
Birthday:
04-30-1947
(77 years)
Birthplace:
New Zealand
Biography
Elizabeth Hawthorne ONZM (born 30 April 1947) is a New Zealand actress who is known for her role as Mrs. Macready in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the Peter Jackson supernatural comedy The Frighteners.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Act like Mrs. MacReady
event2005 star_border 7.1
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Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
The Frighteners
Act like Magda Rees-Jones
event1996 star_border 6.9
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Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
30 Days of Night
Act like Lucy Ikos
event2007 star_border 6.4
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This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.
The Man Who Lost His Head
Act like Eleanor Harrison
event2007 star_border 5.3
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Martin Clunes stars as a straight-laced museum curator who finds himself travelling to New Zealand to settle a dispute with a Maori community about an ancient carving - with unexpected consequences.
The Royal Treatment
Act like Nonna
event2022 star_border 6.7
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Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to do the hair for the royal wedding, she and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts.
After the Waterfall
Act like Joanna
event2010 star_border 6.1
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A forest ranger is haunted by the disappearance of his four-year-old daughter, and the subsequent breakup of his marriage. He discovers that his ex-wife Ana is pregnant to the policeman in charge of his missing daughter's case.
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Act like Queen Omphale
event1994 star_border 6
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Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercules leads her to a camp of refugees from the city, which has been taken over by Hera's Blue Priests. Hercules helps the refugees take back the city. "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" is the second movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
Jack Be Nimble
Act like Bernice
event1993 star_border 5.3
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Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-sensory powers which tell her that Jack's in danger and drives her to search for him.
No One Can Hear You
Act like Pat Kelly
event2001 star_border 4.9
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Families are dying and reporter Trish (Kelly McGillis) finds herself reporting on a serial killing spree. After her daughter Lisa's (Kate Elliott) best friends are killed, she fears that her family may be on the killers list. Sheriff Webster (Barry Corbin) is not listening to her concerns, which leads Trish to wonder is he or his deputy might be involved. Then Lisa, her boyfriend Ben and her sister Amy receive threats.
White Lies
Act like Matron
event2013 star_border 5.8
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A medicine woman - a giver of life - is asked to hide a secret which may protect one life but which will destroy another.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Act like Orsova
event2009 star_border 6.5
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A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.
Alex
Act like Mrs. Benton
event1993 star_border 5
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It is New Zealand 1959. Teen swimmer Alex Archer has to battle set backs, intense rivalry and personal tragedy in her bid to win selection for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
The Moon Is Upside Down
Act like Faith
event2024
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Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the backdrop of New Zealand's stunning countryside and gritty urban suburbs, three characters grapple with an insatiable yearning for connection.
Adrift
Act like Party Guest 1
event1993 star_border 6.3
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Katie and Guy take a sea cruise in their sailboat and discover a couple on a wrecked boat, victims of a brutal attack by their crew. They take Eliza and Nick on board. The new boarders appear nervous about returning to Honolulu, and when the boat's engines die and other little incidents occur, Katie and Guy start wondering whether the shipwrecked couple are what they appear to be.
Savage Honeymoon
Act like Maisy Savage
event2000 star_border 5
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Dean is threatening to firebomb his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Mickey is filling the garage with stolen goods - again, and pierced teenage daughter, Leesa, is an accident waiting to happen on the family's beloved Triumph motorbike. An unconventional tough family, battling to survive with humour and love, in a world of motor bikes, rock 'n' roll, classic cars and alcohol. This is a family that you probably would not want next door, but they are fun to watch, and they have their ways of holding family together.
The Last Tattoo
Act like Henrietta Simpson
event1994 star_border 5.5
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In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Exposure
Act like Detective Shoorwell
event2001 star_border 4.4
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A photographer's life becomes dangerous when one of his models is murdered.
Pike River
Act like Kath Monk
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Based on the Pike River tragedy of 2010, this drama captures the profound impact of one of the worst mining disasters in New Zealand's history.
Kiss Me Deadly
Act like Jillian
event2008 star_border 5.1
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Settled into a cozy home life in Milan with his boyfriend Paolo and his daughter Julia, photographer and ex-spy Jacob Keane is suddenly drawn back into the espionage world when his old partner Marta reappears with her memory erased.
