Aidee Walker

Aidee Walker
Born
Adrianne Joy Walker

(1981-01-24) 24 January 1981 (age 43)
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
Years active2003–present
PartnerTalor Wikohika
Children1

Aidee Walker is a New Zealand film and television actress and television director.[1]

Biography

Walker grew up in Hamilton, and attended Hamilton Girls' High School.[2] While there, she formed a rock band called Handsome Geoffrey with Anna Coddington and Janna Hawkes; the band went on to win the 1998 Smokefree Rockquest.[2][3] She then moved to Auckland to study drama at Unitec Institute of Technology, graduating with a bachelor's degree in performing arts.[1][3]

In 2005, Walker began appearing as the character Draska Droslic on the television series Outrageous Fortune, a role she continued in until 2010.[1] She also spent some years overseas performing and studying. After returning to New Zealand, she started to write and perform her own work and then moved into writing and directing films. Her first short film, The F.E.U.C, was selected for the Palm Springs Short Film Festival in California and the Show Me Shorts Festival in New Zealand. Her second short film, Friday Tigers, was selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival.[4] In 2022, she directed Simone Nathan's comedy series, Kid Sister.

Recognition

  • 2018 Huawei Mate20 New Zealand Television Awards: nominated for Best Actress for Catching the Black Widow[5]
  • 2013 New Zealand International Film Festival: Jury Prize for Best Short Film for Friday Tiger; Audience Choice Award for Favourite Short Film for Friday Tiger[5][4]
  • 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards: nominated for Best Supporting Actress for How to Meet Girls from a Distance[5]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Role Notes
The Locals 2003 Lisa
Lines Crossed 2009 Female Short film
Drop Dead Gorgeous 2010 Pam
Hitch Hike 2012 Heather Short film
How to Meet Girls from a Distance 2012 Emma
The F.E.U.C. 2012 Nicolette Short film; also writer, director and producer
The Sleeping Plot 2013 Short film; also writer
Friday Tigers 2013 Ana Short film; also writer and director
Dive 2014 Friend at Door #1 (voice) Short film
Shout at the Ground 2016 Deb Short film
Patient Seven 2016 segment: "The Sleeping Plot"
Break in the Weather 2016 Jamie Wright Short film; also writer and director
Catching the Black Widow 2017 Lee-Anne
Laundry 2017 Carly Short film
Mosley 2019 voice

Television

Title Year Role Notes
Mercy Peak 2003 Bindy 2 episodes
Outrageous Fortune 2005 Draska Doslic Recurring role (series 1–3, 6: 17 episodes)
Interrogation 2005 Rebecca Episode: "Her Own Free Will"
Nothing Trivial 2011 Kim Episode: "What Is a Pyrrhic Victory?"
Step Dave 2014 Jen Main role
Nowhere Boys 2014 Michelle Keats 5 episodes
Catching the Black Widow 2017 Lee-Anne Cartier Television film
Wilde Ride 2017 Penny Grady Episode: "Pilot"
Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel 2018 Venoma (voice) 5 episodes
In Dark Places 2018 Ingrid Squire Television film
The Brokenwood Mysteries 2018 Amy Episode: "The Dark Angel"
One Lane Bridge 2020 Kate Ryder Main role

Video games

Title Year Role Notes
Far Cry 3 2012 Additional voices

References

  1. ^ a b c Screen, NZ On. "Aidee Walker | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Dann, Jennifer (13 August 2018). "12 Questions: Westside director Aidee Walker on pregnancy, work and motherhood". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Aidee Walker: Daydream believer". NZ Herald. 4 October 2013. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Aidee Walker plays Jen". TVNZ Ondemand. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Screen, NZ On. "Aidee Walker | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.