Katie Wolfe

Katie Wolfe (born 1968) is a New Zealand actress and director.

Katie Wolfe
Born1968 (age 5253)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
OccupationActress, director
Years active1982–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1994)
Children2

Personal life

Katie Wolfe was born in New Plymouth in 1968, the daughter of Neil and Raewyn Wolfe. Her Taranaki Iwi names are Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama.[1] She has three siblings; Todd, Brooke and Sally. In 1986 she enrolled at Victoria University and graduated with a BA in English. She graduated from New Zealand acting school Toi Whakaari in 1990.[2] Wolfe married fellow actor Tim Balme in 1994, and together they have two children; daughter Edie (b. 2001) and son Nikau (b. 2006). Wolfe also has a step-son, Sam (b. 1987).[3]

Career

Her first professional acting job was at Dunedin's Fortune Theatre, followed by several episodes of NHNZ's children's nature series Wild Track, as the presenter.

Her first television role was as Ginny Gannaway on the series Marlin Bay, a role which lasted three years, and her big screen debut was in The Last Tattoo, in which she played the missing girlfriend of a World War II GI.

Recently Wolfe has moved into directing. Her first 2 short films "This is Her" and "Redemption" both premiered at Sundance, and went on to screen in Berlinale, New York and Telluride. Her first feature-length film, titled Kawa, was an adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's book, Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

Wolfe joined seven other Māori women to direct the omnibus film, Waru (2017). Each woman contributed a 10-minute segment of events circling around the tangi of a boy named Waru. After its debut at the 2017 NZ International Film Festival, Waru earned significant social media attention, and screened at the Toronto and ImagineNATIVE festivals.[4]

Filmography - screen credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Last Tattoo Rose Mitchell
1994 La vie en rose Audrey Foggin
1995 Lemming Aid Short
1996 Planet Man E.T. short
2000 The Irrefutable Truth About Demons Bennie
2011 The Off Season Short
2016 Ukaipo Whenua Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Marlin Bay Ginny Gannaway TV series
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Anna (age 18-22) "Some Live Like Lazarus"
1996 Cover Story TV series
1997-98 Shortland Street Dr. Bridget Hastings Regular role
1999 Duggan Brenda Marshall "Food to Die For"
1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Arciana "Be Deviled"
2001-03 Mercy Peak Amanda Masefield Recurring role
2016 The Brokenwood Mysteries Nicole "The Black Widower"

Other work

Year Title Notes
2003-07 Shortland Street Director (3 episodes)
2004 Living the Dream Director, TV series
2008 This Is Her Director, short film
2009 Go Girls Director (4 episodes)
2010 Redemption Director & Writer, short film
2010 Kawa Director
2010-12 Shortland Street Producer (59 episodes)
2017 Waru Co-Director & Co-Writer

Theatre

Directing

Wolfe has directed a number of plays including:

Acting Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The God Boy Molly Downstage Theatre
2000 Haruru Mai Paloma NZ International Festival
2001 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia NZ Actors Company
2002 Queen Leah Edgmar NZ Actors Company

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
1995 New Zealand Film and TV Awards Best Female Performance in Supporting Role - Film The Last Tattoo Nominated
1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role - Television Marlin Bay Nominated
1997 TV Guide Television Awards Best Actress Cover Story, episode 7 Won
2008 New Zealand Film and TV Awards Film Award for Best Short Film This Is Her Nominated
2008 Antipodes Film Festival Nicolas Baudin Award for Best Short Film This Is Her Won
2008 Prague International Short Film Festival Best Audience Film Award This Is Her Won
2009 Filmets - Badalona Short Film Festival Venus de Badalona for Best Short Film This Is Her Won
2009 Aspen Shortsfest Jury Award for Best Comedy This Is Her Won
2009 Hamptons International Film Festival[10] Audience Award for Best Short This Is Her Won
2009 Palm Springs Shortfest Future Filmmaker Award Won
2010 Show Me Shorts Film Festival Best Film This Is Her Won
2010 ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival Jury Award for Best Short Drama Redemption Won
2010 ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival Cynthia Lickers-Sage Award for Emerging Talent Redemption Won
2011 Sundance Film Festival Short Filmmaking Award in International Redemption Nominated

References

  1. Dann, Jennifer (25 September 2017). "Twelve questions: Why Katie Wolfe left Shortland Street - and what she's doing now". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "NZ on Screen". NZ on Screen.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. Virginia Winder (12 December 2003). "Katie Wolfe's Dramatic Life... So Far". Pukeariki.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  4. "Waru". NZOnScreen. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. "Aroha Awarau". Playmarket. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. "Interview: Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Katie Wolfe on the play Luncheon". Now To Love. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. Zealand (www.bka.co.nz), Site designed and developed by bka interactive ltd, Auckland, New. "The Haka Party Incident". www.atc.co.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. Smythe, John (10 September 2017). "ANAHERA - Inescapable truths honoured with compelling integrity". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. Zealand (www.bka.co.nz), Site designed and developed by bka interactive ltd, Auckland, New. "The Haka Party Incident". www.atc.co.nz. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. "Hamptons International Film Fest winners announced". 27east.com. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2017.


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