Amanda Billing

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Amanda Billing
Born
Amanda Joselyn Marie Billing

(1976-04-12) 12 April 1976 (age 47)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–Present

Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street . [1] [2]

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Biography

Billing grew up in Masterton, and spent her university years in Christchurch. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours in Geography from the University of Canterbury, she trained at the Christchurch College of Education and became a high school teacher. [3] [4]

Billing was involved in drama throughout her teaching years and has acted in a few amateur stage productions including Cloud Nine and The Country Wife. She has worked at several schools throughout Auckland teaching Geography, English and Social Studies, most recently at Rangitoto College. [5]

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Television

Theatre

Voice Work

Other

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