{{short description|New Zealand actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Angela Bloomfield | birth_name = Angela Bloomfield | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|11| df=yes}} | birth_place = New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Television actress, director | spouse = Chris Houston | children = 2 | website = }}

'''Angela Bloomfield''' (born 11 December 1972) is a New Zealand actress and director.

==Early life== Bloomfield attended Massey High School in West Auckland, New Zealand.

==Career== Bloomfield has starred in ''Shortland Street'' continuously on and off for 24 years, transforming Rachel McKenna from the school girl daughter of clinic boss into a university student, a Shortland Street clinic employee and CEO of Shortland Street Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Angela Bloomfield|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/angela-bloomfield|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.nzonscreen.com|language=en}}</ref>

Bloomfield has also performed in a number of feature films including ''Bonjour Timothy'' and ''The Frighteners''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2012-05-16|title=ScreenTalk: Angela Bloomfield|url=https://www.thebigidea.nz/stories/screentalk-angela-bloomfield|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Big Idea|language=en}}</ref> She has also appeared in smaller TV shows such as The Adventures of the Black Stallion, Betty's Bunch, Ride with the Devil and Power Rangers Ninja Storm in small roles. Acting took a back seat for three years when she became a mother of two but she kept her hand in directing for Shortland Street.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-28|title=Angela Bloomfield joins Eight's roster of directors|url=https://campaignbrief.co.nz/2017/04/28/angela-bloomfield-joins-eights/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Campaign Brief NZ|language=en-US}}</ref> Bloomfield has also been a contestant on the N.Z show, ''Dancing with the Stars'' and was voted as having New Zealand's best breasts for the Fayreform National Breast Pride Week in 2006.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-01-31|title=Greer Robson nabs 'best breasts' title|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/38826/Greer-Robson-nabs-best-breasts-title-pics|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> Bloomfield returned to Shortland Street as Rachel in October 2009 as a series regular and then left Shortland Street once again in 2016. In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 Season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/tv/01-08-2021/meet-the-contestants-of-celebrity-treasure-island-2021/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=TheSpinoff|language=en}}</ref>. Bloomfield had returned to Shortland Street once again in 2026.

==Personal life== Bloomfield is separated from husband Chris Houston and has two children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shortland Street star Angela Bloomfield's Botox confession|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/shortland-street-star-angela-bloomfields-botox-confession/BBBYRKJA7GN7JTWEIX4UGG2CIM/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Spy: The Shorty stars flipping into real estate|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spy-the-shorty-stars-flipping-into-real-estate/A7PSBR7TYT7IODEJ6GPX2BSNCI/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> She currently works in the real estate industry on the North Shore.<ref name=":1" />

== Filmography ==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''{{sortname|The|Frighteners}}'' |Debra Bannister | |- |1996 |''Bonjour Timothy'' |Vikki | |- |2002 |''Nova'' |Girlfriend |Short |- |2013 |''Linda's List'' | |Short |- |2016 |''Presentiment'' |Kaitlyn Steinberg |Short, completed |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1993–99,<br>2001–03,<br>2007,<br>2009–16, 2026 |''Shortland Street'' |Rachel McKenna |Regular role |- |2003 |''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' |Leanne |"Double-Edged Blake" |- |2007 |''Ride with the Devil'' |Shona Pierce |Main role |- |2021 |''Celebrity Treasure Island'' |Self |Competition |- |2024 |''The Brokenwood Mysteries'' |Laura Lyman |1 episode |- |2026 |''Blue Murder Motel'' |Sheree |1 episode |}

== Other work ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2000 |''Jackson's Wharf'' |Director, 1 episode |- |2009 |''Go Girls'' |Director, 4 episodes |- |2010-13, 17 , 26 |''Shortland Street'' |Director, 86 episodes |- |2013 |''Linda's List'' |Co-director & co-writer, short |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0089271}}

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