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GeraldineBrophy

  • Actor
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Geraldine Brophy is one of our most loved and recognisable actors. She has a swag of awards for her work, which — she half-jokes — come in handy as doorstops. After beginning her screen career with walk-on parts in McPhail and Gadsby, she went on to iconic titles like Shortland Street and Second-Hand Wedding. Brophy has gone on to a second act in her career, writing for the theatre.

Screenography

Little Apocalypse - Episode One
2023 As: Nanny Television
2019 As: Aunty Ngaire Film
2017 As: Andy Film

Biography

Geraldine Brophy knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actor. While growing up in Birmingham, England, she saw her very first production, a pantomime of Dick Whittington. As the lights went down and the curtain went up, she fell in love with the craft.

Awards

2015 New York City International Film Festival
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Feature (Length) Film: How to Murder Your Wife

2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Actress - Film: for Second-Hand Wedding

“Brophy is the secret of this film's success. Her Jill is a rare combination of great dignity and impeccable comic timing; the best single performance I've seen in a New Zealand film for years. ”

Graeme Tuckett, reviewing Second-Hand Wedding in the Dominion Post

Related images

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Geraldine Brophy and Ian Mune celebrate having won Best Actor and Best Actress for Home Movie in the 1998 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.
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Geraldine Brophy having won Best Actress for her part as Bridie at the 1998 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.
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