Danielle Cormack is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. She was one of the original core cast of the long-running soap opera Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

, though she is also known for her role as the Amazon

Amazons

The Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...

 Ephiny

Ephiny

Ephiny is a fictional character from the hit television series Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She is portrayed by actress Danielle Cormack.-History:Ephiny is a trusted Amazon warrior in the tribe led by Queen Melosa....

 in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....

, Cynthia Ross in The Cult

The Cult

The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...

, and Shota in Legend of the Seeker

Legend of the Seeker

Legend of the Seeker is a television series based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series, which was its first foray into broadcast syndication, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and...

. Other works include the 2009 film, Separation City

Separation City

Separation City is a film starring Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack, and Les Hill. It is directed by Paul Middleditch. Filming concluded in June, 2009, after 5 weeks of shooting....

, and the Australian series Rake

Rake (TV series)

Rake is an Australian television series, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on ABC1 in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive barrister, a rake...

. Recently she also portrayed notorious Sydney underworld figure Kate Leigh

Kate Leigh

Catherine Mary Josephine Leigh was an underworld figure who rose to prominence as an illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine dealer in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia during the first half of the twentieth century...

 in the 4th series of Underbelly

Underbelly: Razor

Underbelly: Razor is a 13-part Australian television mini-series detailing real events that occurred in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. The series depicts the "razor gangs" who controlled the city's underworld during the era and the violent war between the two "vice queen" powers, Tilly Devine and...

.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Snap	Felicity	Short film
1993		Vera Smith	Short film
1994		Molly
1997	Topless Women Talk About Their Lives	Liz
1998	Via Satellite	Chrissy / Carol
1999	Siam Sunset Siam Sunset Siam Sunset is an Australian comedy film released in 1999. It was directed by John Polson and stars Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.-Plot:...	Grace
1999	Channelling Baby Channelling Baby Channelling Baby is a 1999 New Zealand film starring several of the country's well known actors as well as up and coming actress Amber Sainsbury.-Plot:...	Bunnie
2000		Lucinda
2004	Without a Paddle Without A Paddle Without a Paddle is a 2004 comedy film about three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the body of a long lost thief and his loot...	Toni
2004	Stringer	Butcher
2004	Together	Rose	Short film
2005		Jane	Short film
2005	River Queen River Queen River Queen is a 2005 New Zealand film directed by Vincent Ward and starring Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland and Cliff Curtis. The film opened to mixed reviews but performed well at the local box-office.-Plot:...	Viola
2006	Mirage	Various	Short film
2006	Cross My Heart	Krystal	Short film
2006	Perfect Creature Perfect Creature Perfect Creature is a New Zealand made horror/thriller film written and directed by Glenn Standring and starring Saffron Burrows and Dougray Scott, set in an alternate universe New Zealand. The New Zealand release date was 18 October 2007...	Margaret Sparrow
2008		Rachel Cradle
2009	Separation City Separation City Separation City is a film starring Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack, and Les Hill. It is directed by Paul Middleditch. Filming concluded in June, 2009, after 5 weeks of shooting....	Pam Nicholson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987-1990	Gloss Gloss (TV series) Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family....	Tania	TV series
1992-1993	Shortland Street Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...	Alison Raynor Alison Raynor Alison Raynor was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Danielle Cormack and was part of the series original cast.-Creation and Casting:...	TV series
1994	High Tide	Meghan Kelly	Episode: "Sitting Ducks"
1995	High Tide	Jill McMillan	Episode: "Dead Heat"
1996	Topless Women Talk About Their Lives	Liz	TV series
1995-2001	Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....	Ephiny Ephiny Ephiny is a fictional character from the hit television series Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She is portrayed by actress Danielle Cormack.-History:Ephiny is a trusted Amazon warrior in the tribe led by Queen Melosa....	8 episodes
1997	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...	Lady Marie DeValle Ephiny	Episode: "Les Contemptibles" Episode: "Prodigal Sister Prodigal Sister "Prodigal Sister" is the seventh episode of the fourth season in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.-Overview:Hercules helps reunite a blind teenager with his long-lost sister, who was kidnapped years ago by a group of renegade Amazons.-Plot synopsis:A gang of renegade Amazons... "
1999	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...	Ephiny	Episode: "Sky High"
2000	Jack of All Trades	Katherine	Episode: "A Horse of a Different Color"
2000	Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...	Raina	3 episodes
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....	Samsara	Episode: "Lifeblood"
2004	Maiden Voyage	Lynn Fabrizio	TV movie
2006	Maddigan's Quest Maddigan's Quest Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang...	Maddie	13 episodes
2007	Rude Awakenings Rude Awakenings Rude Awakenings was a New Zealand comedy/drama series that aired on TV ONE on Friday evenings. The pilot episode aired on February 9, 2007...	Dimity Rush	6 episodes
2008	City Homicide City Homicide City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...	Shirley Steadman	Episode: "Taniwha"
2008		Amy	3 episodes
2008-2010	Legend of the Seeker Legend of the Seeker Legend of the Seeker is a television series based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series, which was its first foray into broadcast syndication, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and...	Shota	6 episodes
2009	Buzzy Bee and Friends	Elle-Gator (voice)	14 episodes
2009		Cynthia Ross	13 episodes
2010	Forever New Zealand	Catherine	TV movie
2010	Rake Rake (TV series) Rake is an Australian television series, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on ABC1 in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive barrister, a rake...	Scarlet Meagher	8 episodes
2011	East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....	Angela Travis	3 episodes
2011	Underbelly: Razor Underbelly: Razor Underbelly: Razor is a 13-part Australian television mini-series detailing real events that occurred in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. The series depicts the "razor gangs" who controlled the city's underworld during the era and the violent war between the two "vice queen" powers, Tilly Devine and...	Kate Leigh Kate Leigh Catherine Mary Josephine Leigh was an underworld figure who rose to prominence as an illegal trader of alcohol and cocaine dealer in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia during the first half of the twentieth century...	TV miniseries

