Nicole Whippy

Nicole Whippy
Born
Nicole Celeste Whippy

1977 or 1978 (age 48–49)
Fiji Suva, Fiji
OccupationsActress, Director, Screenwriter
Years active1999–present
SpouseTom Holden
Children2

Nicole Whippy (born 1977 or 1978) is a Fijian born New Zealand actress and director, best known for her role as Kasey Mason in the hit comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune (2005-2010), and as Cece King in New Zealand's longest-running drama television series Shortland Street (2019-2023). Other credits include Xena: Warrior Princess (1999), Jackson's Wharf (1999-2000), The Lost World (2001), The Strip (2002-2003), Being Eve (2002), Mercy Peak (2003), Orange Roughies (2006-2008), and Nothing Trivial (2011-2014).

Whippy made her directing debut on the feature film Vai, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019. Since then she has directed two series of well-loved New Zealand children's series Fejioa Club.

Early life

Whippy was born Suva, Fiji in 1978). Her father worked as a fitter and turner, and because of work commitments the family relocated to Botany Downs, in east Auckland, New Zealand when she was two years old. She attended Pigeon Mountain Primary School, where she had her first taste in acting playing Delilah in the school musical Samson and Delilah, then Bucklands Beach Intermediate, before completing her education at Macleans College Secondary school, where she furthered her passion in acting, playing Olivia in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. She studied drama at the Unitec Institute of Technology, graduating with a BA degree in Performing and Screen Arts in 1999.

Career

She has appeared in various shows including Jackson's Wharf (1999-2000), The Strip (2002-2003), Being Eve (2002), Orange Roughies (2006-2008) and Mercy Peak (2003).

She played a key role as Kasey Mason in 85 episodes of the hit comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune (2005-2010).

In 2011, she starred as hard-nosed divorcee Michelle Hardcastle in 31 episodes of the series Nothing Trivial (2011-2014).

In 2019, she starred as Cece King, a social worker who dealt with her mother-in-law's dementia and eventual death, her husband's sexual assault allegations, and her daughter's pyromania; She appeared in 682 episodes of New Zealand's longest-running drama television series Shortland Street (2019-2023). She also revealed that her mother is a maternal mental health nurse.

Personal life

In the campaign for the New Zealand general election, 2011, Whippy attended a policy launch by the Green Party.

She runs the Point Chevalier Drama Club, for aspiring young actors between the ages of six to sixteen.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Vertical Limit Spanish Climber
2010 The Box Woman at Bar Short
2019 The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith Tanita Paletu'a
2024 Tinā Rona

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Xena: Warrior Princess Chilapa Episode: "Endgame"
1999–2000 Jackson's Wharf Larissa Enari Main role
2001 The Lost World Maree TV film
2002 Being Eve Elektra Episodes: "Being Individual", "Being Grown Up", "Being Tested"
2002–03 The Strip Chocolate Recurring role
2003 Mercy Peak Cara-Lee Episodes: "Reality Bites", "Great Escape", "Do It for Love"
2005–2010 Outrageous Fortune Kasey Mason Recurring role (series 1–2), regular (series 3–6)
2006–07 Orange Roughies Donna Wiki Recurring role
2011–2014 Nothing Trivial Michelle Hardcastle Main role
2017 Auckward Love Thelma TV series
2018 Westside Kasey's Mum Episode: "4.2"
2019–2023 Shortland Street Cece King Regular role

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shortland Street: Nicole Whippy's tough predicament". Stuff. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nicole Whippy: A Fijian Star Lighting Up New Zealand's Arts Scene". fijiglobalnews.com. FIJI GLOBAL NEWS. 28 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Humans of the Islands: Nicole Whippy, Actress". thecoconet.tv. 9 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "When your old drama school tags you in a post". the_whipster_nz. instagram.com. 13 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Forbes, Katherine (9 October 2011). "Screen siren is not me". Sunday News. Fairfax New Zealand.
  6. ↑ "Greens unveil poverty plan for 100,000 kids". The New Zealand Herald. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tinā". New Zealand Film Commission. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.