Nicole Whippy

Nicole Whippy (1977 or 1978)^[2] is a New Zealand actress who has been in a number of television series and is best known for her role as Kasey Mason in the hit comedy-drama Outrageous Fortune. She is also known for her current role as Cece King in New Zealand's longest-running drama television series Shortland Street. 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.

Nicole Whippy
Born	Nicole Celeste Whippy 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) Suva, Fiji
Occupation	Actress, Director, Screenwriter
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Tom Holden[1]
Children	2[1]

Career

She has appeared in various shows including Jackson's Wharf, The Strip, Being Eve, Mercy Peak and Orange Roughies.

In 2011, she starred in the series Nothing Trivial as hard-nosed Michelle Hardcastle.

Voiced character "Navali" in online video game "Path of Exile"

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 also revealed that her mother is a maternal mental health nurse .^[1]

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

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–present	Shortland Street	Cece King	Regular role

Activism

In the campaign for the New Zealand general election, 2011, Whippy attended a policy launch by the Green Party.^[3]

References

1. "Shortland Street: Nicole Whippy's tough predicament". Stuff. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. Forbes, Katherine (9 October 2011). "Screen siren is not me". Sunday News. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014.
3. "Greens unveil poverty plan for 100,000 kids". The New Zealand Herald. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

External links

• Nicole Whippy at IMDb