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	East East (play) East is a 1975 verse play by Steven Berkoff, dealing with growing up and rites of passage in London's rough East End.The 25th anniversary production, produced by Marc Sinden and starring Tanya Franks, started at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley...	Sylv	Mercury Theatre, Auckland
1994	East East (play) East is a 1975 verse play by Steven Berkoff, dealing with growing up and rites of passage in London's rough East End.The 25th anniversary production, produced by Marc Sinden and starring Tanya Franks, started at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley...	Sylv	Zurich Arts Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland
1996	Spare Prick	Lucinda	Basement Theatre, Auckland
1996	Return of the Summer Street Seven	Lucinda	Basement Theatre, Auckland
1997	Arcadia Arcadia (play) Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge...	Chloe Coverly	Auckland Theatre Company
1999	Trainspotting Trainspotting (novel) Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is written in the form of short chapters narrated in the first person by various residents of Leith, Edinburgh, who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are...	Various	New Zealand Tour
2001		Alison / Various	Auckland Theatre Company
2001		Stella	Auckland Theatre Company
2002		Flo	Auckland Theatre Company
2003		Various	New Zealand Tour
2003		Evelyn	Auckland Theatre Company
2004	Skin Tight	Elizabeth	New Zealand Tour
2004	Sex with Strangers	Robyn	Herald Theatre, Auckland
2004	Caligula Caligula (play) Caligula is a play written by Albert Camus, begun in 1938 and published for the first time in May 1944 by Éditions Gallimard. The play was later the subject of numerous revisions. It was part of what the author called the "Cycle of the Absurd", with the novel The Outsider and the essay The Myth...	Caesonia	Auckland Theatre Company
2005	Sex with Strangers	Prostitute	Herald Theatre, Auckland
2005		Various	Silo Theatre, Auckland
2006		Katherine Mansfield	Silo Theatre, Auckland
2007		Katherine Mansfield	Downstage Theatre, Wellington
2008		Dorine	Melbourne Theatre Company
2008	Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll (play) Rock 'n' Roll is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2006.-Plot summary:The play is concerned with the significance of rock and roll in the emergence of the socialist movement in Eastern Bloc Czechoslovakia between the Prague Spring of...	Lenka	Melbourne Theatre Company & Sydney Theatre Company
2010	Christ Almighty	Three Wise Men	The Basement Theatre, Auckland

Wins

2010 :Qantas Film & Television Award

Qantas Television Awards

The Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, formerly known as the Qantas Television Awards, are presented by the New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council...

, for The Cult
2006 :48 Hour Film Festival

48HOURS

48HOURS is a film-making competition held through 8 major cities in New Zealand; Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Rotorua, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. It involves teams of various sizes competing across New Zealand to write, shoot, edit and score the best short film, which must be...

, for Mirage

Richmond Road Short Film Festival, for Together

2005 :Drifting Cloud International Film Festival, for Together
2000 :Fantasporto International Film Festival, for Siam Sunset
1997 :New Zealand Film & Television Award

New Zealand Film and TV Awards

The New Zealand Film and TV Awards were awarded in New Zealand from 1986 through 2003, and were supplanted by the New Zealand Film Awards.-Film Awards:In 2003 film awards were given in the following categories:*Best Film*Best Actor*Best Actress...

, for Topless Women Talk About Their Lives

Nominations

2009 :New Zealand Qantas Film & Television Award

Qantas Television Awards

The Aotearoa Film & Television Awards, formerly known as the Qantas Television Awards, are presented by the New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council...

2006 :TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards, for Maddigan's Quest
2000 :New Zealand Film & Television Awards

New Zealand Film and TV Awards

The New Zealand Film and TV Awards were awarded in New Zealand from 1986 through 2003, and were supplanted by the New Zealand Film Awards.-Film Awards:In 2003 film awards were given in the following categories:*Best Film*Best Actor*Best Actress...

, for The Price of Milk
1999 :New Zealand Film & Television Awards

New Zealand Film and TV Awards

The New Zealand Film and TV Awards were awarded in New Zealand from 1986 through 2003, and were supplanted by the New Zealand Film Awards.-Film Awards:In 2003 film awards were given in the following categories:*Best Film*Best Actor*Best Actress...

, for Channelling Baby

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