Ilona Rodgers: Close to Home, Gloss and more...

Ilona Rodgers has featured in an array of theatre, film and TV roles in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Probably best known for playing Maxine Redfern in Gloss, Rodgers has been a stalwart of locally made programmes such as Close to Home and Hunter's Gold. Her other screen credits include the sitcom version of The Billy T James Show, Marlin Bay and classic movie Utu.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Rodgers talks about:

• Close to Home and the pioneering days of New Zealand television
• Frightening tourists on the set of Hunter's Gold
• The joy of being paid to be a well-dressed bitch on Gloss
• Taking a gamble on Marlin Bay
• The privilege of working with Billy T James
• Plunging off a balcony on the set of Utu
• Reflections on how lucky she has been in her career

This video was first uploaded on 27 October 2009, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside