Elizabeth Hawthorne ONZM
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- NZ European
- Age Range
- 65 - 77
- Height
- 170cm / 5ft 7in
- Bust/Chest
- 92cm / 36in
- Waist
- 76cm / 30in
- Hips
- 102cm / 40in
Bio
A remarkable actress and a vital talent in Aotearoa’s Film, Television and Theatre industry Elizabeth was honoured in 2001 for her services to the Theatre, being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Elizabeth has graced many of New Zealand’s iconic TV series including Xena, Hercules, Nothing Trivial, 800 Words, Filthy Rich, Shortland St, Outrageous Fortune & My Life is Murder.
Her film credits include Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners, Disney Pictures The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe & The Light Between the Oceans, Baltasar Kormakur’s Adrift, Netflix The Royal Treatment, Amazon Studios Don’t Make Me Go.
This year will see Elizabeth in three productions including the feature film The Moon is Upside Down written & directed by Loren Taylor (Eagle vs Shark), Great Southern Television’s new psychological drama series Friends Like Her, directed by Joshua Frizzell for Warner Bros Discovery and Dark City – The Cleaner, where we will see Elizabeth play the tenacious and sharp-witted Evelyn directed by Rick Jacobson and based on the novel by Paul Cleave.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Moon Is Upside Down | Faith | NZFC & Escapade Productions, Dir. Loren Taylor | Feature Film |
| 2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Dr. Maria Woods | Amazon Studios, dir. Hannah Marks | Feature Film |
| 2021 | The Royal Treatment | Nonna | Netflix, dir. Rick Jacobson | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | Bored Teacher | Hungry City Ltd, dir. Christian Rivers | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Adrift | Christine | Dir. Baltasar Kormakur | Feature Film |
| 2014 | The Light Between Oceans | Mrs Captain Hasluck | Dir. Derek Cianfrance | Feature Film |
| 2012 | White Lies | Matron | Medicinal Films Ltd | Feature Film |
| 2009 | After the Waterfall | Joanna | Paraffin Productions Ltd, dir. Simone Horrocks | Feature Film |
| 2009 | Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans | Orsova | Dir. Patrick Tatopoulous | Feature Film |
| 2007 | 30 Days of Night | Lucy Ikos | Dir. David Slade | Feature Film |
| 2007 | Second Chance | Jillian | Auckland Film Studio's | Feature Film |
| 2005 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mrs Macready | Dir. Andrew Adamson | Feature Film |
| 2004 | Not Only But Always | Joan Rivers | Not Only But Always Prods UK | Feature Film |
| 2003 | Without A Paddle | Ms Halpern | Viacom Ltd | Feature Film |
| 2003 | Orphans and Angels | Theresa | Karmik Film | Feature Film |
| 2001 | No-One Can Hear You | Pat Kelly | Daybreak Pictures, dir. John Laing | Feature Film |
| 2000 | Jubilee | Charlotte | Dir. Michael Hurst | Feature Film |
| 2000 | Savage Honeymoon | Maisy Savage | Dir. Mark Beesley | Feature Film |
| 2000 | Exposure | Det. Shoorwell | Daybreak Pictures | Feature Film |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Magda Rees-Jones | Wingnut Films, dir. Peter Jackson | Feature Film |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Henrietta Simpson | Dir. John Reid | Feature Film |
| 1993 | Alex | Mrs Benton | Isambard, dir. Megan Simpson | Feature Film |
| 1993 | Jack Be Nimble | Bernice | Dir. Garth Maxwell | Feature Film |
| 1985 | Hot Target | Suzanne Maxwell | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dark City - The Cleaner | Evelyn Middleton | Endeavour Ventures, dir: Rick Jacobson | Drama |
| 2023 | Sweet Tooth | Oona | Netflix - Manu One Productions | Drama |
| 2023 | The Gone | Rose | Kotare Productions (NZ), Kingfisher Films (IRE), Southern Lights Films (AUS) | Drama |
| 2022 | My Life Is Murder S2 | Marianne | Greenstone | Drama |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Peggy Langford | Netflix | Drama |
| 2015-2018 | 800 Words Series 1-3 | Trish | Weld Productions Ltd | Drama |
| 2015-2017 | Filthy Rich Series 1-2 | Nancy | Filthy Productions | Drama |
| 2016 | Wanted 2 | Alice | MBNZ Wanted Ltd | Drama |
| 2015 | Power Rangers | Ms Allister | Power Rangers Productions Ltd. | Drama |
| 2014 | Terry Teo | Mrs Butterworth | Semi-Professional Pictures Ltd | Drama |
| 2011-2014 | Nothing Trivial Feature & Serie 1-4s | Anne | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2011 | What Really Happened - The Women's Vote | Lady Tancred | Eyeworks NZ | Drama |
| 2007-2010 | Outrageous Fortune 6 | Ngaire | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2009 | The Legend of the Seeker | Prelate | The Walt Disney Company (New Zealand) Limited | Drama |
| 2007 | Burying Brian | Rhonda | Eyeworks Touchdown | Drama |
| 2007 | Head Cases | Eleanor | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2006 | Top Of the Class | Head Mistress | Touchdown Television | Drama |
| 2006 | Amazing Extraordinary Friends 2 | Bev Lockjaw | Greenstone Pictures Ltd | Drama |
| 2004 | Raising Waylon | Judge Caldwell | Film Factory, USA | Drama |
| 2003 | Mercy Peak | Cushla Turbott | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2001-02 | Spin Doctors | Liz Brasch | Commedia Pictures, dir. Tony Holden | Drama |
| 2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | News Reporter | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 2000-01 | Cleopatra 2525 | Voice (27 eps) | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 1999 | Greenstone | Caroline | Communicado | Drama |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Jocasta | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 1999 | Lawless (MOW) | Inspector Susan Ellis | South Pacific Pictures, dir. Chris Martin-Jones | Drama |
| 1998-99 | Young Hercules | Hera's Voice | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 1997 | Letter To Blanchy 3 | Caylene Preston | Isambard Productions Ltd | Drama |
| 1995-97 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Alcmene | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 1995-96 | Shortland Street | Dr Julia Thornton | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 1994 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Queen Omphale | Pacific Renaissance | Drama |
| 1994 | Plainclothes | Fenella Randwick | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers | Patricia McCardle | Drama | |
| 1993 | Adrift | Part Guest 1 | Drama | |
| 1985 | Hanlon | Drama |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Collected Stories | Plumb Productions | ||
| 2019 | The Children | Plumb Productions | ||
| 2017 | Blond Poison | Plumb Productions | ||
| 2014 | Other Desert Cities | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2014 | FIX | Basement Theatre Productions | ||
| 2013 | The Glass Menagerie | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2012 | Where Are You My Only One | Waymoo Productions | ||
| 2011 | Mary Stuart | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2011 | Pitmen Painters | Potent Pause Productions | ||
| 2010 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2008 | The Female of the Species | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2006 | Doubt | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2003 | The Graduate | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2003 | Hamlet | The Large Group | ||
| 2002 | The Play About the Baby | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 2001 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 1998 | Vita and Virginia | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 1997 | Masterclass | Auckland Theatre Company | ||
| 1984-92 | Numerous | Company Member | Mercury Theatre | |
| 1974-84 | Numerous | Company Member | Theatre Corporate | |
| Full List Available on Request | ||||
| 2022 | Collected Stories by Donald Marguiles | Dir. Paul Gittins |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Unclaimed Baggage | Kiwa Media, dir. Rhonda Kite | Short Film | |
| 2004 | Picnic Stops | Short Film | ||
| 1997 | The Bar | Short Film | ||
| 1995 | The Beach | Short Film |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mastercard | Grandma | McCann NY |
Accents
Intermediate: American - General | American - Southern | British | French | German | Irish | New Zealand | Russian | Scottish | UK - Cockney | UK - Liverpool | UK - Scottish | Welsh
Sports
Intermediate: Yoga
Driving & Flying
Intermediate: Driving (general)
Dance
Intermediate: General Movement