Angela Dotchin
Encyclopedia
Angela Marie Dotchin is an actress. She's most known for her roles as Kirsty Knight in Shortland Street
, and as Emilia Rothschild in Jack of All Trades
.
ancestry, with whom she traveled extensively, before the family returned to New Zealand in 1985. Dotchin also has an older sister. She attended Meadowbank Primary, in Meadowbank
, Auckland and Selwyn College
, in Kohimarama, Auckland.
Dotchin was the partner of New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison
for six years.
. At the time, Shortland Street was a private hospital, and Kirsty was one of the two receptionists. Later she moved ‘upstairs’, where she became PA to the clinic’s medical director.
American audiences were introduced to Angela by her roles in the Xena: Warrior Princess
series and the Hercules spin-off show Young Hercules
. Her popularity from these roles helped her land a starring role opposite Bruce Campbell
in the short-lived television series Jack of All Trades.
Subsequently, she has appeared as Auckland private investigator Jodie Keane in a trilogy of made-for-TV thrillers: Lawless, Lawless: Dead Evidence and Lawless: Beyond Justice.
Dotchin moved to Britain
in 2002, and currently works as a personal assistant in the fashion industry.
1994 :NZ Film and Television Awards, for 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...
, and as Emilia Rothschild in Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades
Jack of All Trades is a half-hour long syndicated comedy/action television series which ran for two seasons in 2000. With Cleopatra 2525, it formed the Back2Back Action Hour and both shows were notable for being the first American non-animated action series to be produced in the half-hour format...
.
Personal life
Dotchin was born on 31 March 1974. Her father is a businessman of WelshWelsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
ancestry, with whom she traveled extensively, before the family returned to New Zealand in 1985. Dotchin also has an older sister. She attended Meadowbank Primary, in Meadowbank
Meadowbank
-Places:Australia* Meadowbank, New South WalesEngland* Meadowbank, CheshireNew Zealand* Meadowbank, New Zealand, a suburb of AucklandScotland* Meadowbank, Edinburgh* Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh-Other uses:...
, Auckland and Selwyn College
Selwyn College, Auckland
Selwyn College is a co-educational public secondary school in the Eastern Suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand.Selwyn offers the NCEA qualification, and a Certificate in Performing Arts...
, in Kohimarama, Auckland.
Dotchin was the partner of New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand-born actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series...
for six years.
Career
In 1990, at the age of sixteen, Dotchin began modeling. Her first audition was for the role of Kirsty Knight in the long-running soap opera Shortland StreetShortland 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...
. At the time, Shortland Street was a private hospital, and Kirsty was one of the two receptionists. Later she moved ‘upstairs’, where she became PA to the clinic’s medical director.
American audiences were introduced to Angela by her roles in the Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
series and the Hercules spin-off show Young Hercules
Young Hercules
Young Hercules is a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the title role.-Plot:...
. Her popularity from these roles helped her land a starring role opposite Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor. As a cult movie actor, Campbell starred as Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L.A. and Sundown:...
in the short-lived television series Jack of All Trades.
Subsequently, she has appeared as Auckland private investigator Jodie Keane in a trilogy of made-for-TV thrillers: Lawless, Lawless: Dead Evidence and Lawless: Beyond Justice.
Dotchin moved to Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2002, and currently works as a personal assistant in the fashion industry.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1998 | 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... |
Kirsty Knight | TV series |
| 1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
Soraya | Episode: "Tsunami" |
| 1998-1999 | Young Hercules Young Hercules Young Hercules is a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. It was aired on Fox Kids from September 12, 1998, to May 12, 1999. It lasted one season with 50 episodes and starred Ryan Gosling in the title role.-Plot:... |
Kora | 18 episodes |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
Nautica | Episode: "Love on the Rocks" Episode: "My Best Girl's Wedding" |
| 1999 | Lawless | Jodie Keane | TV movie |
| 2000-2001 | Jack of All Trades | Emilia Smythe Rothschild | 22 episodes |
| 2001 | Lawless: Beyond Justice | Jodie Keane | TV movie |
| 2001 | Lawless: Dead Evidence | Jodie Keane | TV movie |
| 2004 | Serial Killers | Chrissy | Episode: "Product Placement" |
| 2005 | Maiden Voyage | Renee Price | TV movie |
Nominations
1997 :NZ Film and Television Awards, for Shortland StreetShortland 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...
1994 :NZ Film and Television Awards, for 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...