Aidee Walker

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Aidee Walker
Born
Adrianne Joy Walker

(1981-01-24) 24 January 1981 (age 40)
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Occupation
  • Actress
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active2003–present
Partner(s)Talor Wikohika
Children1

Aidee Walker is a New Zealand film and television actress and television director. [1]

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Biography

Walker grew up in Hamilton, and attended Hamilton Girls' High School. [2] While there, she formed a rock band called Handsome Geoffrey with Anna Coddington and Janna Hawkes; the band went on to win the 1998 Smokefree Rockquest. [2] [3] She then moved to Auckland to study drama at Unitec Institute of Technology, graduating with a bachelor's degree in performing arts. [1] [3]

In 2005, Walker began appearing as the character Draska Droslic on the television series Outrageous Fortune, a role she continued in until 2010. [1] She also spent some years overseas performing and studying. After returning to New Zealand, she started to write and perform her own work and then moved into writing and directing films. Her first short film, The F.E.U.C, was selected for the Palm Springs Short Film Festival in California and the Show Me Shorts Festival in New Zealand. Her second short film, Friday Tigers, was selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival. [4]

Recognition

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleNotes
The Locals 2003Lisa
Lines Crossed2009FemaleShort film
Drop Dead Gorgeous2010Pam
Hitch Hike2012HeatherShort film
How to Meet Girls from a Distance2012Emma
The F.E.U.C.2012NicoletteShort film; also writer, director and producer
The Sleeping Plot2013Short film; also writer
Friday Tigers2013AnaShort film; also writer and director
Dive2014Friend at Door #1 (voice)Short film
Shout at the Ground2016DebShort film
Patient Seven 2016segment: "The Sleeping Plot"
Break in the Weather2016Jamie WrightShort film; also writer and director
Catching the Black Widow2017Lee-Anne
Laundry2017CarlyShort film
Mosley 2019voice

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
Mercy Peak 2003Bindy2 episodes
Outrageous Fortune 2005Draska DoslicRecurring role (series 1–3, 6: 17 episodes)
Interrogation2005RebeccaEpisode: "Her Own Free Will"
Nothing Trivial 2011KimEpisode: "What Is a Pyrrhic Victory?"
Step Dave 2014JenMain role
Nowhere Boys 2014Michelle Keats5 episodes
Catching the Black Widow2017Lee-Anne CartierTelevision film
Wilde Ride2017Penny GradyEpisode: "Pilot"
Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel 2018Venoma (voice)5 episodes
In Dark Places2018Ingrid SquireTelevision film
The Brokenwood Mysteries 2018AmyEpisode: "The Dark Angel"
One Lane Bridge2020Kate RyderMain role

Video games

TitleYearRoleNotes
Far Cry 3 2012Additional voices

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References

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  2. 1 2 Dann, Jennifer (13 August 2018). "12 Questions: Westside director Aidee Walker on pregnancy, work and motherhood". NZ Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Aidee Walker: Daydream believer". NZ Herald. 4 October 2013. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Aidee Walker plays Jen". TVNZ Ondemand. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Screen, NZ On. "Aidee Walker | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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