Fiona Samuel

Born1961 (age 62–63)
Scotland
OccupationWriter
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationToi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
Notable awardsArts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate (2012)

Fiona Samuel MNZM is a New Zealand writer, actor and director who was raised 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] Samuel's award-winning career spans theatre, film, radio and television.

Plays

Publications

Short film

Television

Radio

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fiona Samuel". The Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Fiona Samuel". Playmarket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Forster, Michelanne; Plumb, Vivienne (2013). Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607471.
  5. ^ "Playmarket". Playmarket. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, David (2011). No. 8 wire: eight plays from eight decades. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607426.
  7. ^ Samuel, Fiona (1995). Lashings of Whipped Cream: A session with a teenage dominatrix. Wellington: Women's Play Press. ISBN 0958339341.
  8. ^ Samueal, Fiona; Walker, Stephen; Hoar, Stuart (1989). Three Radio Plays. Wellington: Victoria University Press. ISBN 086473090X.
  9. ^ "NZ On Screen – Fiona Samuel – Overview & biography". NZONSCREEN. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. ^ "NZ On Screen". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  11. ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  12. ^ "NEXT Woman of the Year Winners 2015". www.scoop.co.nz. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. ^ "NZ Writers Guild – SWANZ Awards 2014". New Zealand Writer's Guild. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.