Josephine Davison

Last updated

Josephine Davison
Born1973 (age 5051)
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present
Notable workGina Rossi-Dodds in Shortland Street
Suzy Hong in Outrageous Fortune
Morgana in Power Rangers S.P.D. .

Josephine Davison (born 1973) is a New Zealand actress. She is known for playing Gina Rossi-Dodds in Shortland Street , Suzy Hong in Outrageous Fortune , and Morgana in Power Rangers S.P.D.

Contents

Biography

Josephine Davidson was born in 1973. [1] She began her career with three years in the soap opera Shortland Street as cafe owner Gina Rossi (later Gina Rossi-Dodds), a founding member of the show's cast. [2] In 1992, she appeared in the music video of Greg Johnson's song "Isabelle". [3]

She was in the 1997 New Zealand film Topless Women Talk About Their Lives . [4] She appeared on Outrageous Fortune as Triad wife Suzy Hong. [2] She also appeared on City Life (1996-1998) as Aimee, Street Legal (2000) as Lily Alexander, Mataku (2001–2005) as Sally, Secret Agent Men (2003–2004) as Dakota Jones, Orange Roughies (2006–2007) as Jackie, The Almighty Johnsons (2011–2013) as Elisabet, and Westside (2015) as Lois. [3] Writing for The New Zealand Herald , Kerri Jackson said of Davison's career: "When you take a peek at [it] it's like looking at a snapshot of the country's recent television history". [2]

She portrayed the villain Morgana in Power Rangers S.P.D. , [5] and voiced Itassis in Power Rangers Mystic Force and Solon in Power Rangers Dino Fury . [6] She appeared several times in both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spinoff Xena: Warrior Princess , each time playing a different role (Ramina, Princess Alexa, Arachne and Amensu in Hercules; Queen Cleopatra and Artemis in Xena). [1]

She has also acted on stage in The Only Child in New Zealand, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Little Eyolf. [2] [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucy Lawless</span> New Zealand actress (born 1968)

Lucille Frances Lawless is a New Zealand actress. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series. Since 2019, she has starred as Alexa in the television series My Life Is Murder.

<i>Power Rangers S.P.D.</i> American television series

Power Rangers S.P.D. is the thirteenth season of the television series Power Rangers and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in Dekaranger, it stood for Special Police Dekaranger. The season debuted on February 5, 2005 as part of Jetix, originally airing on ABC Family; beginning with "Messenger, Part 2", the series moved to Toon Disney.

Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's The Legend of William Tell in 1998, in which she played Princess Vara. Internationally known for her role as Amber in The Tribe, she took on the role in 1998 for the first series, before deciding to leave the show to concentrate on her school work. She later returned for another three seasons.

Blair Strang is a New Zealand Māori actor. He is most noted for playing ambulance driver Rangi Heremaia on New Zealand's longest-running soap opera, Shortland Street, between 1995 and 2001 and Brian King on Nothing Trivial from 2011 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pua Magasiva</span> New Zealand actor (1980–2019)

Pua Magasiva was a New Zealand actor of Samoan descent, best known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger from Power Rangers Ninja Storm, and Vinnie Kruse in the soap opera Shortland Street, both co-starring with Sally Martin. He was also one of the co-hosts of radio station Flava.

Andrew Robertt is a New Zealand actor whose work covers a diverse range of characters across multiple genres. He studied arts and sciences at The University of Auckland, and horticulture and business management at trade school. In his earlier work he was credited as Andrew Binns.

Geoffrey Patrick Dolan is a New Zealand actor, singer and corporate entertainer who is probably best known in recent times as recurring character, Derrick/Thor in The Almighty Johnsons. He resides in Auckland.

Oliver Driver is a New Zealand actor, director, broadcaster and television presenter.

Benjamin Mitchell, is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Dr. TK Samuels in the soap opera Shortland Street.

John Leigh is a New Zealand actor. He has had roles in New Zealand TV shows such as Shortland Street, Mercy Peak and as Sparky in Outrageous Fortune. He is a voice actor, and worked for the Power Rangers franchise since 2003. He has appeared in films including the role of Háma in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and as the bar-owner in Stickmen, and in the soap satire Serial Killers. In 2014 he acted in and wrote the short comedy film Snowmen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Wright (actor)</span> New Zealand actor

Mark Wright is a New Zealand actor, comedic entertainer, writer, and raconteur. He is a Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School graduate. He is an international Theatresports champion, has appeared for every professional theatre company in New Zealand, and toured extensively throughout Australasia. Notably: The Rocky Horror Show, Bouncers, A Way Of Life, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has featured in some 40 different television series/programmes/specials and has won two New Zealand Film & Television awards – both for best performance. Recent theatrical appearances include

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Rhodes</span> New Zealand actor

Cameron Rhodes is a New Zealand film and theatrical actor and director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lori Dungey</span> New Zealand actress

Lori Dungey is a New Zealand actress. Dungey was born in Canada and came to New Zealand when she performed in an arts festival during the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in 1990. Dungey subsequently became the artistic director of the Wellington Improv Company. She has had acting roles in both film and television including Lord of the Rings films and the television series Xena and Hercules. She has also performed in New Zealand's Improv Festival.

Angela Marie Dotchin is a former actress best most known for her roles as Kirsty Knight in Shortland Street, and as Emilia Rothschild in Jack of All Trades and for starring as Kora on Young Hercules.

Sarah Thomson is a New Zealand actress, known for playing roles in two series of the Power Rangers franchise, for her role in New Zealand's longest running soap opera, Shortland Street, and for playing a lead role in puppet show The Moe Show.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Ferguson</span> Australian actor

Mark Ferguson is a New Zealand–based Australian actor and television presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Forrest</span> Fictional character

Jamie Forrest is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. The character was portrayed by Karl Urban for a guest stint in mid-1993 before returning later in the year for a 6-month recurring stint. The character is remembered as the first openly gay character on the show.

Beryl Margaret Te Wiata was a New Zealand actor, author, and scriptwriter.

References

  1. 1 2 "Josephine Davison". Auckland Actors. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jackson, Kerri (14 August 2011). "Classic act through the ages". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Josephine Davison". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. "Review: 'Topless Women Talk About Their Lives'". Variety. 1997. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. Power Rangers: S.P.D. , "Wired, Part II". Event occurs at ending credits; episode 15.
  6. "Josephine Davison (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 24 August 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. "The Only Child". Theatre Review. Retrieved 10 June 2015.