Bonnie Soper
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Bonnie Soper is a New Zealand film and television actress.
and Craig Parker
.
In 2006, Bonnie scored a lead role in the New Zealand feature film The Devil Dared Me To
, released in cinemas on 11 October 2007. In Arkles Entertainment's feature film The Map Reader, scheculed to be released in 2008 she will play a young blind woman. Other credits include the short film We The Living, commercials and a music video for New Zealand band Dimmer.
In 2007, she featured in New Zealand band Deja Voodoo's music video Tracey, a song from the soundtrack of her film debut The Devil Dared Me To. Bonnie recently appeared in the new music video The Night, performed by New Zealand band Goodnight Nurse
, the video was released in Australia and New Zealand on 4 February 2008.
on New Zealand soap opera
Shortland Street
. Her first scenes were on the episode based on a day in the life of Joey Henderson the shortland street serial killer, which screened on 5 February 2008.
On 16 February 2008 Southland Times newspaper revealed that Bonnie's Shortland Street contract had been extended to three months after initially being contracted for three to six weeks. It was announced on 17 April 2008 that she will be returning to the show on 5 May. She appears on the 2008 cast photo. Bonnie is now a full time cast member and is featured in the opening credits.
On Friday 18 December 2009, Bonnie left the show as her character was accidentally killed by Kieran Mitchell
, who is portrayed by Adam Rickitt
.
Sovereign Sand To Surf in March 2009 and in the North Shore
King of the Bays swim in April 2009. After leaving Shortland Street at the end of 2009, Bonnie now moved back to Invercargill.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play The Pillowman which she co-starred in with former and current Shortland Street actors Oliver DriverOliver Driver
Oliver Driver is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter.-Television:Driver was the host of Let's Be Frank, and the Creative Director of New Zealand's only alternative music television station, ALT TV, The channel is now no longer on air...
and Craig Parker
Craig Parker
Craig Parker is a New Zealand actor who was based in the United Kingdom for some time, but now resides in New Zealand. His grandfather moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to Fiji when he was stationed during his years of service in the British Army...
.
In 2006, Bonnie scored a lead role in the New Zealand feature film The Devil Dared Me To
The Devil Dared Me To
The Devil Dared Me To is a New Zealand film written by and starring Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealander in that profession...
, released in cinemas on 11 October 2007. In Arkles Entertainment's feature film The Map Reader, scheculed to be released in 2008 she will play a young blind woman. Other credits include the short film We The Living, commercials and a music video for New Zealand band Dimmer.
In 2007, she featured in New Zealand band Deja Voodoo's music video Tracey, a song from the soundtrack of her film debut The Devil Dared Me To. Bonnie recently appeared in the new music video The Night, performed by New Zealand band Goodnight Nurse
Goodnight Nurse
Goodnight Nurse was a pop punk band from New Zealand, formed in Auckland, in 2001. The group originally began as a trio, but later changed to a four-piece prior to the release of their second album...
, the video was released in Australia and New Zealand on 4 February 2008.
Shortland Street
She is currently best known for her role of Morgan BraithwaiteMorgan Braithwaite
Morgan Braithwaite was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Bonnie Soper since February 5, 2008. Morgan died on December 18 2009 after Kieran Mitchell accidentally ran her over with Rachel's car.-Character:Morgan Braithwaite was quiet, polite...
on New Zealand soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
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...
. Her first scenes were on the episode based on a day in the life of Joey Henderson the shortland street serial killer, which screened on 5 February 2008.
On 16 February 2008 Southland Times newspaper revealed that Bonnie's Shortland Street contract had been extended to three months after initially being contracted for three to six weeks. It was announced on 17 April 2008 that she will be returning to the show on 5 May. She appears on the 2008 cast photo. Bonnie is now a full time cast member and is featured in the opening credits.
On Friday 18 December 2009, Bonnie left the show as her character was accidentally killed by Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high profile storylines from early 2007 to mid 2010....
, who is portrayed by Adam Rickitt
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor, singer-songwriter and model.-Biography:Rickitt was born in Crewe, Cheshire, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency...
.
Personal
She is a keen swimmer, taking part in the Mount MaunganuiMount Maunganui
Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga. It was independent from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988....
Sovereign Sand To Surf in March 2009 and in the North Shore
North Shore, New Zealand
North Shore City was the name of a city that existed in the Auckland region of New Zealand from 1989 until 2010. The city had a population of making it the fourth most populous city in New Zealand prior to November 2010...
King of the Bays swim in April 2009. After leaving Shortland Street at the end of 2009, Bonnie now moved back to Invercargill.
TV
- Müller Light (TV Commercial, 2010) - Girl in Car
- Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland 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...
(TV, 2008–2009) - Morgan BraithwaiteMorgan BraithwaiteMorgan Braithwaite was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Bonnie Soper since February 5, 2008. Morgan died on December 18 2009 after Kieran Mitchell accidentally ran her over with Rachel's car.-Character:Morgan Braithwaite was quiet, polite... - Breakfast (TV interview, 13 March 2007) - Herself
Film
- The Map Reader (film, 2009) - Mary
- The Devil Dared Me ToThe Devil Dared Me ToThe Devil Dared Me To is a New Zealand film written by and starring Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealander in that profession...
(film 2007) - Tracy Jones - We The LivingWe the LivingWe the Living is the first novel published by the Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand. It was also Rand's first statement against communism. First published in 1936, it is a story of life in post-revolutionary Russia. Rand observes in the foreword to this book that We the Living was the closest she...
(short film)
Theatre
- The PillowmanThe PillowmanThe Pillowman is a 2003 play by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995...
(August–October 2007) - The Mother - Based on Auckland
- Tis Pity She's a Whore (April 2007) - Annabella
- Balm in GileadBalm in GileadBalm in Gilead is a 1965 play written by American playwright Lanford Wilson.-Dramatic structure:Wilson's first full-length effort, Balm in Gilead centers on a cafe frequented by heroin addicts, prostitutes and thieves...
- La Morta Finta
- At the BayAt the BayAt The Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published the London Mercury in January 1922, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.-Plot summary:IThe shepherd is with his dog on Crescent Bay....
- Spring AwakeningSpring AwakeningSpring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
- Spinning Tales
- Happy EndHappy End (musical)Happy End is a surrealistic three-act musical comedy by Kurt Weill, Elisabeth Hauptmann, and Bertolt Brecht which first opened in Berlin at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm on September 2, 1929. It closed after seven performances...