Career

She starred in Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

for nine years, transforming Rachel McKenna

Rachel McKenna

Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield. Rachel first appeared on the show from 1993 to 1999. Then from 2001 to 2003. Rachel then made a very brief appearance in 2007 before returning as a core cast member in October 2009...

 from the school girl daughter of clinic boss into a university student, bar manager and later, a Shortland Street clinic employee.

Bloomfield has also performed in a number of feature films including Bonjour Timothy and The Frighteners

The Frighteners

The Frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. The film's cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey and Chi McBride...

. Acting has taken a back seat for the last three years as she has become a mother of two but she has kept her hand in directing for Shortland Street on and off and she is looking forward to performing again. She attended Massey High School

Massey High School

Massey High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand established in 1969. The school is located on the western edge of the city, giving it a blend of suburban and rural students. It has experienced significant roll growth over the past few years and is now the...

 in West Auckland.
She is married to Chris Houston and has two children, Max and Maya.

Bloomfield has also been a contestant on the N.Z show, Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces eight local celebrities paired with professional ballroom danceers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing...

and was in 2006 voted as having New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

's best breasts. Angela returned to Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

 in October 2009 for a further stint as Rachel McKenna. She has since been promoted to the main cast for the 2010 season.

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