Katrina Devine

{{short description|New Zealand actress}} {{Use British English|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Katrina Devine | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|21}} | birth_place = Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Television actress | years_active = 1994–2010 | spouse = {{marriage|Blair Strang|2001|end=divorced}} }} '''Katrina Devine''' (born 21 April 1980)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Katrina Devine|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222639/bio|access-date=2021-01-17|website=IMDb}}</ref> is an Irish-born New Zealand actress.

==Biography== Devine migrated to New Zealand with her family when she was six years old and competed in Irish dance during her teens.<ref name=":0" />

In 1994, she earned a role on ''Shortland Street'', which she appeared in for eight years playing receptionist Minnie Crozier.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Katrina Devine {{!}} NZ On Screen|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/katrina-devine|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.nzonscreen.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street/teens-pt-1-3781687 The teens of ''Shortland Street'' – Pt 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223142102/http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street/teens-pt-1-3781687 |date=23 December 2011 }}, TVNZ.</ref> In 1998, she won the best supporting actress award at the New Zealand Television Awards for her work on the show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Katrina Devine {{!}} NZ On Screen|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/katrina-devine/awards|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.nzonscreen.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, Devine married former ''Shortland Street'' co-star Blair Strang;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11860980|title=Twelve questions: Blair Strang on life after Shortland St|last=Dann|first=Jennifer|date=2017-05-22|work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=2018-05-28|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> the couple later divorced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/parenting/family/shortland-street-star-blair-strangs-son-follows-in-his-showbiz-footsteps-32718|title=Shorty star Blair Strang's son follows in his showbiz footsteps|work=Now To Love|access-date=2018-05-28|language=en}}</ref>

In 2003, Devine played the villainous Marah on ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'', and later returned to play the recurring role of Cassidy on ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' in 2004.<ref name=":0" />

She has sung in several musical productions and was an editor of the New Zealand teen magazine ''Creme''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2000|title=I Got 2 Babe {{!}} Television {{!}} NZ On Screen|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/i-got-2-babe-2000|access-date=2021-01-17|website=www.nzonscreen.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+Film and television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1994–2001 |''Shortland Street'' |Minnie Crozier |Regular role |- |2001 |''Xena: Warrior Princess'' |Nicha |Episode: "Last of the Centaurs" |- |2002 |''Atomic Twister'' |Gloria |TV film |- |2002 |''Street Legal'' |Maureen |Episodes: "The Good Son", "Sea of Troubles" |- |2003 |''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' |Marah |Regular role |- | rowspan="2" |2004 | rowspan="2" |''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' |Cassidy Cornell |Regular role |- |Marah |"Thunder Storm" Pt. 1 and 2 (PRDT/PRNS crossover) |- |2004 |''Not Only But Always'' |TV Showbiz Reporter |TV film |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Gift|nolink=1}}'' |Susie |Written and directed by Ryan Furlong (short) |- |2006 |''Snake Road'' |Girlfriend |TV short |- |2007 |''Left for Dead'' |Lori | |- |2010 |''{{sortname|The|Man Who Loved Flowers|nolink=1}}'' |Young Woman |Short |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0222639}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devine, Katrina}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:New Zealand television actresses Category:20th-century actresses from Northern Ireland Category:New Zealand people of Irish descent Category:New Zealand soap opera actresses Category:20th-century New Zealand actresses Category:21st-century New Zealand actresses Category:21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland