Lisa has been accepted into the 2024 PASC Short Cuts Development Lab for her short film Press Pause.
Lisa Zhang
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- Asian, Chinese
- Age Range
- 19 - 29
- Height
- 170cm / 5ft 7in
- Bust/Chest
- 90cm / 35in
- Waist
- 72cm / 28in
- Hips
- 90cm / 35in
Bio
New Zealand born Chinese Actor Lisa Zhang made her screen debut as Jiayue on Inked TV series (2021) by Mingjian Cui, the first funded Chinese-bilingual show in Aotearoa.
She shortly followed with an appearance on 21st Century Studio thriller No Exit in 2021 and was accepted into the prestigious New Zealand acting school, The Actors Program, in 2022.
In 2023, Lisa made her theatre debut, as Lily in How To Throw A Chinese Funeral by Jill Kwan, the winner of Playmarket’s Asian Ink in 2021 and Adam NZ Play Award finalist in 2022. The show was bilingual-Cantonese and ran a successful sold-out two week season.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | After Impact | Madeline | After Impact Productions, dir: Michiel Rensen | Feature Film |
| 2022 | No Exit | Devon | 20th Century Studio, dir: Damien Power | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Mulan | Tulou Villager | Walt Disney Pictures, dir. Niki Caro | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Inked | Jiayue | Inked Pictures Ltd. | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Good Grief | Nina | Brown, Sugar, Apple, Grunt |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | How To Throw A Chinese Funeral | Lily | Proudly Asian Theatre and Hand Pulled Collective, dir: Jill Kwan | |
| 2022 | Nora: A Doll's House | Nora 3 | The Actors Program, dir: Kitan Petkovski | |
| 2022 | They Wheel | Beatriz | dir: Benjamin Henson |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Missing | Nina / 念念 | Missing Productions, dir: Peixuan Liu | Short Film |
| 2023 | Strangers | Evelyn | Zine Film Collective, dir: James Fink-Jensen | Short Film |
| 2023 | Another Hero | Eve | Another Hero, dir: Karla Spika | Short Film |
| 2022 | Think Tank | Angela | Love, Blood & Rhetoric Productions, dir: Caroline Bell Booth2022 | Short Film |
| 2022 | Trauma | Chen | Trauma Production dir: Stella Jin | Short Film |
| 2019 | Ninja Hana | Hana | Dir.Helen Wu | Short Film |
| 2018 | No Medicine For Regrets | Chang'er | Dir. Ryan See | Short Film |
| 2018 | AUT Short Film Project | Lead | AUT | Short Film |
| 2018 | My First Time | Lead | Dir. Hweiling Ow | Short Film |
Video
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | I Still Love You - Music Video | Clementine | Ray Leslie Productions, dir: Luke Penney |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lunar New Year Tick Tok | Lisa (self) | Auckland Council | |
| 2018 | Cashback World Social Media Advertisement | Lead | Cashback World VIP |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Emotional Core | Jon Hunter | ||
| 2022 | Intimacy Coordination and Best Practice | Jennifer Ward-Lealand | ||
| 2022 | Audition Skills | Kate McGill | ||
| 2022 | Diploma of Acting, Screen & Theatre | The Actors Program | ||
| 2022 | The Connected Actor | Sara Wiseman | ||
| 2022 | Intro to LABAN | Michele Hine | ||
| 2022 | Vocal Technique & Practice | Cherie Moore | ||
| 2022 | Theatre Drill Scenes | Lara MacGregor | ||
| 2022 | Australian Accent | Alex Whitham | ||
| 2022 | American Accent | Jacque Drew | ||
| 2022 | Voice Over | Charlotte West | ||
| 2022 | Voiceover/ADR | John Callen | ||
| 2022 | Stage Combat | Alex Holloway | ||
| 2022 | Shakespeare | David Lawrence | ||
| 2022 | Self Taping | David Van Horn | ||
| 2020 | On-Camera Scene Study | Jamie Irvine | ||
| 2018 | Screen Intensive with Chum Ehelepola | Sydney Actors Collective/ Chum Ehelepola | ||
| 2018 | The Art of Audition | Ron Yuan |
Languages
Advanced: Mandarin
Intermediate: Japanese
Accents
Advanced: Mandarin | New Zealand
Intermediate: American - Californian | American - General | Asian | Australian | British | British | Chinese | Standard US | UK - English
Sports
Advanced: Athletics | Basketball | Frisbee | Running / Jogging | Volleyball | Volleyball
Intermediate: Badminton | Gym | Ice Skating | Martial Arts | Ping Pong / Table Tennis | Roller Blading | Roller Skating | Swimming | Weight Lifting | Yoga
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general)
Singing Range
Alto
Singing Styles
Advanced: Contemporary | General | Popular
Intermediate: Lip Sync | Musical
Musical Instruments
Advanced: Piano
Intermediate: Guitar | Keyboard
Dance
Intermediate: General Movement