Jaime Rachel Renee Passier-Armstrong (born August 24, 1981) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for her role of

Jay Copeland Jessica "Jay" Copeland is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong from mid-2004 to mid-2007. She was the show's first lesbian regular character and longtime love intere ...

in the

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Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...

''.

Early years

Passier-Armstrong was born in Queenstown, New Zealand. She began her professional career at the age of twelve on the TV series, "Plainclothes".

Career

In 2000, Passier-Armstrong was selected for the female lead role of Ripeka Bastion in the drama film Crooked Earth. In 2004, she joined the cast in New Zealand's top rating television soap opera series ''Shortland Street''. She received a nomination for Best Actress in the TV Guide's Peoples Choice Awards for her role as

in the show. She also appeared in the bilingual drama television series Korero Mai.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Passier-Armstrong, Jaime 1981 births Living people New Zealand soap opera actresses New Zealand film actresses 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses People from Queenstown, New Zealand Actors from Otago