Amanda Billing Explained

Amanda Billing
Birth Name:	Amanda Joselyn Marie Billing
Birth Date:	12 April 1976
Birth Place:	New Zealand
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2000–Present

Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years in Christchurch. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours in Geography from the University of Canterbury, she trained at the Christchurch College of Education and became a high school teacher.^{[3] [4]}

Billing was involved in drama throughout her teaching years and has acted in a few amateur stage productions including Cloud Nine and The Country Wife. She has worked at several schools throughout Auckland teaching Geography, English and Social Studies, most recently at Rangitoto College.^[5]

Credits

Television

• Shortland Street - (Sarah Potts) - Core Cast 2004–2014, Guest 2023 South Pacific Pictures^{[6] [7]}
• Find Me a Māori Bride - (Crystal Leslie) - Main Cast (2015–present)
• Newsworthy - (Herself) - Guest Cast (2015)
• The Cul de Sac - (Rose's mother) (2015)
• The Brokenwood Mysteries - (Brenda White) (2016)
• Power Rangers Ninja Steel - (Principal Hastings) (2017–2018)
• Kid Sister - (Keren) (2022)^[8]

Theatre

• Dust Pilgrim - Multiple Characters - 2018 - Red Leap Theatre (dir. Julie Nolan)
• Boys Will Be Boys - 'Astrid' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
• The Book of Everything - 'Mother' - 2016 - Silo Theatre (dir. Sophie Roberts)
• Cabaret - 'Sally Bowles' - 2010 - Auckland Theatre Company (dir. Michael Hurst)
• Threepenny Opera - 'Polly Peachum' - 2008 - Silo Theatre and The Large Group (dir. Michael Hurst)
• Cloud Nine - 'Edward' (Act I), 'Victoria' (Act II) - 2004 - Silo Theatre (dir. Edwin Wright)
• As You Like It - 'Rosalind' - 2003/2004 - Legacy Theatre Co. (dir. Tim Flavell)
• Home Ground - 'Margaret' - 2003 - Auckland Performing Arts Centre (dir. Carla Martel)
• The Country Wife - 'The Country Wife' - 2003 - Silo Theatre (dir. Heath Jones)

Voice Work

• George FM - various - 2002–2003
• Power Rangers Cosmic Fury - Bajillia Naire - 2023

Other

• Auckland based singer (lyric Soprano), dancer

Video game

• Path of Exile - 'Oshabi' - 2020 ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amanda Billing NZ On Screen. Screen. NZ On. www.nzonscreen.com. en. 2019-07-06.
2. News: Former Shortland Street star Amanda Billing to play Lady Macbeth. Dennett. Kelly. The New Zealand Herald. 2017-11-25. 2019-07-06. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
3. Web site: Amanda Billing SHORTLAND STREET TV2 tvnz.co.nz. tvnz.co.nz. 2019-07-06.
4. News: Masterton's very own Shortland Street star. The New Zealand Herald. 2004-09-24. 2019-07-06. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
5. Web site: Amanda Billing's acting secret. Now To Love. en. 2019-07-06.
6. News: 25 Years of Shortland Street: Amanda Billing. Screen. Nicky Harrop for New Zealand on. The New Zealand Herald. 2017-05-12. 2019-07-06. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
7. News: The Bad Seed's star-studded line-up. The New Zealand Herald. 2019-03-23. 2019-07-06. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
8. Web site: Brooks . Sam . 2022-05-26 . Review: Kid Sister aims for greatness, and ends up somewhere pretty close . 2022-06-14 . The Spinoff.
9. Web site: Amanda Billing. 2 June 2020.