Ilaisaane Green
- Locations
- Overseas
- Ethnicity
- Tongan
- Age Range
- 25 - 35
- Height
- 162cm / 5ft 4in
- Bust/Chest
- 92cm / 36in
- Waist
- 73cm / 29in
- Hips
- 103cm / 41in
Bio
Ilaisaane is a New Zealand-Tongan actor based in Auckland and in 2017 graduated from Unitec with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts degree. Her breakout screen role was in 2019 when she landed the Major Support role of Rima Latu in the Australian made mini-series The Commons for STAN Australia which was nominated for several awards, winning Best Director at the Australian Director Guild Ceremony. Other screen credits include New Zealand made web-series Brutal Lives – Mo`ui Faingata’s which won London Web Fest in 2020 & Head High Season One for South Pacific Pictures and screened on TV 3.
Ilaisaane is also an accomplished Theatre Actor, she made waves in the local theatre scene when she was cast in the multi-award-winning theatre production Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, an adaptation of Tusiata Avia’s poetry collection, directed by Anapela Polata’ivao. Originally a one woman show, the six woman adaptation with Ilaisaane premiered as part of Silo Theatre’s 2018 season. This was followed by a tour of New Zealand and then part of the NZ Arts Festival traveling to New York where it debuted to sell-out crowds in 2019.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Red, White & Brass | Irene | Piki Films, dir. Damon Fepulea'i | Feature Film |
| 2017 | Kiwi Dip | Martha | UNITEC, dir. Vicky Yiannoutsos | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fresh Fairytales | Dir. Damon Fepulea | Drama | |
| 2019 | The Commons | Rima Latu | Playmaker Commons Australia - STAN original | Drama |
Web Series
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2022 | Brutal Lives | Lupe | Vela Manusaute, Sandra Kailahi. Kingston Productions NZ |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2019 | Wild Dogs Under My Skirt (NZ Tour) | Malia | NZ Festival, dir. Anapela Polata'ivao | |
| 2018 | Wild Dogs Under My Skirt | Malia | Silo Theatre - dir. Anapela Polata'ivao | |
| 2017 | Canto XXVI | Pinup Girl | UNITEC, dir. John Bolton | |
| 2017 | Othello | Othello | UNITEC, dir. Eleanor Bishop | |
| 2017 | The Marriage of Figaro | Countess | UNITEC, dir. Elena Stejko | |
| 2016 | Away | Vic | UNITEC, dir. John Davies | |
| 2016 | Richard III | Anne | UNITEC, dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne | |
| 2016 | When Sun & Moon Collide | Travis | UNITEC, dir. Abigail Greenwood | |
| 2015 | A Doll's House | Nora | UNITEC, dir. Elizabeth Hawthorne |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Under The Covers | Maria | UNITEC, dir. Trina Lealavaa | Short Film |
| 2017 | Ifoga | Sister | UNITEC, dir. Trina Lealavaa | Short Film |
| 2017 | Desire | Girl | UNITEC, dir. La Vaune Brown | Short Film |
| 2016 | Nina | Nina | UNITEC, dir. Franklin Dannis | Short Film |
| 2015 | Stickmen | Jackie | UNITEC, dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos | Short Film |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts: Acting | UNITEC | |||
| Voice Training | Alexandra Whitham | |||
| Mask and Movement | Pedro Ilgenfritz | |||
| Screen Work | Vicky Yiannoutsos, Will Wallace | |||
| Text and Technique | Elizabeth Hawthorne | |||
| Dance | Kelly Nash | |||
| Singing | Rebecca Wright | |||
| Standard American Accent Workshop | Jacque Drew | |||
| Australian Accent Workshop | Alexandra Whitham | |||
| Unarmed / Sword | Alexander Holloway, NZSCS |
Languages
Intermediate: Tongan
Accents
Intermediate: American - General | Australian | British
Sports
Intermediate: Jet Ski | Netball | Swimming | Touch Football | Volleyball
Singing Range
Alto | Soprano
Singing Styles
Intermediate: Choral | Popular
Musical Instruments
Intermediate: Piano | Ukulele
Dance
Intermediate: General Movement | Hip Hop