Claire Chitham
Claire has been one of New Zealand’s most recognisable screen actors ever since her debut on long-running soap Shortland Street at the age of 16. For eight years she played loveable Waverly Wilson and became one of the show’s long-standing favourites, a role which she reprised for the 25th anniversary special in 2016. After leaving the show, Claire moved quickly to an award-winning turn in cop show Interrogation. She followed that with two seasons at New Zealand’s most outstanding and awarded drama series Outrageous Fortune, as gang-chick Aurora Bay. In 2016, Claire appeared as the lead in standout black comedy Fresh Eggs for TVNZ, alongside Danielle Cormack and John Rhys-Davies. More recently, Claire acted in rom-com Falling Inn Love - the first Netflix feature film to be shot in New Zealand.
Acting
Movie
Falling Inn Love
as Shelley
2019
TV
Power Rangers
as Teacher
1993
TV
Power Rangers
as Mrs. Finch
1993
TV
Legend of the Seeker
as Bianca
2008
TV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Rosalyn Auffmann
1985
Movie
The Cup
as Angela
2011
TV
Outrageous Fortune
as Aurora Bay
2005
TV
Shortland Street
as Waverley Wilson/Harrison
1992
TV
Shortland Street
as Waverley Wilson
1992
TV
Canal Road
as Kristen Flowers
2008
Movie
Outrageous Fortune: The Movie
as Aurora Bays
2006
TV
Blind Bitter Happiness
as Lulu
2023