Shelby is in her third year of Eisteddfods performing in solos and with troupe. She consistently places well in competition and performs well under pressure. Her dance repertoire is extensive and varied consisting of ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre , acrobatics, improvisation and tap.
Shelby is of Maori heritage, yet her appearance can be seen as multicultural. She has a contagious smile, big brown eyes and eyelashes to die for! She is creative in her language and humour, encouraging toward others and humble of heart.
2000; TV; Ambulance Officer; All Saints; Seven Network; Various
2002; VO; Various Soldiers; Talk to me of Love; Futurist Films; Glen Eaves
FILM / TELEVISION / CORPORATES
Matrix 2; Stockbroker; Matrix Productions
Murder Call; Detective; Southern Star
Big Sky; National Task Force Officer; Southern Star
Education Department; Harry Hopbson P.I; Hot M Productions
COMMERCIALS
British Paints; 100%; Dinky Di Productions
THEATRE
Annie Get Your Gun; Lead (Frank Butler) (NZ)
TRAINING
The Actor’s Centre; Courses and Classes
Theatre Sports; Jon Williams
Screen Acting; Mirren Lee
Drama; Otago University
Singing; Meryl Leppard, Trisha Watts and Helena Hendel
Public Speaking; Toastmasters
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bands; the Weetbix Boys; singer; songwriter; Ash Wednesday; frontman
Dance; African; Creative; Jazz
Cricket (Rep player); Tai Chi; Tennis; Basketball; Windsurfing; swimming
2013 Point Break Drama American Accent- Standard , Carmen Lysiak
2010 Accents on Cue Voice- American standard , Nancy Helm
2009 The Actors Studio Truth Masterclass , Clarence White
2009 Japanese Warrior Arts (Bujinkan Budo) Ninjitsu , Sensei – Dion Kalos
2008 NIDA Screen Acting , Caroline Craig
2008 Participate Film Acadamy Film Production , Artur Kade
2000 Ciccone Academy of Singing Seth Riggs method of singing , Cosimo Ciccone
1999 Society Of Australian Fight Directors Stage Combat , Lawrence Carmichael
1999 NIDA Film and Emotional content
1998 Wonderland Productions Acting for the camera , Claire Haywood
1998 Screen Skill Regular acting workshops , Tony Wickert
1998 Lucas Management in conjunction with Darlo 2010 Film and Television camera techniques
“Sweet Marshall” in the running for the AFI’s and i am
up for best Support check out the link
http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/HTMLDisplay.aspx?ContentID=8132&Section=Feature_Film_Contenders1
2004 – Honourable mention in the USA song writing competition (Paradise) R&B
category. Over 33,000 entries
2004 – Semi finalist International song writing competition (ISC) (You turn
me on) in pop top 40 category
2004 – top 10 place in Music OZ R&B category (You turn me on)
2005- held Number 1 spot on Extreme Indi radio.com (paradise)
2005- held Number 8 spot on Extreme Indi radio.com (You turn me on)
http://www.daikin.com.au/tvc.asp 2009
Microsoft corporate with daughter Darcy 2008
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62144783
McDonalds 2007
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62145187
TRAINING
2006 – 2007 – 12 month Screen Acting intensive – Screenwise
2006 – Peter Andrikidis Masterclass – Screenwise
2006 – Voiceover Intensive – Outta The Box Productions
2005 – Presenter for Television – Screenwise 2005
2004 – American Dialect – Screenwise
1998 – 2000 – Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama) – Macquarie University
1997 – 2000 – Australian Theatre for Young People
1994 – 1996 – Marian Street Theatre School
American Dialect Workshop -Prof John Higgins
Speech Level Singing Technique
Danceworks, London – Jazz and Street Funk
MUSIC
2003 – Backing vocalist – Elvis in Mind – Danny Fisher Productions (UK)
