Pinky Agnew
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Pinky Agnew, born in 1955 in Port Chalmers
, is an actor, author, social commentator, and wedding celebrant based in Wellington
in New Zealand
. She has been a full-time performer and entertainer since 1990. In 2004 Pinky appeared in the New Year's Honours list, becoming a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
(MNZM) for her services to entertainment.
Pinky has been a wedding celebrant since 1996 and has been part of several hundred weddings.
Pinky appears frequently on radio in New Zealand and has featured in television shows impersonating Jenny Shipley
, who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand
from 1997 to 1999.
Pinky was one of the cast of Grumpy Old Woman, which toured all of New Zealand in March 2010 and again in a "mini tour" in September 2010.
Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers is a suburb and the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 3,000. Port Chalmers lies ten kilometres inside Otago Harbour, some 15 kilometres northeast from Dunedin's city centre....
, is an actor, author, social commentator, and wedding celebrant based in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
in 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 has been a full-time performer and entertainer since 1990. In 2004 Pinky appeared in the New Year's Honours list, becoming a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
(MNZM) for her services to entertainment.
Pinky has been a wedding celebrant since 1996 and has been part of several hundred weddings.
Pinky appears frequently on radio in New Zealand and has featured in television shows impersonating Jenny Shipley
Jenny Shipley
Dame Jenny Shipley, DNZM , served as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1997 to December 1999, the first woman to hold this office and the first, and to date only, woman to serve as parliamentary leader of the National Party of New Zealand.-Early life:Shipley was born as Jennifer...
, who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand...
from 1997 to 1999.
Plays
- Hen's Teeth (1994–2002)
- The Power Breakfast (1994–1998)
- An Evening with Elvis-Anne
- Pinky Pops In
- The Truth about Love (2003) - a musical comedy
- The Candidates (2005) - a political comedy
Pinky was one of the cast of Grumpy Old Woman, which toured all of New Zealand in March 2010 and again in a "mini tour" in September 2010.
Books
- Heartsongs (Random House 2004) - a compilation of readings for weddings
- Lifesongs (Random House 2006) - readings for life's milestones
- Pinky's Poems (self published 2007) - collection of comic poems
Television
- Love Mussel (2001) - about the unique properties of a New Zealand shellfish
- McPhail Gadsby (1998) - a political satire
Radio
- The Pink Report (current) - weekly social commentary on Newstalk ZB in Wellington
- Nine To Noon with Kathryn Ryan (current) - monthly commentary with Te Radar on Radio New Zealand