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Jennifer Cecily Ward-Lealand CNZM (born 8 November 1962) is a New Zealand actor and director whose screen credits includes the in 1993 movie Desperate Remedies as well as appearances in The Footstep Man, the soap Shortland Street and Australian comedy series Full Frontal.

Ward-Lealand was born in Wellington, New Zealand to Philippa "Pippa" Mary (née Ward) and Conrad Ainsley Lealand. She has an older sister, Diana Mary Ward-Pickering and a half brother Simcha Lindt.

She is married to actor Michael Hurst of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys fame. They have two sons, born in 1997, and 1999.

Her first ongoing television role was as Jan in Close to Home (1978–1980). After leaving school she spent a year touring New Zealand in a community theatre group, performing clown shows and Chekhov.

In 1982 Ward-Lealand completed a year-long diploma in acting from Auckland's then influential Theatre Corporate. In between the theatre work that followed, Ward-Lealand appeared in short-lived TV drama Seekers, before her breakthrough television role in "Danny and Raewyn", an episode from the About Face series. Filmed largely in an Auckland flat so cramped the cameraman sometimes had to sit on the stove, this tale of working class relationship breakdown would win Ward-Lealand a GOFTA Best Actress Award.

The same year Ward-Lealand made her big screen debut as nightclub singer Costello – and sang three songs – in Wellington crime thriller Dangerous Orphans.

From 1989 to 1990 she appeared with Harry Sinclair and Don McGlashan in theatre/musical group The Front Lawn, winning a number of awards and accolades, and acting in Front Lawn film Linda's Body. In 1993 she appeared in the first series of TV skit comedy show, Full Frontal.

As an actress, singer and director of theatre, Ward-Lealand has a number of credits and accolades, and acted in New Zealand plays The Bach, Via Satellite, and The Sex Fiend. In 2007, she toured her acclaimed Marlene Dietrich cabaret show, Falling in Love Again (also the name of her first solo CD) in New Zealand and Australia. She later toured with the same show in 2018.

Jennifer Ward-Lealand is fluent in Te Reo Māori, the native language of New Zealand. Ward-Lealand, who herself is not Māori, started learning the language after not being able to respond to a traditional mihi or welcome speech.

Ward-Lealand has also been an advocate for improving actors' working conditions and pay.

