ScreenTalk: Theresa Healey
25 Jan 2012
Theresa Healey: From Play School to Carmen
Actor Theresa Healey first appeared on screen entertaining a generation of kids on Play School. She became a household name playing the popular character Carmen on Shortland Street for five years. Since then she has been in a range of New Zealand TV dramas including Marlin Bay, Mercy Peak and Go Girls. She has starred in the films Jubilee and Savage Honeymoon.
In this ScreenTalk, Healey talks about:
- Learning not to look bored on the set of Play School
- Not knowing the director’s intentions in cult classic Kitchen Sink
- Loving playing the ‘sassy’ Carmen on Shortland Street
- Filming an embarrassing sex scene in Marlin Bay
- Being unhappy with her performance in Jubilee
- Being tired and rundown but loving the experience of Dancing with the Stars
- Playing a money obsessed blonde mother in Go Girls
This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.
NZ On Screen: Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside