Personal life

Katie Wolfe was born in New Plymouth in 1968, the daughter of Neil and Raewyn Wolfe. She has three siblings; Todd, Brooke and Sally. In 1986 she enrolled at Victoria University

Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...

 and graduated with a BA in English. She graduated from New Zealand acting school Toi Whakaari

Toi Whakaari

Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's National Drama School. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand Toi Whakaari offers training in Acting, Directing, Costume Construction, Entertainment Technology, Performing Arts Management and Design for Stage & Screen.The School offers the following...

 in 1990. Wolfe married fellow actor Tim Balme

Tim Balme

Timothy Guy Balme is an actor and screenwriter from New Zealand. He's most famous for his roles on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street and Mercy Peak, as well as lead roles in the cult favorites Braindead and Jack Brown Genius...

 in 1994, and together they have two children; daughter Edie (b. 2001) and son Nikau (b. 2006). Wolfe also has a step-son, Sam (b. 1987).

Career

Wolfe made her first stage appearance at the age of fourteen in a production of Annie. Her first professional acting job was at Dunedin's Fortune Theatre, followed by several episodes of NHNZ's children's nature series Wild Track, as the presenter.

Her first television role was as Ginny Gannaway on the series Marlin Bay, a role which lasted three years, and her big screen debut was in The Last Tattoo, in which she played the missing girlfriend of a World War II GI.

Recently Wolfe has moved into directing, and her first feature-length film was an adaptation of Witi Ihimaera

Witi Ihimaera

Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler, DCNZM, QSM , generally known as Witi Ihimaera , is a New Zealand author, and is often regarded as one of the most prominent Māori writers alive.-Biography:...

's book, Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

Filmography

Actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992–1995	Marlin Bay	Ginny Gannaway	TV series
1994		Rose Mitchell
1994	La vie en rose	Audrey Foggin	Short film
1995	Lemming Aid		Short film
1996	Planet Man	E.T.	Short film
1997–2000	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...	Dr. Bridget Hastings	TV series
1999	Duggan Duggan (TV series) Duggan was a TVNZ police drama from 1997, featuring New Zealand actor John Bach as Detective Inspector John Duggan and Fiona Mogridge as Ruth Duggan. Unlike other New Zealand police drama series, Duggan was produced as a series of one-off programmes, akin to British crime series of the time such as...	Brenda Marshall	Episode: "Food to Die For"
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...	Arciana	Episode: "Be Deviled"
2000	Truth About Demons The Irrefutable Truth about Demons The Irrefutable Truth about Demons is a New Zealand horror film released in 2000. It was directed by Glenn Standing and stars Karl Urban, Katie Wolfe, Jonathon Hendry....	Bennie
2001–2003	Mercy Peak Mercy Peak Mercy Peak was a New Zealand drama television series that ran for three seasons on TV One between 2001 and 2004.-Cast:*Sara Wiseman as Nicky Somerville*Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley...	Amanda Masefield	12 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
1999		Molly	Downstage Theatre
2000	Haruru Mai	Paloma	Wellington Fringe Festival
2001	A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...	Hermia Hermia Hermia is a science park near Tampere University of Technology . Hermia is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere, Finland. Hermia is also acting as a technology centre for its region....	NZ Actors Company
2002	Queen Leah	Edgmar	NZ Actors Company

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2003	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...	Episode: "12.150"
2004	Living the Dream Living The Dream (TV series) Living the Dream was the New Zealand version of Spike TV's Joe Schmo Show, produced by Touchdown Television for TV2.- Description :It was a reality TV show that began airing in August 2004 and involves a setup that is reminiscent of the movie The Truman Show.One man, Sam Chambers, thinks he's on a...	TV series
2006	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...	Episode: "14.11"
2007	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...	Episode: "14.51"
2008	This Is Her	Short film
2009	Go Girls Go Girls Go Girls is a New Zealand comedy/drama television series centering around four adult friends, Amy, Britta, Cody and Kevin, who live on the North Shore, Auckland...	4 episodes
2010	Redemption	Short film Also co-wrote
2010	Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2010	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...	50 episodes

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