Carla Crozier-Leach
Encyclopedia
Carla Crozier-Leach is a fictional character on the New Zealand
soap opera
Shortland Street
. She was portrayed by Elisabeth Easther and was the soaps first on screen murderer, thus garnering an icon status.
's estranged sister. She got a job at the hospital and immediately took a dislike to Tiffany Pratt
. She attempted to blackmail Tiffany but Ellen sorted the situation out. Carla soon started to date Ellen's ex, Bernie and the two soon married. Carla convinced Tiffany to walk into the middle of the road while ill, nearly killing her. At the end of the year, Carla took it upon herself to sort out an abusive truck driver by getting him arrested for drink driving, however nothing went to plan and he ended up driving into reception, fatally injuring Carmen
.
In 1996 Bernie realized his wife was mentally unstable and began to beat her. Carla started an affair with Sam Aleni
and promised she would break up with Bernie. When an earthquake hit, Bernie was knocked out by a large candlestick. Carla found him and beat him to death with the candlestick, making it appear as though he had died in the earthquake. Sam rejected Carla and so she put broken glass in his food, shredding his insides. Carla soon realized that the staff suspected her of the murder and she slit her wrists. Ellen had her sectioned, causing Carla to attempt to murder her. Carla was then sent to a psychiatric ward and has not been mentioned since.
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...
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...
. She was portrayed by Elisabeth Easther and was the soaps first on screen murderer, thus garnering an icon status.
Storylines
Carla arrived to the street in 1995 as Ellen CrozierEllen Crozier
Ellen Crozier is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Robyn Malcolm from 1994 to 1999. Since then Ellen has become an iconic character on the soap in part due to the success of Malcolm.-1994-1999:...
's estranged sister. She got a job at the hospital and immediately took a dislike to Tiffany Pratt
Tiffany Pratt
Tiffany Marinovich is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Alison James between 1995 and 1998.-Creation and casting:...
. She attempted to blackmail Tiffany but Ellen sorted the situation out. Carla soon started to date Ellen's ex, Bernie and the two soon married. Carla convinced Tiffany to walk into the middle of the road while ill, nearly killing her. At the end of the year, Carla took it upon herself to sort out an abusive truck driver by getting him arrested for drink driving, however nothing went to plan and he ended up driving into reception, fatally injuring Carmen
Carmen Roberts
Carmen Roberts was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Theresa Healey and appeared on the show from her arrival in mid 1993 to her death in late 1995...
.
In 1996 Bernie realized his wife was mentally unstable and began to beat her. Carla started an affair with Sam Aleni
Sam Aleni
Sam Aleni was a fictional character on the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Rene Naufahu and was part of the original cast.-1992-1993:...
and promised she would break up with Bernie. When an earthquake hit, Bernie was knocked out by a large candlestick. Carla found him and beat him to death with the candlestick, making it appear as though he had died in the earthquake. Sam rejected Carla and so she put broken glass in his food, shredding his insides. Carla soon realized that the staff suspected her of the murder and she slit her wrists. Ellen had her sectioned, causing Carla to attempt to murder her. Carla was then sent to a psychiatric ward and has not been mentioned since.