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Jennifer Cecily Ward-Lealand CNZM (born 8 November 1962) is a New Zealand theatre and film actor, director, teacher and intimacy coordinator. She has worked for 40 years, appearing in over 120 theatre performances: Greek, Shakespeare, drama, comedy, devised, and musical theatre.
Since training at Auckland’s influential Theatre Corporate, New Zealand actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand has worked extensively in theatre, film and television for over 40 years. She has excelled in both dramatic and comedic roles, as well as numerous roles in musical theatre and cabaret.
Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Actress: Vermilion. Since training at Auckland's Theatre Corporate, Jennifer has worked extensively in theatre, film, television, musical and radio for over 40 years. She is also a trained Intimacy Coordinator for stage and screen.
Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Actress: Vermilion. Since training at Auckland's Theatre Corporate, Jennifer has worked extensively in theatre, film, television, musical and radio for over 40 years. She is also a trained Intimacy Coordinator for stage and screen.
Jennifer Ward-Lealand began her celebrated acting career as a child, and made her screen debut on Gone Up North for a While at age nine. In her teens she played rebellious Jan in soap opera Close to Home, attended drama school, and on venturing into the professional world, started winning roles, including TV series Seekers, with Temuera Morrision.
Feb 26, 2020 · Jennifer Ward-Lealand is an acclaimed actor whose screen roles include singing, comedy, Parisian prostitutes, and working class Kiwi mums. Aged seven, while at a theatre rehearsal with her father, "it hit me like a bolt of lightning that I wanted to act".
May 27, 2021 · Legend of stage and screen, champion for te reo Māori and 2020 New Zealander of the Year recipient, Jennifer Ward-Lealand is something of a national treasure.
