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Claire Chitham

Actor

Claire Chitham spent eight years playing Shortland Street receptionist Waverley Wilson, becoming one of the show’s most popular characters in the process. She went on to a memorable role as "bikie chick" Aurora Bay in Outrageous Fortune, and won an NZ Screen Award for a guest role on Interrogation. In 2019 Chitham was nominated at the NZ Television Awards, after co-starring in black comedy Fresh Eggs.

In Tape she proves herself to be an intelligent actor who can deliver a strong, layered and compelling performance. Shannon Huse, reviewing Claire Chitham in play Tape, 9 August 2004, The NZ Herald