue Wilson
2012 A Shortcut to Happiness Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2011 TOYS Barbie Bats Theatre, dir. Sophie Roberts
2011 The Ivy Cabaret The Cab Sav's Cabaret Show
2010 Mary Stuart Queen Elizabeth 1st Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2010 Christ Almighty Angel Gabrielle Bats Theatre, dir. Sophie Roberts
2009 The Rodwell Monologues Stella Bats Theatre
2009 God of Carnage Veronique Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2009 Blood Wedding Mother-in-law/Duende Circa Theatre, dir. Willem Wassenaar
2007 Follow Your Nose Taranaki Arts Festival, dir. Nick Blake
2007 Urinetown Multiple Downstage Theatre, dir. Cathy Downes
2006 The Underpants Gertrude Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2006 Mum's Choir Jean Downstage Theatre, dir. Cathy Downes
2005 An Inspector Calls Sybil Birling Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2004 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Circa Theatre, dir. Bruce Philips
2003 Top Girls Isabella Bird/Mrs Kidd/ Joyce Downstage Theatre, dir. Colin McColl
2003 Netballers Tara Tara, dir. Alison Quigan
2003 Milo's Wake Maura The Court Theatre, dir. Sue Rider
2001 The Beauty Queen of Lenane Maureen The Court Theatre, dir. Cathy Downes
2000 Rozencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead Gertrude Downstage Theatre, dir. Tom Stoppard
2000 Tonight, Let's All Make Love in London Patsy Downstage Theatre, dir. Murray Lynch
1999 The God Boy Angela Downstage Theatre, dir. Cathy Downes
1998 Beauty and the Beast Mother St James Theatre,(Wellington), dir. Laurence Boswell
1997 Social Climbers Annie ATC, dir. Cathy Downes
1997 Agamemnon Queen Clytemnestra Downstage Theatre, dir. Phillip Mann
1995 Dancing at Lughnasa Kate ATC, dir. Sarah Pierse
1995 The Learners Stand Eunice ATC, dir. Jude Gibson
1994-95 Hen's Teeth Circa Theatre / Wgtn Int. Arts Fest. & Int. Women's Playwright Conference, South Australia
1994 The Seagull Polina ATC, dir. Colin McColl
1993-94 Stiffs Angel State Theatre Company
1993 Hen's Teeth Taranaki Arts Fest
1992 A Midsummers Night Dream Snug/Fairy State Theatre Co. - Sth Australia, dir. Simon Phillips
1992 Hang on a Minute Mate Mrs Wagner Downstage Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
1992 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore Putana Dir. Simon Phillips
1991 Julius Caesar Marc Anthony STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1991 Spring Awakening Frau Gabor/Flyswatter STC, dir. Cath McKinnon
1991 A Delicate Balance Julia STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1991 Jonah Sarah/Miss Giltinon STC, dir. Neil Armfield
1991 A Flea in Her Ear Lucienne STC, dir. George Ogilvie
1991 Cabaret Fraulein Kost STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1990 Marat/Sade Simone STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1990 Tales from Decameron STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1990 Renovations Circa Theatre, dir. Cathy Downes
1990 Longtime....No See Rita STC, dir. Angela Chaplin
1990 Quickies STC, dir. Cath McKinnon, David Carlin
1990 Restoration Mrs Wilson/Singer STC, dir. Simon Phillips
1990 Capricornia State Theatre Company / Melbourne Theatre Company, dir. Kingston Anderson
1987 Hotter Trumpets Raspberries Lucia Downstage Theatre, dir. Colin McColl
1987 I'm Not Rappaport Laurie Downstage Theatre, dir. Tony Taylor
1986 Odd Bods Circa Theatre, dir. Jane Waddell
1986 Say Thank You to the Lady Doreen Dir. Louise Tourelle
1985-86 Wild Cabbage Zip-Up-Tummy Mum Dir. James Beaumont
1985 Promise Not to Tell Karen Depot, dir. Jane Waddell
1985 Steaming Jane Centrepoint, dir. Duncan Smith
1985 Outside In Ginny Centrepoint, dir. Duncan Smith
1985 Stretchmarks Jane Waddell Circa Theatre
1984-85 Domestic Tragedy Marge (Lead) Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Stuart Devenie
1984 Agnes of God Agnes (Lead) Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Stuart Devenie
1984 Hay Fever Sorrel Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Stuart Devenie
1984 Noel Coward Selections Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Stuart Devenie
1984 Bullshot Crummond Rosemary Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Stuart Devenie
1984 Jacques Brel...Paris Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Keith Foote
1983 Tom Foolerey Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Simon Phillips
1983 Cloud Nine Betty/Edward Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Simon Phillips
1983 Objection Overrulled Margaret - Lead Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Simon Phillips
1983 Insignificance The Actress - Lead Centrepoint Theatre, dir. David Copeland
1983 Noises Off A.S.M Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Tony Taylor
1983 The Ginger Bread Man Teabag Centrepoint Theatre, dir. Gillian Davies
1982 One Moment Dir. Warwick Broadhead
1982 The Trojan Woman Cassandra Independent Productions, dir. Phillip Mann
1982 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Maggie Dir. Warwick Broadhead
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS:
2009 Nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 'Blood Wedding'- Mother-in-Law/Duende Chapman Tripp Nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 'Blood Wedding'- Mother-in-Law/Duende
2004 Best Actress in 'Macbeth' - Lady Macbeth Chapman Tripp Best Actress in 'Macbeth' - Lady Macbeth
1990 Best Comic Performer in "Longtime.. No See' - Rita South Australia Newspaper Critics Award Best Comic Performer in "Longtime.. No See' - Rita
1989 Best Musical for Aunt Daisy Wellington Newspaper Critics Best Musical for Aunt Daisy
1989 Send a Gorilla- Claire Nominee for Best Female Performer Send a Gorilla- Claire
1988 Nominee for Best Actress in 'The Marching Girls'- Doreen G.O.F.T.A Nominee for Best Actress in 'The Marching Girls'- Doreen
1986 'Say Thank You to the Lady' Best Supporting Actor 'Say Thank You to the Lady'

