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LisaCrittenden

  • Actor
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At age 17, Melbourne-raised Lisa Crittenden played daughter to Ilona Rodgers on Australian TV hit The Sullivans. A decade later, she shot into Kiwi screen history thanks to soap Shortland Street. As hard-bitten chief nurse Carrie Burton, she uttered a much quoted line mentioning Guatemala in the soap's first 10 minutes on air. The following year she had triplets on the show, and sang on successful spin-off single 'Keeping Up the Love Thing'. After acting in Cover Story and short film Black Bitch, Crittenden returned to Australia with her Kiwi husband. Her CV includes roles in Aussie hits Prisoner and Sons and Daughters.

Screenography

2019 As: Head Nurse Carrie Burton Web
Short Cuts (Australian TV Series)
2001 As: Gabi's Mum, As: Gabi's Mum Series
Pio!
1997 - 1999 Subject Series
1996 As: Tiffany Television

“You're not in Guatemala now Doctor Ropata.”

The immortal line uttered by Director of Nursing Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden) in Shortland Street's very first episode, on 25 May 1992

Related images

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Shortland Street's main cast from 1992, the show's first year on air. Back Row: Doctor Chris Warner (Michael Galvin), Nurse Steve Mills (Andrew Robertt), Doctor Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison), Nurse Alison Raynor (Danielle Cormack), Guy Warner (Craig Parker). Middle: Jenny Harrison (Maggie Harper), Doctor Meredith Fleming (Stephanie Wilkin), Nurse Jacki Manu (Nancy Brunning), Shortland Street Director Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins), Kirsty Knight (Angela Marie Dotchin), Nurse Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden), Marj Neilson (Elizabeth McRae), Paradmedic Sam Aleni (Rene Naufahu). Front: Nick Harrison (Karl Burnett), Stuart Neilson (Martin Henderson), Gina Rossi (Jo Davison).
Photo courtesy of South Pacific Pictures
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A scene from the early days of Shortland Street: From left, Michael Galvin as Doctor Chris Warner, Lisa Crittenden as Nurse Carrie Burton and Temuera Morrison as Doctor Hone Ropata.
Photo courtesy of South Pacific Pictures