Fiona Samuel | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64β65) Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School |
| Notable awards | Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate (2012) |
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Fiona Samuel MNZM (born 1961) is a New Zealand writer, actor and director. Her career spans theatre, film, radio and television.
Early life
[edit]Samuel was raised in Scotland from 1961 until the age of five.[1] She moved to New Zealand and grew up in Christchurch before moving to Wellington to train as an actor at the New Zealand Drama School. She graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1980 with a Diploma in Acting.[2]
Selected works
[edit]Plays
[edit]- 2010 β Ghost Train
- 2004 β The Liarβs Bible[3]
- 1996 β One Flesh
- 1993 β Lashings of Whipped Cream: A Session with a Teenage Dominatrix
- 1988 β The Wedding Party
Publications
[edit]- 2013 20 New Zealand Playwrights (interview), Playmarket [4]
- 2011 Number 8 Wire; 8 Plays, 8 Decades, Playmarket [5]
- 2011 One Flesh in No. 8 Wire: 8 Plays/8 Decades.[6]
- 1995 Lashings of Whipped Cream: A Session with a Teenage Dominatrix[7]
- 1989 Blonde Bombshell in Three Radio Plays.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Short films
[edit]- 2006 Writer and Director - The Garden of Love
- 2001 Written with Murray Keane - Falling Sparrows
- 1996 Writer and Director - Song of the Siren
- 1994 Writer - Bitch
- 1994 Written with Murray Keane - Prickle
Television
[edit]- 2014 Writer β Consent β The Louise Nicholas Story
- 2013 Head writer and episode writer β Agent Anna Series 2
- 2011β2013 Story liner and episode writer over three series β Nothing Trivial
- 2011 Episode writer β The Almighty Johnsons[9]
- 2010 Writer and Director β Bliss β The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield[10]
- 2008 Writer and Director β Piece of My Heart
- 2006β2009 Episode writer over three series β Outrageous Fortune
- 2006 Writer and Director β Interrogation: Girl in Woods
- 2001β2004 Episode writer over three series β Mercy Peak
- 2001 Writer and Director β Virginity β A Documentary
- 1998 Writer and Director β Home Movie
- 1994 Writer and Director β A Real Dog
- 1994 Writer β Her New Life
- 1994 Writer β House Rules
- 1987 Creator and Writer β The Marching Girls
Radio
[edit]- 1994 Don't Touch That Dial
- 1993 A Short History of Contraception
- 1991 Words of Love
- 1983 Blonde Bombshell
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2019 β Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to television and theatre.[11]
- 2015 β NEXT Woman of the Year, Arts & Culture category.[12]
- 2014 β NZ Film and Television Awards, Best Television Drama β The Louise Nicholas Story
- 2014 β Script Writers Awards NZ (SWANZ),Best Telefeature Script β The Louise Nicolas Story [13]
- 2012 β New Zealand Arts Foundation Arts Laureate [1]
- 2012 β New Zealand Television Awards. Best Director β Bliss [1]
- 2011 β New Zealand Writers Guild Award, Best Telefeature Script β Bliss [4]
- 2010 β New Zealand Writers Guild Awards, Best Play -Ghost Train [4]
- 2009 β New Zealand Screen Award, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress - Piece of My Heart
- 2006 β New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Script: Drama β Interrogation: Girl in Woods [4]
- 2005 β Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship [4]
- 1999 β University of Auckland Literary Fellowship [4]
- 1998 β New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Drama β Home Movie
- 1996 β Bilbao Film Festival, Mikeldi de Ficcion D'oro, Best Short Film β Song of the Siren
- 1996 β Turin Film Festival, Audience Award β Song of the Siren
- 1994 β Mobil Awards, Best Radio Drama β A Short History of Contraception [4]
- 1994 β Mobil Awards, Best Radio Drama β Don't Touch That Dial [4]
- 1993 β National Radio's Women's Suffrage Centenary Playwriting Award β A Short History of Contraception [4]
- 1984 β Mobil Awards, Best Radio Drama β Blond Bombshell [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fiona Samuel". The Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Graduate". toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Fiona Samuel". Playmarket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Forster, Michelanne; Plumb, Vivienne (2013). Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607471.
- ^ "Playmarket". Playmarket. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ O'Donnell, David (2011). No. 8 wire: eight plays from eight decades. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607426.
- ^ Samuel, Fiona (1995). Lashings of Whipped Cream: A session with a teenage dominatrix. Wellington: Women's Play Press. ISBN 0958339341.
- ^ Samueal, Fiona; Walker, Stephen; Hoar, Stuart (1989). Three Radio Plays. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN 086473090X.
- ^ "NZ On Screen β Fiona Samuel β Overview & biography". NZONSCREEN. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "NZ On Screen". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "NEXT Woman of the Year Winners 2015". scoop.co.nz. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "NZ Writers Guild β SWANZ Awards 2014". New Zealand Writer's Guild. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century New Zealand women writers
- New Zealand television directors
- 20th-century New Zealand actresses
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
- 21st-century New Zealand actresses
- 21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century New Zealand women writers
- New Zealand women dramatists and playwrights
- Women television directors
- Toi Whakaari alumni