Miranda Harcourt
Actor · Writer · Producer · Dramaturgy
Active 1982–present · Awards: Arts and Culture award, New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993, NEXT Woman of the Year: Arts & Culture, Outstanding Performance, Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Miranda Catherine Millais McKenzie is a New Zealand actress and acting coach. Her career began playing boy characters on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s. She is best known for her role as Gemma in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss.
Filmography
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — OlgaThe Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) — PaulaWellington Paranormal (2018) — Mrs HopperAuckward Love (2015) — Script ConsultantThe Changeover (2017) — Director · ProducerBad Blood (1982) — Ivy SmithFracture (2004) — Irene RosserTangiwai: A Love Story (2011) — Nerissa's MotherFor Good (2003) — Fleur HillGloss (1987) — GemmaThe Rehearsal (2016) — LiviaThe Dig (1994) — DaughterTyphon's People (1993) — Hilary GladstoneTreacle (2019) — DramaturgySend a Gorilla (1988) — Kerry-AnnePassion in Paradise (2014) — Professor Elaine WilliamsExistence (2012) — ChaperoneDangerous Ride (2010)No Acting In It (2023) — Writer · ProducerSnap (1994) — Isabel Friend · Script ConsultantUntil Proven Innocent (2009) — Dr Patricia SullivanJean (2016) — Ellen BattenDirty Creature (1995) — BrideVoiceover (1996) — Director · Writer