Holly Shervey
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| Born | Holly Melissa Shervey 18 December 1989 Cooma, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Partner(s) | Emmett Skilton (2014–present) |
| Website | www.hollyshervey.com |
Holly Melissa Shervey (born 18 December 1989), is an actress and writer from Auckland, New Zealand.
Shervey has acted in numerous prime-time local and international screen productions including Amazon Prime's American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story and TVNZ's Shortland Street, and has most recently acted in the feature film, The Tank[1].
Shervey has also written and starred in over 70 episodes of her own series', Auckward Love[2] and Millennial Jenny[3].
Early life
Shervey was born in the New South Wales town of Cooma, Australia. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, and attended Wakatipu High School. Shervey acted in film and theatre productions in Queenstown before moving to Auckland to attend the performing arts school, The Actors Program, in 2012[4].
Career
Film and Television
After graduating from The Actors Program, Shervey was cast in the New Zealand series Nothing Trivial in 2013. In 2015, she created and starred in Auckward Love, and in 2016 acted in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, playing a real-life former bunny, Teddy Howard[5].
Shervey has played Zoe Carlson[6] on the long-running New Zealand TV series Shortland Street since 2018[7]. Her character dealt with several hard-hitting storylines, including themes around sexual assault[8]. Holly has also featured in New Zealand shows Kiwi, Head High, and Mean Mums[9], as well as the international feature film, The Tank, set for cinematic release in 2023[10].
Writing
In 2015, Shervey began her writing career by creating the award-winning[11] series Auckward Love. The series won numerous awards in international film festivals[12] and continued for three seasons on New Zealand’s TVNZ Plus[13]. Holly then went on to write and star in over fifty episodes of Millennial Jenny, which too received several local[14] and international award nominations[15][16].
Personal Life
Shervey is engaged to New Zealand actor, Emmett Skilton[17]. Skilton is a director and actor in both Auckward Love[18] and Millennial Jenny[19].
Filmography
Film
Television
- Shortland Street (2018–present) Zoe Carlson
- Head High (2021) Frankie
- Mean Mums (2019–2020) Tessa
- Auckward Love (2015–2018) Alice
- American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) Teddy Howard
- Nothing Trivial (2014)
Web
- Perfect People (2022) Lilian
- Millennial Jenny (2018–present) Jenny
Theatre
Awards
- Best Acting Ensemble – NZ Webfest 2022
- Best Web Series – Lake View International Film Festival 2022
- Best Actress – Bridgefest 2021
- Best Writer – NZ Webfest 2021
- Best Show – NZ Webfest 2020
- Best Acting Ensemble – NZ Webfest 2020
- Alumni Award – NZ Webfest 2020
- Best Show – NZ Webfest 2019
- Best Actress – NZ Webfest 2017
- Best Screenplay for an International Web-series – Melbourne Webfeet 2016
References
- ↑ Tooth, Black (9 March 2023). "Official Trailer And Poster For Well Go USA's THE TANK". Bloody Disgusting.
- ↑ Kuprienko, Dasha (4 October 2016). "Awkward Dating Stories Become a Hit for Queenstown Actress". Stuff.
- ↑ Simich, Ricardo (12 April 2020). "Emmett Skilton and Holly Shervey's creative bubble". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "The Actors Program Graduates". The Actors Program Website.
- ↑ "American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story Cast". The Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ Harvey, Kerry (6 June 2019). "The Return of One of Shortland Streets Most Controversial Characters". Stuff.
- ↑ Hebenton, Rebecca (20 May 2022). "Holly Shervey Returns to Shortland Street". New Zealand Women's Weekly.
- ↑ Klein Nixon, Kylie (31 August 2018). "NZ Reacts to Episode Dealing with Rape and Sexual Assault". Stuff.
- ↑ Simich, Ricardo (28 July 2019). "Here Come the Real Mean Mums". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ Squires, John (9 March 2023). "'The Tank' Trailer – Monster Movie Features a Creature Designed by Weta Workshop!". Bloody Disgusting.
- ↑ "Auckward Love is a finalist for Best Web Series at the #NZWF16". Infonews.co.nz.
- ↑ "Auckward Love Film Festivals". The Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ "Auckward Love TVNZ". Television New Zealand Plus.
- ↑ "Instafamous Millennial Jenny". NZ Web Fest.
- ↑ Herchenbach, Hannah (11 November 2022). "Web Series World Cup Hits New Zealand". Rolling Stone Australia.
- ↑ "Millennial Jenny Film Festivals". The Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ Simich, Ricardo (10 October 2021). "Spy: Wedding bells — will TV stars elope?". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ Nealon, Sarah (22 September 2016). "Emmett Skilton says Kiwi web series inspired by 'difficult dating experiences'". Stuff.
- ↑ "Emmett Skilton: NZ On Screen". NZ On Screen.
- ↑ Givins, Johnny (17 September 2014). "Theatre Review: Entertaining and Insightful". Theatreview.
- ↑ Baker, Matt (27 March 2014). "Less Silk, More Crunch". Theatreview.
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