Antonia Prebble
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Antonia Mary Prebble is a New Zealand
actress most famous for her role as Loretta West in the hit television show Outrageous Fortune
and as Trudy in The Tribe.
as Krista, alongside two of her fellow cast members from The Tribe. In 2006 she began her role in Power Rangers: Mystic Force
as Clare, Udonna's apprentice and the Gatekeeper.
In 2005 she went on to win a place in the main cast of the new New Zealand comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune
, where she plays 15-year-old movie buff Loretta West. Three years on Outrageous Fortune
has finished up its 4th season where her character Loretta has given birth to a baby girl, Jane, and is not interested in being a mother, leaving it to her own mother, Cheryl West
, to raise Jane. And also complete is season 5. After filming completed on season 3, Antonia and her Outrageous Fortune
co-star/on-screen sister Siobhan Marshall
(who plays Pascalle West), went on holiday together around Europe.
In February 2010 filming wrapped for the sixth and final series of Outrageous Fortune
. By the end of the series Loretta West had gone from movie buff to smart and successful business entrepreneur who was also Madame of a brothel. At the end of the fifth series her character had married her partner and father of her child Hayden Peters played by veteran actor Shane Cortese
in order to gain shared custody of their daughter Jane. The final episode of the series aired November 9, 2010. Antonia also made a cameo appearance in the band Flip Grater
videoclip for the song 'Careful'. Antonia is also a television presenter, having hosted New Zealand's WNTV (What Now
Television) from 2002 to 2003.
and Solicitor
, who is a law professor at Victoria University of Wellington
. Her mother is Nicola Mary Riddiford. Her uncle Richard Prebble
is a former politician and another uncle, Mark Prebble
is the former head of the State Services Commission
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actress most famous for her role as Loretta West in the hit television show Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
and as Trudy in The Tribe.
Career
She became interested in acting at an early age, starring in the stage play The Magical Kingdom of Thingymijig in 1993. Throughout the late 1990s Antonia started to work a lot with New Zealand children's TV production companies, having starring and guest roles in several programmes. Two of her larger roles include that of Mandy McFarlane in Mirror Mirror 2 in 1997 and as Trudy in five series' of The The Tribe from 1999 to 2003. She has also guest starred in two episodes of Power Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
as Krista, alongside two of her fellow cast members from The Tribe. In 2006 she began her role in Power Rangers: Mystic Force
Power Rangers: Mystic Force
Power Rangers Mystic Force is an American television series, and is part of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, the show is adapted from a series in the long-running Japanese tokusatsu franchise, Super Sentai...
as Clare, Udonna's apprentice and the Gatekeeper.
In 2005 she went on to win a place in the main cast of the new New Zealand comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
, where she plays 15-year-old movie buff Loretta West. Three years on Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
has finished up its 4th season where her character Loretta has given birth to a baby girl, Jane, and is not interested in being a mother, leaving it to her own mother, Cheryl West
Cheryl West
Cheryl L. West is an American playwright.-Life:West holds a degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She worked as a social worker and taught before turning to playwriting. In 1990 she moved to Seattle....
, to raise Jane. And also complete is season 5. After filming completed on season 3, Antonia and her Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
co-star/on-screen sister Siobhan Marshall
Siobhan Marshall
Siobhan Marshall is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Pascalle West from the comedy/drama series Outrageous Fortune.Marshall attended Auckland’s Unitec School of Performing Screen Arts and graduated in 2003...
(who plays Pascalle West), went on holiday together around Europe.
In February 2010 filming wrapped for the sixth and final series of Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
. By the end of the series Loretta West had gone from movie buff to smart and successful business entrepreneur who was also Madame of a brothel. At the end of the fifth series her character had married her partner and father of her child Hayden Peters played by veteran actor Shane Cortese
Shane Cortese
Shane Cortese is a New Zealand actor and singer, known for his role as the evil Dominic Thompson on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and Hayden Peters on hit show Outrageous Fortune. He was also a runner-up on Season 1 of NZ Dancing With The Stars in 2005.-Career:Cortese trained at...
in order to gain shared custody of their daughter Jane. The final episode of the series aired November 9, 2010. Antonia also made a cameo appearance in the band Flip Grater
Flip Grater
Flip Grater is a singer-songwriter from Christchurch, New Zealand. She has released 3 CDs.She has recorded and toured with a backing band consisting of Kris Wilson , Simon Hall , Tim Chesney and Simon Brouwer...
videoclip for the song 'Careful'. Antonia is also a television presenter, having hosted New Zealand's WNTV (What Now
What Now
What Now is a long running New Zealand children's television program that premiered in 1981. It is filmed before a live studio audience at Whitebait Productions in Christchurch....
Television) from 2002 to 2003.
Personal life
In her family, Antonia is the middle of three children, having an older sister and younger brother. Her father is John Prebble, a British born BarristerBarrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and Solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
, who is a law professor at Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
. Her mother is Nicola Mary Riddiford. Her uncle Richard Prebble
Richard Prebble
Richard William Prebble CBE, born 7 February 1948, was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996.-Early and personal life:...
is a former politician and another uncle, Mark Prebble
Mark Prebble
Mark Prebble CNZM is a former New Zealand civil servant. He was the State Services Commissioner, head of New Zealand's public service from May 2004 until 30 June 2008...
is the former head of the State Services Commission
State Services Commission
The State Services Commission , formerly the Public Service Commission, is a central government agency within the New Zealand government. The current State Services Commissioner is Iain Rennie...
.
Television
- Mirror, Mirror II .... Mandy McFarlane (1997)
- A Twist in the TaleA Twist in the Tale (TV series)A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner.Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990's. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story...
.... Jem (S1E02 - A Crack in Time, 13 February 1999) - The Tribe .... Trudy (1999–2003)
- WNTVWhat NowWhat Now is a long running New Zealand children's television program that premiered in 1981. It is filmed before a live studio audience at Whitebait Productions in Christchurch....
.... Host (2002–2003) - Dark Knight .... Ruth (S1E15 - Damned, 1 December 2001)
- Power Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
.... Krista (S1E28 - The Passion of Conner, 5 September 2004) - Power Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers: Dino ThunderPower Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
.... Krista (S1E38 - Thunder Struck: Part 2, 20 November 2004) - Power Rangers: S.P.D.Power Rangers: S.P.D.Power Rangers S.P.D. is the 2005 incarnation of the Power Rangers television series, adapted from the Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. It is also the title for the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. S.P.D...
.... Nova/S.P.D. Nova Ranger [voice], (S1E37 - Endings: Part 2, November 14, 2005) - Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (TV series)Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
.... Loretta West (2005–2010) - Power Rangers: Mystic ForcePower Rangers: Mystic ForcePower Rangers Mystic Force is an American television series, and is part of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, the show is adapted from a series in the long-running Japanese tokusatsu franchise, Super Sentai...
.... ClareClare (Power Rangers)Clare Langtree, is a fictional character from the television series Power Rangers Mystic Force. She is a human sorceress in training, is offbeat, clumsy and bumbling, yet never gives up. She is both niece and apprentice to Udonna, the sorceress...
(2006)
External links
- Antonia Prebble website
- Antonia Prebble at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...