Tandy Wright is a popular Kiwi actress, known for starring in the television series Shortland Street (1996), Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby (2005), and Nothing Trivial (2011). Apart from being an accomplished actress, she also works as an intimacy coordinator and is the vice president of Equality New Zealand.
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Wiki/Biography
Tandi Wright was born on Monday, May 4, 1970 (age 50 years; as in 2020) in Zambia, East Africa. He did his schooling from Wellington High School, New Zealand. Since Tandi’s parents were from the entertainment industry, she gravitated towards acting at a very young age. At the age of six, he secured a role in the television series Governor Gray (1976), in which he played one of George Grey’s grandsons. In 1993, she enrolled in an acting course at Toi Whakari: NZ Drama School in Wellington, New Zealand. Toi Whakari: After completing her acting course at the NZ Drama School, Tandy Wright began her career as a theater artist, meanwhile honing her acting skills at Shakespeare’s Globe, London.
tandi wright childhood photo
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Hazel Brown
Eye Colour: Medium Blonde
Family and ethnicity
parents and siblings
Tandi Wright’s father, Vernon Wright, was a journalist at ‘The Listener’, and her mother, Deena Priestley, is a former Kiwi actress and a writer. He has two sisters, Justine Wright who works as a film editor, and Nikki Wright who is a policy advisor at the Department of Conservation (DOC).
tandi wright’s parents
Justin Wright
Relationships, Husband and Children
Tandi Wright’s husband, Michael Byron, is an author. His daughter’s name is Olive Beran.
Tandi Wright with her husband and daughter
livelihood
Television
At the age of six, Tandy made her television debut in the show Governor Gray (1976), in which she played one of George Grey’s grandchildren. In 1996, she came into limelight with the popular New Zealand soap opera ‘Shortland Street’, in which she played the role of Caroline Buxton, a nurse.
Tandi Wright in Shortland Street (1996)
In 2006, she came into limelight in the Kiwi television series Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby, in which she played Fen Partington.
Tandi Wright in Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby (2006)
In 2011, she starred in the show Nothing Trivial, in which she played Catherine Duvall, an attractive, intelligent and acerbic doctor who is an expert in medicine, science and everything about France.
In 2015, she appeared in the Australian-New Zealand comedy-drama television series ‘800 Words’, in which she played the recurring role of Laura Turner. His other major works include Crash Palace (2001), Willy Nilly (2003), Serial Killers (2004), The Lost Children (2006), This Is Not My Life (2010), etc.
film
In 1984, Tandy Wright made her film debut in ‘Iris’. Subsequently, she appeared in various films such as Raising Valon (2004), Not Only But Always (2004), Black Sheep (2006), etc. In 2006, she gained popularity with the New Zealand crime drama film Out of the Blue, in which she played Julie-Anne Bryson. In 2012, she appeared as Karen in the film Kiwi Flyer, which earned her a nomination in the category Best Actress Award (2012) at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards.
Kiwi Flyer (2012)
OTT/Web Series
In 2015, she starred in the American web series The Returned in which she played Claire Winship. The story of the series revolves around a fictional town, Caldwell, where the lives of the residents are disrupted when their long-dead relatives begin to reappear.
Tandi Wright in The Returned (2015)
In 2020 she appeared in Amazon Prime’s The Wilds (2020), in which she played Marianne Rilke.
awards/honors
- Nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress at the New Zealand Screen Awards (2005) for the television series Serial Killers (2004)
- Nominated for Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards (2008) for the film Out of the Blue (2006)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the New Zealand Film & TV Awards (2011) for the television series This Is Not My Life (2010).
- Nominated for Best Actress Award (2012) at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards for the film Kiwi Flyer
- Nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival (2012) for the television series Nothing Trivial (2011)
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2018, she began working as an Intimacy Coordinator.
- She is the Vice President of Equity, an industry union and professional organization representing artists working in New Zealand’s entertainment industries.
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