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Teuila Blakely
New Zealand actress
Teuila Blakely (born 13 January 1975) is a New Zealand born actress, best known for her roles in Shortland Street, Sione's Wedding, Sione's 2: Unfinished Business, Filthy Rich, and Power Rangers Beast Morphers.
Teuila Blakely | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-01-13) 13 January 1975 (age 49) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Children | 1 |
Blakely was born on 13 January 1975 in New Zealand. She was raised in Tauranga, New Zealand and is the fourth of five children. Her mother was a Mormon and her father was Catholic.[1]
Blakely started her acting career with minor roles in the Polynesian film The Legend of Johnny Lingo, an appearance on the television series Outrageous Fortune as Savannah, and a voice acting role in Bro'Town as Sina Tapili.[2][3] Her first major film role came when she was cast as Leilani in the 2006 comedy Sione's Wedding.[2] She returned as Leilani in the 2012 sequel Sione's 2: Unfinished Business.[4]
Blakely is most known for her television role as Vasa Levi on the popular prime-time soap opera Shortland Street from 2010 to 2014.[5] In 2015, Blakely was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars but she and partner Scott Cole were eliminated on 29 June.[6] In 2016, Blakely was cast play the role of Malia on the television series Filthy Rich[7] and also sang "This Is For My Girls" with Laura Daniel, Daisy Lawless, Lucy Lawless, Saraid Cameron, Kimberley Crossman, Kura Forrester and Ilah Cooper.
In 2021, she made an appearance as TV3's guest panellist reacting to the interview between Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[8]
Blakely gave birth to her son Jared at the age of 17.[9]
Film
| Year | Title | Notes | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | Natiti's Sister | |
| 2006 | Sione's Wedding | Leilani | |
| 2012 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | Leilani | |
| 2022 | A Royal Treatment | Netflix | Queen Catherine |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2009 | Bro'Town | Sina Tapili | Voice |
| 2005 | Outrageous Fortune | Savannah | |
| 2010 | Radiradirah | Handmaiden / Aroha | |
| 2010 | This Is Not My Life | Lani / Mani | |
| 2010-2014 | Shortland Street | Vasa Levi | |
| 2012 | Missing Christmas | Kiri TePania | TV movie |
| 2015 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | |
| 2015 | Westside | Talita | |
| 2016-2017 | The Barefoot Bandits | Kiri / Kiri TePania | Voice |
| 2017 | Filthy Rich | Malia | |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | Spyclops | Voice |
| 2018 | Funny Girls | Various | |
| 2019–2020 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Commander Shaw | |
| 2022 | Power Rangers Dino Fury | General Shaw | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Power Rangers Cosmic Fury | General Shaw | 1 episode |
- "The Great Kiwi Childhood: Teuila Blakely". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Barry, Rebecca (17 March 2006). "Teuila Blakely makes the leap to the silver screen". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Whiteside, Andrew (26 January 2016). "Teuila Blakely: Learning on the job". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Jenkin, Lydia (12 January 2012). "Sione's Wedding boys back in business". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Lu, Anne (30 May 2014). "Teuila Blakely Reportedly Leaving Shortland Street". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Sim, Keren (30 June 2015). "Teuila Blakely's journey on Dancing with the Stars". nowtolove.co.nz. Woman's Day. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- Simich, Ricardo (15 October 2016). "Teuila to get bitchy on Filthy Rich". Spy News. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- "Royal comments about Archie's skin colour not necessarily racist - Teuila Blakely". www.msn.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- Milford, Catherine (19 March 2013). "Teuila Blakely: Our amazing journey". nowtolove.co.nz. Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
