AKL Cathy Downes

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Hair
Blonde - Light
Eyes
Hazel
Height
5'4'' / 163 cm
DOB
1950
Cathy Downes
 
Shortlist Request Actor

FEATURE FILM

1996The Intruder, 'Mother'
Dir. Andrea Bosshard
1981Monkey Grip, 'Eve'
Pavilion Films, Dir. Ken Cameron
1981Winter of our Dreams, 'Gretel'
Australian Film Commission, Dir. John Duigan

TELEVISION

2015 Filthy Rich, 'Ginny'
Filthy Productions, Various directors
2005 Shortland Street, 'Eileen Horrocks'
South Pacific Pictures, Various directors

1996Coverstory, 'Prison Warder'
Gibson Group, Various directors
1993Joyful & Triumphant, 'Brenda'
Unknown Production Company
1990Ray Bradbury Theatre, 'Guest'
South Pacific Pictures, Various directors
1985Seekers, 'Guest Lead'
TVNZ
1983Hunger (tele-feature), 'Sue Saunders'
ABC, Dir. Stephen Wallace
1982Warterloo Station, 'Lead'
Grundy
1981The Late Show, 'Katherine Mansfield'
TVNZ 
1980Case of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine'
TVNZ

THEATRE INCLUDES

2016 Joyful & Triumphant, 'Alice Warner'
Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2016 Last Legs, 'Helena'
Circa Theatre, dir. Ross Jolly
2014 Girl In Tan Boots, 'Mum'
Basement Theatre, Dir. Janice Finn
2014 Other Desert Cities, 'Polly'
Circa Theatre, Dir. Ross Jolly
2014 The Pitman Painters, 'Helen Sutherland'
Circa Theatre, Dir. Ross Jolly
2013 Talking of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine Mansfield'
NZ / Asia tours
2013 Tribes, 'Mum'
Fortune Theatre, Dir. Lara Macgregor
2012 A Shortcut to Happiness, 'Janet'
Circa Theatre / Auckland Theatre Company
2012 The Year of Magical Thinking, 'Joan Didion'
Circa Theatre, Dir. Susan Wilson
2012 Talking of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine Mansfield'
Ubud Festival
2011 Calendar Girls, 'Various'
Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Colin McColl
2011 A Shortcut to Happiness, 'Janet'
Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Alison Quigan
2010 Romeo & Juliet, 'Lady Montague'
Auckland Theatre Company, Dir. Willem Wassenaar
2010 Four Flat Whites in Italy, 'Alison'
Centrepoint Theatre, Dir. Geoff Kingsford Brown
2009 Collasping Creation, 'Emma Darwin'
Conditional Productions, David O'Donell*
2009 Four Flat Whites in Italy, 'Alison'
Circa Theatre, Dir. Ross Jolly

2003Vincent Brixton, 'Ursula'
Court Theatre, Dir. Sue Rider
2001The Cherry Orchard, 'Ranyevskaia'
Court Theatre, Dir. Colin McColl
1997Julius Caesar, 'Marcus Anthonia'
Circa Theatre, Dir. Philip Mann
1995Falling from Grace, ''Suzannah'
Downstage Theatre, Dir. Jean Betts
1994The Glass Mermaid, 'Sara'
Melbourne, Dir. Aubrey Mellor
1993Farewell Speech, 'Kate Sheppard'
NZ tour
1992Joyful & Triumphant, 'Brenda'
NZ & Australian tour, Dir. Susan Wilson
1991The Three Sisters, 'Olga'
Dir. James Beaumont
1991Songs to Uncle Scrim, 'Chorus'
Circa Theatre Musical
1990Serious Money, 'Jacinta'
Downstage Theatre, Dir. Murray Lynch
1990Macbeth, 'Lady Macbeth'
Downstage Theatre, Dir. Colin McColl
1990The Secret Rapture, 'Isobel'
Circa Theatre, Dir. James Beaumont
1989Othello, 'Emelia'
Downstage Theatre
1989A Streetcar Named Desire, 'Blanche'
Court Theatre
79-88Case of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine'
NZ tour

SHORT FILM

2008Shades of Gray, 'Mother'
Raw Films

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Highlights

Feature Film

1996 The Intruder, 'Mother'
Dir: Andrea Bosshard

1981 Monkey Grip, 'Eve'
Pavilion Films Dir: Ken Cameron

1981 Winter of our Dreams, 'Gretel'
Australian Film Commission Dir: John Duigan

Television

20-21 Mystic: season I, II, III, 'Mitch (core cast)'
Libertine Pictures Dir: Various

2020 Mr Corman , 'Nancy'
A24 Dir: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

2015 Filthy Rich, 'Ginny'
Filthy Productions Dir: Various

2005 Shortland Street, 'Eileen Horrocks'
Dir: Various

Theatre

2019 The Children
Circa Theatre Dir: Susan Wilson

2018 Switzerland, 'Patricia Highsmith'
Circa Theatre Dir: Susan Wilson

2016 Joyful & Triumphant, 'Alice Warner'
Circa Theatre Dir: Susan Wilson

2016 Last Legs, 'Helena'
Circa Theatre Dir: Ross Jolly

2014 Girl In Tan Boots, 'Mum'
Basement Theatre Dir: Janice Finn

2014 Other Desert Cities, 'Polly'
Circa Theatre Dir: Ross Jolly

2014 The Pitman Painters, 'Helen Sutherland'
Circa Theatre Dir: Ross Jolly

2013 Talking of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine Mansfield'
NZ / Asia tours

2013 Tribes, 'Mum'
Fortune Theatre Dir: Lara Macgregor

2012 A Shortcut to Happiness, 'Janet'
Circa Theatre / Auckland Theatre Company

2012 The Year of Magical Thinking, 'Joan Didion'
Circa Theatre Dir: Susan Wilson

2012 Talking of Katherine Mansfield, 'Katherine Mansfield'
Ubud Festival

2011 Calendar Girls, 'Various'
Auckland Theatre Company Dir: Colin McColl

2011 A Shortcut to Happiness, 'Janet'
Auckland Theatre Company Dir: Alison Quigan

2010 Romeo & Juliet, 'Lady Montague'
Auckland Theatre Company Dir: Willem Wassenaar

Television Commercials

2022 New World Xmas
NZ, 2 mths

2019 Greenstone Insurance
NZ

Skills

  • Artist
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Body Surfing
  • Cycling
  • Director
  • Full Licence
  • Fishing
  • Horse Jumping
  • Hula Hoop
  • Full Motorcycle Licence
  • Piano
  • Netball
  • Presenter
  • Roller Skating
  • Singer
  • Mezzo Soprano
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Theatre Sports
  • Voice Artist
  • Writer

Notes:

Directing work includes 'Good Works', 'The Sisters Rozensweig', 'Shortland Street', 'Sweet Nothin's', 'A Long Undressing', 'Market Forces', 'Social Climbers', 'Purapurawhetu', 'Waking Eve' in Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney & London. Writing experience includes 'Farewell Speech', 'Sweet Corn', 'The Case of Katherine Mansfield'. Voice work for radio dramas, commercials & documentaries. In-house videos.

Vocal Skills

    Languages:
  • Dutch (Flemish)
  • French

    Accents:
  • American (standard)
  • Boston
  • Bronx
  • Mid-Western
  • New York
  • Southern American
  • Australian
  • British
  • Birmingham
  • Cockney
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • RP
  • Scottish
  • Yorkshire
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Irish
  • Indian
  • Maori
  • Polynesian
  • Samoan

Vocal Notes:

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