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VickyHaughton

  • Actor
  • Performer
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Vicky Haughton has acted, sung and choreographed for both stage and screen, including starring roles in musicals West Side Story and Gypsy. Haughton began her screen career as a dancer; she co-starred in variety show VJM and performed in 12 Bar Rhythm 'n Shoes. In 2001 she acted in acclaimed mockumentary Love Mussel, and co-starred in movie Her Majesty, as a kuia who befriends a young Pākehā girl. Two years later she won an NZ Film Award for global hit Whale Rider, after winning the role just a fortnight before filming began. Haughton played Nanny Flowers, the "strong, wise and very tolerant"wife to Rawiri Paratene's character.

Screenography

Yellow Roses
2019 As: Hine Short film
The Dead Lands (TV series)
2019 As: Turika Series
Bass Line
2018 As: Kuini Short film
2011 As: Ruby Television
2010 As: Lillian Film

Awards

2003 New Zealand Film Awards
Best Supporting Actress: for Whale Rider

2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
Nominated for Best Actress: for Her Majesty

“I had to watch my movements to make sure they weren't too fast, or too slow. I didn't develop a stoop or a walk, but once the wig, the make-up and the costumes were on, it really developed from there.”

Vicky Haughton, on playing grandmother Nanny Flowers in Whale Rider, in the press kit for the film

Related images

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A screen grab from 2001 mockumentary Love Mussel. Vicky Haughton and Geoff Snell play Bob and Noeline, who find their quota for gooey duck has been taken from them. 
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Love Mussel: from left to right, actors Kevin Smith, Geoff Snell and Vicky Haughton.