Katrina Devine
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Katrina Devine is a 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...

 actress.

Biography

During school, Devine acted in various amateur and school productions. She migrated to 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...

 with
her family when she was 6 and competed in Irish dance
Irish dance
Irish dancing or Irish dance is a group of traditional dance forms originating in Ireland which can broadly be divided into social dance and performance dances. Irish social dances can be divided further into céilí and set dancing...

 during her teens.

In 1994, Katrina earned a role on 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...

, which she appeared in for eight years playing receptionist Minnie Crozier. In 1998, she won the best supporting actress award at the New Zealand Television Awards for her work on the show.

Later, in 2001, Devine married former Shortland Street co-star Blair Strang
Blair Strang
Blair Strang is a New Zealand actor. He is most noted for playing ambulance driver Rangi Heremaia on New Zealand's longest-running soap opera, Shortland Street, between 1995 and 2001.-Early life:...

; the couple later divorced. In 2003, Katrina played villainess Marah on Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
Power Rangers Ninja Storm is an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. This is the first season to be filmed in New Zealand and also the second season to be under the BVS copyright...

; she returned to play Cassidy on Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...

 in 2004.

In addition to acting, Devine has sung in several musical productions and is the editor of the New Zealand teen magazine
Teen magazine
Teen magazines are magazines aimed at female teenage readers. They usually consist of gossip, news, fashion tips and interviews and may include posters, stickers, small samples of cosmetics or other products and inserts. Magazines targeting teenage boys are not often called teen...

 Creme.

Filmography

  • 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...

     (1992/TV), Minnie Crozier
  • Death of a Theatre Manager (2001/Short Film), Ophelia
  • Atomic Twister (2002/TV movie), Gloria
  • Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
    Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
    Power Rangers Ninja Storm is an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. This is the first season to be filmed in New Zealand and also the second season to be under the BVS copyright...

     (2003/TV), Marah
  • Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
    Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
    Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...

     (2004/TV), Cassidy Cornell

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