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Filmography

Actor

109

Type

Year

Baddies TV Series2026Judge Dianne Sanders

Anchor Me: The Don McGlashan Story Poster

Anchor Me: The Don McGlashan Story Feature Film2025Self - Interviewee

Double Parked Poster

Double Parked TV Series2023Shelley

We Have Many Skills Poster

We Have Many Skills TV Series2023The Unexpected

AM TV Series2022Self - Guest

Creamerie Poster

Creamerie TV Series2021Choir Member

Give Us a Clue TV Series2021Self

Joint Venture Poster

Joint Venture Mini-Series2021Gillian

Maryam Short Film2021DS Williams

Dead Feature Film2020Janine Marbeck

Living with the Boss Poster

Living with the Boss TV Series2020Self - Narrator

Te Ao Tapatahi TV Series2020Self

The Seagull Mini-Series2020Arkadina

Class Act TV Series2019Self

Colonial Combat Poster

Colonial Combat TV Series2019Catherine

Mauri o te Kauri Poster

Mauri o te Kauri Documentary2019Narrator

My Life Is Murder Poster

My Life Is Murder TV Series2019Eva Borges

Vermilion Poster

Vermilion Feature Film2018Darcy

Sui Generis Poster

Sui Generis TV Series2017Vanessa

The AM Show Poster

The AM Show TV Series2017Self

The Cafe Poster

The Cafe TV Series2017Self

The Project Poster

The Project TV Series2017Self

The Ring Inz TV Series2017Astrid

All Talk with Anika Moa TV Series2016Self

Dirty Laundry Poster

Dirty Laundry TV Series2016Donna

Friday Night Bites Poster

Friday Night Bites TV Series20161 episode, 2018

Kawe Korero TV Series2016Self

Newshub Live at 6pm Poster

Newshub Live at 6pm TV Series2016Self

R & R TV Series2016Self

Terry Teo Poster

Terry Teo TV Series2016Barbara Bertinelli

Auckward Love Poster

Auckward Love TV Series2015Barbara

Find Me a Maori Bride Poster

Find Me a Maori Bride TV Series2015Narrator

Funny Girls Poster

Funny Girls TV Series20151 episode, 2018

Newsworthy Poster

Newsworthy TV Series2015Kalonike

The Anzac Concert-Arohaina Mai TV Movie2015Self

Media Take TV Series2014Self

Re-Think TV Series2014Self

The Adventures of Suzy Boon Poster

The Adventures of Suzy Boon TV Series2014Warden Touro

The Brokenwood Mysteries Poster

The Brokenwood Mysteries TV Series2014Patricia Wells

End of Daze Feature Film2013Wanda

High Road Poster

High Road TV Series2013Camilla Harrison-Smyth

Seven Sharp TV Series2013Self

Sunny Skies Poster

Sunny Skies TV Series2013Penny

Auckland Daze Poster

Auckland Daze TV Series2012Wanda

Firstline Poster

Firstline TV Series2011Self

The Almighty Johnsons Poster

The Almighty Johnsons TV Series2011Karen

Hidden Apartheid: A Report on Caste Discrimination Documentary2010

Reel Late with Kate TV Series2010Self

Big Night In TV Special2009Self

Buzzy Bee and Friends Poster

Buzzy Bee and Friends TV Series2009Dorable Duck

The Good Word TV Series2009Self - Panelist

The Jaquie Brown Diaries Poster

The Jaquie Brown Diaries TV Series2008Louise Bouchet

Native Affairs TV Series2007Self

Elgar's Enigma: Biography of a Concerto Documentary2006Narrator

Artsville TV Series2005Narrator

Attitude TV Series2005Self

Campbell Live Poster

Campbell Live TV Series2005Self

Interrogation Poster

Interrogation TV Series2005Gail Mary Abbot

Close Up TV Series2004Self

Fracture Poster

Fracture Feature Film2004Ulla Peet

Frontseat TV Series2004Self

Headliners TV Series2004Self

Breakfast Poster

Breakfast TV Series2002Self

Love Mussel TV Movie2001Doctor

Pansy TV Movie2001

Look Who's Famous Now 2 Documentary2000Self

The Painted Lady Short Film2000Fay

Today Live with Susan Wood TV Series2000Self

I'll Make You Happy Poster

I'll Make You Happy Feature Film1999Mel

Look Who's Famous Now Documentary1999Self

Sunday News Give Us a Clue TV Series1999Self

Duggan TV Series1997Joanne Taylor

Good Morning TV Series1997Self

The Bar Short Film1997

The Ugly Poster

The Ugly Feature Film1997Evelyn Cartwright

Town and Country TV Series1996Self

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys TV Series1995Voluptua

Letter to Blanchy Poster

Letter to Blanchy TV Series1995Jane

New Zealand Film and Television Awards TV Special1995Self

Sunday TV Series1995Self

Xena: Warrior Princess Poster

Xena: Warrior Princess TV Series1995Boadicea

2 Newsnight TV Series1994Self

A Game with No Rules Poster

A Game with No Rules Short Film1994Lauren

Body and Soul TV Series1994Self

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Short Film1994Jane

20/20 TV Series1993Self

Full Frontal Poster

Full Frontal TV Series1993Various Characters

Queer Nation TV Series1993Self

Desperate Remedies Poster

Desperate Remedies Feature Film1992Dorothea Brook

Marae TV Series1992Self

New Zealand Today TV Series1992Self

Open Home TV Series1992Self

Shortland Street Poster

Shortland Street TV Series1992Isobel Kearney

The Footstep Man Poster

The Footstep Man Feature Film1992Mirielle

For the Love of Mike TV Series1991Betty-Sue

Linda's Body Poster

Linda's Body Short Film1990Linda

Nightline Poster

Nightline TV Series1990Self

One Network News Poster

One Network News TV Series1990Self

The Billy T James Show Poster

The Billy T James Show TV Series1990Raewyn

Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Poster

Tonight Live with Steve Vizard TV Series1990Self

3 News TV Series1989Self

3.45 Live TV Series1989Self

Holmes TV Series1989Self

Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig Poster

Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig TV Series1989Self

Dangerous Orphans Poster

Dangerous Orphans Feature Film1986Teresa Costello

Seekers TV Series1986Nardia Alterman

Te Karere TV Series1982Self

Close to Home TV Series1975Jan

Gone Up North for a While TV Movie1972Child

Other Crew

37

Type

Year

Blue Murder Motel Poster

Blue Murder Motel TV Series2026

Bust Up TV Series2026

Evil Dead Burn Poster

Evil Dead Burn Feature Film2026

The Return Short Film2026

The Wrecking Crew Poster

The Wrecking Crew Feature Film2026

Ash Feature Film2025

A Mistake Poster

A Mistake Feature Film2024

Grafted Feature Film2024

Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue Poster

Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue Short Film2024

Madam TV Series2024

Choose Love Poster

Choose Love Feature Film2023

Double Parked Poster

Double Parked TV Series2023

The Convert Poster

The Convert Feature Film2023

Cherry Short Film2022

Daughter of God Poster

Daughter of God Short Film2022

Don't Make Me Go Poster

Don't Make Me Go Feature Film2022

Firsts Short Film2022

Princess of Chaos TV Movie2022

Creamerie Poster

Creamerie TV Series2021

Good Grief Poster

Good Grief TV Series2021

Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story Poster

Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story Feature Film2021

One Of Us Is Lying Poster

One Of Us Is Lying TV Series2021

Semele Feature Film2021

Six Angry Women Poster

Six Angry Women Feature Film2021

Teine Sa Poster

Teine Sa Mini-Series2021

The Exchange Poster

The Exchange Feature Film2021

The Panthers Poster

The Panthers Mini-Series2021

Head High Poster

Head High TV Series2020

Kura TV Series2020

SIS TV Series2020

The Eggplant Poster

The Eggplant TV Series2020

The Wilds Poster

The Wilds TV Series2020

Waitress Poster

Waitress Short Film2020

My Life Is Murder Poster

My Life Is Murder TV Series2019

Ahikaroa Poster

Ahikaroa TV Series2018

Sui Generis Poster

Sui Generis TV Series2017

Heavenly Creatures Poster

Heavenly Creatures Feature Film1994

Writer

1

Full Frontal Poster

Full Frontal TV Series1993

Music Department

1

Buzzy Bee and Friends Poster

Buzzy Bee and Friends TV Series2009

Thanks

3

Type

Year

No Acting in It Poster

No Acting in It Short Film2023

Burner Short Film2020

Sui Generis Poster

Sui Generis TV Series2017

Director

1

Disrupt Short Film2021

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