Michele Hine

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Michele Hine
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Hine in 2021
Born1956
AwardsMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Academic work
Institutions Toi Whakaari , University of Auckland , Victoria University of Wellington , Unitec Institute of Technology

Michele Rae Hine MNZM (born 1956) is a New Zealand actor, director and performing arts educator. Hine has had roles in Disney's Return to Oz , disaster film Atomic Twister , New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, and played Carol Duff in Go Girls . In 2021, Hine was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to performing arts education.

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Early life and education

Hine was born in 1956 [1] and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. [2] She is related to the Hine cognac family. [2] She has a Master's degree in directing. [3]

Career

Hine first acted professionally at Wellington's Downstage Theatre in her teens. [2] She spent seven years acting in the UK, Europe and Japan before returning to New Zealand in 1985. [2]

Hine's roles include playing Wheeler in Disney films Return to Oz and Atomic Twister, TVNZ's Fresh Eggs, and a core cast role as Carol Duff on Go Girls . [2]

Hine was co-founder of The Actors' Program, and is artistic manager. She was a lecturer in performing arts at Unitec Institute of Technology for seventeen years, where she established and led the performing arts programme. [2] She has also taught at Toi Whakaari the New Zealand Drama School, and at both Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland. [4] [5]

Hine was a Board member of the Basement Theatre from its founding in 2010 until 2017, and was chair for six years. [4]

Her stage roles have included Bernada Alba in The House of Bernarda Alba at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre, Jude in The Idea of America, and a role in A Thousand Hills, a play based on the life of Rwanda refugee Francois Byamana. [6] [7] In 2016 she played a leading part alongside Annie Whittle in former student Jess Sayer's play Sham, written especially for Hine. The play featured in the Going West festival. [8]

Honours and awards

In the 2021 New Year Honours, Hine was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to performing arts education. [4] In 1996 she was awarded an ASB Teaching Trust award, and in 2012 was awarded an Auckland Theatre Award for her performance in the play The Idea of America. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hine, Michele Rae, 1956–". National Library of New Zealand . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Filmmakers | Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story". Same But Different. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Character studies — Learning the Laban Technique". The Equity Magazine. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "New Year Honours 2021 – Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Michele Hine recognised for services to performing arts education". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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