Hot Target
Act like Suzanne Maxwell
event1985 star_border 3.2
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Wife of successful NZ businessman is seduced by fellow American after "chance" meeting in park. However, Greg has more than love-making with the beautiful Christine in mind.
The Light Between Oceans
Act like Mrs. Hasluck
event2016 star_border 7.1
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A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
Adrift
Act like Christine
event2018 star_border 6.8
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Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp couldn't anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope of rescue, Tami must now find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
Daniel
event2019
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A young novice at an isolated convent is confronted with the sudden desire to explore her sexual self in the wake of meeting a blue-tongued lizard. DANIEL is a religious erotic drama set in rural New Zealand.
Raising Waylon
Act like Harriet Caldwell
event2004 star_border 5.8
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Café-owner Reg and photographer Julia become the unplanned guardians of their godson Waylon after his parents pass away.
Don't Make Me Go
Act like Dr. Felicia Wood
event2022 star_border 7.1
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A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.
Outrageous Fortune
Act like Ngaire Munroe-West (106 ep.)
event2005 star_border 6.8
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After her husband is incarcerated, matriarch Cheryl decides that her career criminal family should go straight and abide by the law.
Cleopatra 2525
Act like The Voice (5 ep.)
event2000 star_border 5.9
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An exotic dancer is frozen in 2001 and unfrozen in 2525 by two female warriors fighting against robots that have taken over the world. The three join forces and try to escape from the underground caves to which humanity has been banished.
800 Words
Act like Trish (6 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.4
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A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.
Burying Brian
(3 ep.)
event2008
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Burying Brian is a New Zealand television series produced by Eyeworks Touchdown which premiered on Television New Zealand's TV ONE on 2 July 2008, and ran for 6 episodes. The series is about Jodie and her three female friends. At the beginning of the first episode, Jodie's husband Brian dies during a domestic dispute. Jodie believes that she may go to jail for his murder, but her friends convince her not to report the death, but instead to bury the body and make it appear that he has run off with another woman.
Although the series was a ratings success, no further episodes were made after the first season.
Sweet Tooth
Act like Oona (2 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.8
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On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.
Cowboy Bebop
Act like Peggy Langford (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 6.6
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Long on style and perpetually short on cash, bounty hunters Spike, Jet and Faye trawl the solar system looking for jobs. But can they outrun Spike's past?
Power Rangers
Act like Ms Allister - Food Critic (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 7.1
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A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Act like Alcmene (3 ep.)
event1995 star_border 7
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The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
My Life Is Murder
Act like Marianne Smalls (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.1
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Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa's unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human nature, allows her to provoke, comfort and push the right buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.
Dark City: The Cleaner
Act like Evelyn Middleton (6 ep.)
event2024 star_border 6.6
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By day, Joe is a cleaner at the police station. But by night, he has another line of work - he's a serial killer who's been dubbed The Christchurch Carver. When another woman is murdered, the police suspect The Carver, but Joe knows it wasn't him.
Wanted
Act like Alice (3 ep.)
event2016 star_border 7
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Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.
Shortland Street
Act like Julia Thornton (245 ep.)
event1992 star_border 5.3
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The lives and loves of the residents of Ferndale.
Filthy Rich
Act like Nancy (33 ep.)
event2016 star_border 4.4
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Three illegitimate children discover they each have a claim to the fortune of one of NZ's wealthiest men, John Truebridge. With so much money on the line, John's legitimate family will do anything to stop these new, unexpected heirs!
Legend of the Seeker
Act like Prelate (3 ep.)
event2008 star_border 7.4
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The adventures of woodsman Richard Cypher, who discovers that he was born to fulfill a prophecy of becoming a guardian hero to oppressed people. With the help of a mysterious woman named Kahlan and a wise old wizard named Zedd, he must stop a ruthless and bloodthirsty tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.
The Tommyknockers
Act like Patricia McCardle (2 ep.)
event1993 star_border 5.6
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A buried UFO slowly turns local inhabitants into gizmo-building alien mutants.
Young Hercules
Act like Hera (voice) (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 5.7
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The adventures of the ancient hero in his youth.
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