Heather Bolton

Heather Bolton
Born~1960-1961
New Zealand
OccupationActress

Heather Bolton is a New Zealand actress. She won the 1986 National Mutual GOFTA Award for Best Female Performance in a Leading Role - Film for Mr Wrong, the 1987 Gofta Film and Television Award for Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role - Film for Arriving Tuesday and the 1988 Listener Film and Television Award for Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role - Film for Illustrious Energy.

Bolton played the lead role of Meg in Mr Wrong, She featured in Arriving Tuesday as Jenny and Illustrious Energy as Mrs Wong, and played Rose Anderson on Country G.P.. Other screen appearences include in the "Taxi Hijack" episode of Inside Straight

On stage Bolton has toured with Aunt Daisy in 1991 and from 1986 spent 16 months with the Melbourne Theatre Company In the 1990s she relocated to Australia where she has appeared in Smokescreens (Chapel off Chapel, 2002), Roulette (Chapel off Chapel, 2002). Miracles (Playbox, 1998), Speaking in Tongues (Playbox, 1998), She Came Shining (La Mama, 1999), and Shadow and Spendour (Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, 1992).

Bolton studied at the New Zealand Drama school in 1980-81.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Baby doesn't have to act", The Press, p. 18, 12 November 1984
  2. 1 2 Rewi, Adrienne (21 March 1991), "'Mr Wrong' opened the right doors for actress", The Press, p. 17
  3. ↑ "'Hanlon' scoops Goftas", The Press, p. 15, 13 June 1986
  4. ↑ "Topp Twins score treble in G.O.F.T.A. awards", The Press, p. 8, 17 July 1987
  5. ↑ "A chat with Keri Hulme", The Press, p. 18, 22 October 1988
  6. ↑ Irvine, Bob (10 March 1986), "'Mr Wrong' gets it right", The Press, p. 14
  7. ↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Oxford University Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780195583366.
  8. ↑ Petrovic, Hans (1 November 1988), "Sensitive portrayal of hardship", The Press, p. 11
  9. ↑ "Action-packed TV series filmed in Wellington", The Press, p. 10, 30 March 1983
  10. ↑ Usher, Robyn (10 May 2002), "These days, Heather Bolton barely has time to breathe", The Age
  11. ↑ Carroll, Steven (3 May 1998), "Miracles", The Sunday Age
  12. ↑ Carroll, Steven (26 July 1998), "Speaking in Tongues", The Sunday Age
  13. ↑ Clark, Andrew (19 November 1999), "A shining stand-out", The Age
  14. ↑ Bennie, Angela (16 March 1992), "Shadows dim Sharman's writing debut", The Sydney Morning Herald