Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in

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) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand

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''.

Biography

Billing grew up in

Masterton Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

, and spent her

university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

years in

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

. After graduating with a

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with 1st Class Honours in

Geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

from the

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury (UC; ; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbur ...

, she trained at the

College of Education and became a high school teacher. Billing was involved in drama throughout her teaching years and has acted in a few amateur stage productions including ''Cloud Nine'' and ''The Country Wife''. She has worked at several schools throughout

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

teaching

, English and

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, most recently at

Rangitoto College Rangitoto College is a state coeducational secondary school, located on the North Shore City, North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Serving years 9 to 13, Rangitoto has a school roll of as of making it the largest "brick-and-mortar" school in ...

Credits

Television

*''

'' - ( Sarah Potts) - Core Cast 2004–2014, Guest 2023 South Pacific Pictures *''Find Me a Māori Bride'' - (Crystal Leslie) - Main Cast (2015–present) *''

Newsworthy News values are "criteria that influence the selection and presentation of events as published news." These values help explain what makes something "newsworthy." News values are not universal and can vary between different cultures. Among the ...

'' - (Herself) - Guest Cast (2015) *
The Cul de Sac
' - (Rose's mother) (2015) *''

The Brokenwood Mysteries ''The Brokenwood Mysteries'' is a New Zealand television detective drama series that premiered on Prime (now Sky Open) in 2014. Each of the first six series comprises four episodes. From Series 7, seasons were extended to six episodes. The progr ...

'' - (Brenda White) (2016) *''

Power Rangers Ninja Steel ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' is the twenty-fourth season of the television program ''Power Rangers''. The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese 39th Super Sentai series '' Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...

'' - (Principal Hastings) (2017–2018) *''

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'' - (Keren) (2022-2023) *''

Under the Vines ''Under the Vines'' is a New Zealand comedy drama television series created by Erin White filmed in Central Otago. Produced by Acorn TV, the show has run two seasons with a third season in development as of October 2023. Plot Two step-cousins ...

'' - (Yvonne) (2024-)

Theatre

*''Dust Pilgrim'' - Multiple Characters - 2018 - Red Leap Theatre (dir. Julie Nolan) *''Boys Will Be Boys'' - 'Astrid' - 2016 -

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(dir. Sophie Roberts) *'' The Book of Everything'' - 'Mother' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts) *''

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'' - '

Sally Bowles Sally Bowles () is a fictional character created by English-American novelist Christopher Isherwood and based upon 19-year-old cabaret singer Jean Ross. The character debuted in Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'' published by Hogarth Pre ...

' - 2010 -

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(dir.

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) *''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a 1928 German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François V ...

'' - 'Polly Peachum' - 2008 - Silo Theatre and The Large Group (dir. Michael Hurst) *'' Cloud Nine'' - 'Edward' (Act I), 'Victoria' (Act II) - 2004 - Silo Theatre (dir. Edwin Wright) *''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wil ...

'' - ' Rosalind' - 2003/2004 - Legacy Theatre Co. (dir. Tim Flavell) *''Home Ground'' - 'Margaret' - 2003 - Auckland Performing Arts Centre (dir. Carla Martel) *''

The Country Wife ''The Country Wife'' is a Restoration comedy written by William Wycherley and first performed in 1675. A product of the tolerant early Restoration period, the play reflects an aristocratic and anti-Puritan ideology, and was controversial fo ...

'' - 'The Country Wife' - 2003 - Silo Theatre (dir. Heath Jones)

Voice Work

*George FM - various - 2002–2003 *''

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury ''Power Rangers Cosmic Fury'' is the thirtieth season of the American television series ''Power Rangers''. The season was announced on August 28, 2022, and premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2023. ''Cosmic Fury'' uses some footage from '' Uc ...

'' - Bajillia Naire - 2023

Other

based singer (lyric

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), dancer

Video game

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Path of Exile ''Path of Exile'' is a free-to-play action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Following an open beta phase, the game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2013. A version for Xbox One was released in ...

'' - 'Oshabi' - 2020

References

External links

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