Bruce, Alison 1962–

PERSONAL

Born 1962, in Tanzania; raised in Tanzania and New Zealand; mother, an actress; companion of Neill Rea (an actor); children: one son. Education: Trained at Theatre Corporate Drama School, Auckland, New Zealand; participated in various theatre workshops.

Addresses:

Contact—c/o 15 Hakanoa St., Grey Lynn, Auckland 2, New Zealand; P.O. Box 56-460, Dominion Rd., Auckland 3, New Zealand.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in advertisements and in-house videos. Worked as a line reader.

Awards, Honors:

New Zealand Television awards, AFTA best supporting actress, 2002 and 2003, both for Mercy Peak; New Zealand Screen awards, best performance in a short film, 2006, for Us.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Katherine, The Minders, 1984.

Augusta, User Friendly, Film Konstruction, 1990.

Auntie Kass, The End of the Golden Weather, New Zealand Film Commission/Blue Dolphin Film Distribution/South Pacific Pictures, 1991.

Dora, An Angel at My Table, Artificial Eye/Sharmill Distributors/Fine Line Features, 1991.

Fay, Mon desir (short film), 1991.

Leslie Holbrook, The Rainbow Warrior (also known as The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior), Bonny Dore Productions, 1991.

Ngaire Morgan, Old Scores, New Zealand Film Commission/South Pacific Pictures, 1991.

Female journalist, Alex (also known as Alex: The Spirit of a Champion), New Zealand Film Commission, 1993.

Carol, Willy Nilly (short film), Der KurzFilm Verleih, 1998.

The stage manager, As Dreams Are Made on (short film), 1998.

Magik, Magik and Rose (also known as Maalk and Rose and Magik + Rose), Kahukura Productions, 1999.

Elizabeth, Sylvia, Focus Features, 2003.

Sheila Miller, Spooked, New Zealand Film Commission/ Arkles Entertainment, 2004.

Doctor, The World's Fastest Indian, Magnolia Pictures, 2005.

Woman, Us (short film), What the Thunder Said Films, 2005.

Vampire, Perfect Creature, Magna Pacific, 2005, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Charge nurse, The Tattooist, New Zealand Film Commission, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Savoy Banks, Adventurer, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), beginning c. 1987.

Danni Brown and Nurse Lindsay Maguire, Shortland Street, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1998.

Denise, The Chosen, [New Zealand], beginning c. 1998.

Simula, a recurring role, Young Hercules, Fox, between 1998 and 1999.

Vivienne Baxter (Eve's mother), Being Eve, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 2001-2002.

Louise Duval, Mercy Peak, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 2001-2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Carol West, Star Runner, [New Zealand], 1990.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Before Stardom, TV One (New Zealand), 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Glenda, Heroes (also known as Heroes II), Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1986.

Shark in the Park, [New Zealand], 1990.

Lisa Hendry, Marlin Bay II, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1993.

Karen, Coverstory, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1994.

Postera, "Gladiator," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (also known as Hercules), syndicated, 1995.

Queen Melosa, "Hooves and Harlots," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1995.

Katherine Dwyer, City Life, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1998 (multiple episodes).

Talia, "Animal Attraction," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 1999.

Kahina, "Legacy," Xena: Warrior Princess (also known as Xena), syndicated, 2000.

Street Legal, [New Zealand], 2000, 2001.

Title role, "Witch-Finder," Maddigan's Quest, BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Vivienne Baxter (Eve's mother), Being Eve, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), c. 2001.

Television Appearances; Other:

Anna Roderick, Within the Law, 1990.

Stage Appearances:

Multiple roles, The Three Penny Opera (musical theatre piece), Inside Out Theatre, 1990.

Chrissie, Via Satellite, Mercury Theatre, 1991.

Melissa, Glorious Ruins, Mercury Theatre, 1992.

Miss York, The Rose Tattoo, Mercury Theatre, 1992.

Hamlet, Winter Shakespeare Theatre, 1994.

Varya, The Cherry Orchard, Watershed Theatre, beginning 1996, then Herald Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, 1998.

Jane, Spreading Out, Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland, New Zealand, 2004.

Abby, The Mercy Seat, Silo Theatre, 2005.

Appeared as a member of the chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (musical). Bruce's appearances at Mercury Theatre between 1986 and 1989 include The Cherry Orchard, Ladies Night, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Mikado (comic opera), Oedipus Rex, Our Country's Good, Pack of Girls, Peter Pan the Musical (musical), The Rivers of China, Romeo and Juliet, The Rover, The Siamese Twins, Squatter, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Tales of Hoffmann (opera), Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night, or What You Will), A View from the Bridge, and The Winslow Boy. Appeared in other productions, including King Henry VIII and The Seagull, and productions of Theatre Corporate, Auckland, New Zealand.

Radio Appearances:

Appeared in radio productions.