Short Film

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
2022 Mary Mary Gynaecologist Quite Contrary Ltd Short Film
2010 Deer Hunter Barmaid Dir. Glen Maw Short Film
2008 Six Dollar Fifty Man Mrs Rainer 6 Dollar Fifty Cents Ltd Short Film
2007 Shelly Gina Blueskin Films, dir. Diana Rowan Short Film

Training

Year Description Institution / Presenter
2016 6 week Fellowship London Shakespear Globe
2014 Clown Workshop John Bolton
2009 Singing Bruce Greenfield
2009 Voice Workshop Jane Boston
2008 Mask Workshop Giovanni Fusetti
2007 Vocal Technique Bruce Greenfield
2007 Clown Workshop John Bolton
2006 Voice Workshop Sylvia Rands
2006 Voice Workshop Jane Prenderghast
2006 Choral Intensive Tony Backhouse
2006 Michael Chekov Workshop Jane Prenderghast
2005 Voice Workshop Patsy Rodenberg
2006 Presence Workshops Bert Van Dijk
2005 Director's Workshop Patsy Rodenberg
2004 Screen Acting Workshop Gaylene Preston
2003 Performance Workshop Jill Greenhalgh
1989 Acting Intensive Mike Alfreds
1981 Dip Secondary Teaching Major in Music and Drama, Auckland Teachers Training College
1978 Bachelor of Arts 1978-1980 Major in Music & Drama, VUW
Tutor Phillip Mann Victoria University
Drama Workshops and Classes Theatre Corporate
Dance Australian Dance Theatre
Singing Tutor: Rosemary Gordan and Janice Webb

Accents

Intermediate: American - Californian | UK - English

Singing Range

Mezzo | Soprano

Musical Instruments

Intermediate: Guitar | Piano