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'''Sarah Peirse''' is a New Zealand actress. She is on screen and stage, best known for her portrayals of two very different mothers — the kind-hearted Honora Rieper in ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', and the disaffected sophisticate Kate in ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''. More recently she appeared as Hilda in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|Hobbit]]'' trilogy, as well as ''[[The Shannara Chronicles]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/sarah-peirse |title=Sarah Peirse |publisher=NZ On Screen |accessdate=2017-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|670582}}</ref>
'''Sarah Peirse''' is a New Zealand actress. She works both on screen and stage, best known for her portrayals of two very different mothers — the kind-hearted yet stricken mother Honora Rieper in ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'', and the disaffected sophisticate Kate in ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''. Later roles include Hilda in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|Hobbit]]'' trilogy, as well as Dr. Gladys Bell in the television series ''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/sarah-peirse |title=Sarah Peirse |publisher=[[NZ On Screen]] |access-date=2017-05-16}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 1980
|2018
|''[[Mortal Engines (film)|Mortal Engines]]''
| ''[[A Woman of Good Character]]''
| Lizzie
|Dr. Twix
|
|-
|-
| 2014
| 1985
| ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
| ''[[Sylvia (1985 film)|Sylvia]]''
| Vivian Wallop
|Hilda Blanca
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| 2013
|''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''
| ''[[My Letter to George]]''
|Hilda Blanca
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Arriving Tuesday]]''
|2011
| Carol
|''Bliss: The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield''
|Annie Beauchamp
|
|-
|-
| 2002
| 1988
| ''[[The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey]]''
|''[[Unconditional Love (2002 film)|Unconditional Love]]''
| Linnet
|Florist
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''
| Honora Parker Rieper
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
|''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''
| ''[[Rain (2001 film)|Rain]]''
|Kate
| Kate
|
|-
|-
| 1994
| 2002
| ''[[Unconditional Love (2002 film)|Unconditional Love]]''
|''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''
| Florist
|Honora Parker Rieper
|
|-
|-
| 1988
| 2011
|''[[The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey]]''
| ''Bliss: The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield''
| Annie Beauchamp
|Linnet
|
|-
|-
| 1986
| 2013
|''[[My Letter to George]]''
| ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''
| Hilda Blanca
|
|
|-
|-
| 1985
| 2014
| ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
|''[[Sylvia (1985 film)|Sylvia]]''
| Hilda Blanca
|Vivian Wallop
|-
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah Peirse profile|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/sarah-peirse|website=nzonscreen.com|accessdate=13 November 2015}}</ref>
| 2018
| ''[[Mortal Engines (film)|Mortal Engines]]''
| Dr. Twix
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|+ Television
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! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''Aftershock''
| Angela Flite
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
|''[[Spirited]]''
| ''[[Spirited]]''
|Charlotte
| Charlotte
|
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2010-17
|''[[The Shannara Chronicles]]''
| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| Marjorie Van Dyke
|Pyria Elessedil
| Recurring role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''Old School'' <ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/abc-announces-new-crime-series-old-school.html</ref>
|Margaret McCabe
|8 episodes
|-
|''Rake''
|Politicians Commissioner
|1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''The Shannara Chronicles''
|Pyria
|2 episodes
|2 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[Hunters (2016 TV series)|Hunters]]''
|2016
| Finnerman
|''[[Hunters (2016 TV series)|Hunters]]''
| Main role
|Finnerman
|
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017
||''[[Seven Types of Ambiguity]]''
| ''[[Seven Types of Ambiguity (TV series)|Seven Types of Ambiguity]]''
|Detective Staszic
| Detective Staszic
| Main role
|
|-
|-
|2017-19
|2020
|''The Letdown'' <ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/cameras-roll-on-season-2-of-the-letdown.html</ref><ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/06/cameras-roll-on-the-letdown-series-for-abc-netflix.html</ref>
|''[[Stateless (TV series)|Stateless]]''
|Verity
|Genevieve
|8 episodes
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Stateless (TV series)|Stateless]]''
| Genevieve
| Main role
|-
|-
|2021
| 2021
|''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]''
| ''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]''
| Dr. Gladys Bell
| Dr. Gladys Bell
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|2021-23
|''[[Under the Vines]]''
|Marissa
|11 episodes
|-
|2021-23
|''[[Love Me (Australian TV series)]]''<ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/love-me-new-local-drama-for-binge-foxtel.html</ref>
|Christine Mathieson
|8 episodes
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 14:22, 11 May 2024

Sarah Peirse is a New Zealand actress. She works both on screen and stage, best known for her portrayals of two very different mothers — the kind-hearted yet stricken mother Honora Rieper in Heavenly Creatures, and the disaffected sophisticate Kate in Rain. Later roles include Hilda in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, as well as Dr. Gladys Bell in the television series Sweet Tooth.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Titel Role
1980 A Woman of Good Character Lizzie
1985 Sylvia Vivian Wallop
1986 My Letter to George
Arriving Tuesday Carol
1988 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Linnet
1994 Heavenly Creatures Honora Parker Rieper
2001 Rain Kate
2002 Unconditional Love Florist
2011 Bliss: The Beginning of Katherine Mansfield Annie Beauchamp
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Hilda Blanca
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Hilda Blanca
2018 Mortal Engines Dr. Twix
Television
Year Titel Role Notes
2008 Aftershock Angela Flite TV movie
2010 Spirited Charlotte
2010-17 Offspring Marjorie Van Dyke Recurring role
2014 Old School [2] Margaret McCabe 8 episodes
Rake Politicians Commissioner 1 episode
2016 The Shannara Chronicles Pyria 2 episodes
Hunters Finnerman Main role
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Detective Staszic Main role
2017-19 The Letdown [3][4] Verity 8 episodes
2020 Stateless Genevieve Main role
2021 Sweet Tooth Dr. Gladys Bell 3 episodes
2021-23 Under the Vines Marissa 11 episodes
2021-23 Love Me (Australian TV series)[5] Christine Mathieson 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Peirse". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/abc-announces-new-crime-series-old-school.html
  3. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/cameras-roll-on-season-2-of-the-letdown.html
  4. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/06/cameras-roll-on-the-letdown-series-for-abc-netflix.html
  5. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/08/love-me-new-local-drama-for-binge-foxtel.html


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