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Sarah Peirse is a New Zealand actress. She works both on screen and stage, best known for her portrayals of two very different mothers — the kind-hearted yet stricken mother Honora Rieper in Heavenly Creatures, and the disaffected sophisticate Kate in Rain. Later roles include Hilda in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, as well as Dr. Gladys Bell in the television series Sweet Tooth.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role
1980 A Woman of Good Character Lizzie
1985 Sylvia Vivian Wallop
1986 My Letter to George
Arriving Tuesday Carol
1988 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Linnet
1994 Heavenly Creatures Honora Parker Rieper
2001 Rain Kate
2002 Unconditional Love Florist
2011 Bliss: The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield Annie Beauchamp
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Hilda Blanca
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Hilda Blanca
2018 Mortal Engines Dr. Twix
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Aftershock Angela Flite TV movie
2010 Spirited Charlotte
2010-17 Offspring Marjorie Van Dyke Recurring role
2014 Old School [2] Margaret McCabe 8 episodes
Rake Politicians Commissioner 1 episode
2016 The Shannara Chronicles Pyria 2 episodes
Hunters Finnerman Main role
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Detective Staszic Main role
2017-19 The Letdown [3][4] Verity 8 episodes
2020 Stateless Genevieve Main role
2021 Sweet Tooth Dr. Gladys Bell 3 episodes
2021-23 Under the Vines Marissa 11 episodes
2021-23 Love Me (Australian TV series)[5] Christine Mathieson 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Peirse". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/abc-announces-new-crime-series-old-school.html
  3. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/cameras-roll-on-season-2-of-the-letdown.html
  4. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/06/cameras-roll-on-the-letdown-series-for-abc-netflix.html
  5. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/love-me-new-local-drama-for-binge-foxtel.html

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Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
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