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Tandi Wright (born 4 May 1970) is a New Zealand actress. She first gained recognition for portraying Nurse Caroline Buxton on the long running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is best known for her roles as Fenn Partington on Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby and Catherine Duvall on Nothing Trivial.
Tandi Wright is a New Zealand-born actress who has appeared in films such as Jack the Giant Slayer and Pearl, and TV shows such as The Returned and Creamerie. She is also a producer and an intimacy coordinator for various projects, including The Sympathizer and The Wilds.
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Tandi Wright was born on Monday, May 4, 1970 (age 50 years; as of 2020), in Zambia, East Africa. She did her schooling at Wellington High School, New Zealand. Since Tandi’s parents belonged to the entertainment industry, she got inclined towards acting at a very young age. At the age of six, she secured herself a role in the television series Gover...
Parents & Siblings
Tandi Wright’s father, Vernon Wright, was a journalist at ‘The Listener,’ and her mother, Dinah Priestley, is a former Kiwi actress and an author. She has two sisters, Justine Wright who works as a film editor, and Nicky Wright who is a policy advisor at the Department of Conservation (DOC).
Relationships, Husband & Children
Tandi Wright’s husband, Michael Beran, is a writer. Her daughter’s name is Olive Beran.
Television
At the age of six, Tandi made her television debut with the show Governor Grey (1976) in which she played the role of one of the grandchildren of George Grey. In 1996, she came into the limelight with New Zealand’s popular soap opera ‘Shortland Street’ in which she played the role of a nurse, Caroline Buxton. In 2006, she came into the limelight with the Kiwi television series Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby in which she played the role of Fenn Partington. In 2011, she starred in the show Noth...
Film
In 1984, Tandi Wright made her film debut with ‘Iris.’ Thereafter, she appeared in various films like Raising Waylon (2004), Not Only But Always (2004), Black Sheep (2006), etc. In 2006, she gained popularity with the New Zealand crime drama film Out of the Blue in which she played the role of Julie-Anne Bryson. In 2012, she appeared in the film Kiwi Flyer as Karen, which earned her a nomination in the category of Best Actress Award (2012) at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards.
OTT/Web Series
In 2015, she starred in the American web series The Returned in which she played the role of Claire Winship. The storyline of the series revolves around a fictional town, Caldwell, where the lives of residents get disrupted when their long thought dead relatives begin to reappear. In 2020. she appeared in Amazon Prime’s The Wilds (2020) in which she played the role of Maryanne Rilke.
Nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress at New Zealand Screen Award (2005) for the television series Serial Killers (2004)
In 2018, she started working as an intimacy coordinator.She is the vice-president of Equity, an industrial union and professional organization representing performers who work in New Zealand’s entertainment industries.Learn about Tandi Wright's biography, career, family, and awards. She is known for her roles in Shortland Street, Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby, and The Wilds.
Tandi Wright is a New Zealand actress born in Zambia. She has appeared in TV shows such as Shortland Street, The Returned and Creamerie, and films such as Black Sheep, Out of the Blue and Pearl.
Sep 27, 2011 · Tandi Wright spent some of her childhood in the dressing room at Avalon TV Studios - waiting for her actor parents to finish work on Close to Home. But rathe...
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Nov 4, 2021 · Tandi Wright - Zambian-born Kiwi Tandi Wright has been nominated for acting awards for her work in both comedies (Serial Killers) and dramas (2006 movie Out of the Blue). Her television resume includes ongoing roles in Shortland Street, Being Eve, hit comedy Willy Nilly and three seasons of Nothing Trivial.
Tandi Wright is a New Zealand actress who has appeared in TV shows and films such as Shortland Street, Black Sheep, The Rehearsal and The Returned. Learn more about her biography, filmography and awards from The Movie Database.
