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Biography
Dame Miranda Catherine Millais McKenzie is a New Zealand actress and acting coach. Her career began playing boy characters on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s. She is best known for her role as Gemma in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss. Harcourt spent three years acting on the show, and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public. Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role.
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Awards & recognition
- Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit · 2022
- Arts and Culture award · 2018
- NEXT Woman of the Year: Arts & Culture · 2014
- Outstanding Performance · 2009
- New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 · 1993
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- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Filmography7 titles
Tenzing
2026Dramaturgy
2026Dramaturgy
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014as Paula
2014as Paula
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014as Olga
2014as Olga
Bad Blood
1982as Ivy Smith
1982as Ivy Smith
The Changeover
2017Director, Producer
2017Director, Producer
Existence
2012Chaperone
2012Chaperone
Dangerous Ride
2010
2010