Geraldine Brophy

Geraldine Mary Brophy (born 1961) is a New Zealand television, film and stage actress, theatre director and playwright.

Biography Brophy was born in Birmingham, England, to Irish parents, John and Marie Brophy. She and her family emigrated to New Zealand in 1972, when she was 12 years old. Educated at Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt, she left school when she was 16 years old, and received her first professional acting role in 1983, at the Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North.

Brophy's first film appearance was in Fiona Samuel's film Home Movie in 1997, for which she won the New Zealand Film and Television Best Actress Award. After this role she was cast as the receptionist, Moira Crombie, in television soap opera Shortland Street, and played the character for four years. In the 2000s, Brophy appeared in television and film productions, including a season of Dancing with the Stars, during which she was injured and required surgery.

Brophy has also directed plays on stage. In 2007, she directed Finding Murdoch for Downstage Theatre, Doubt for the Court Theatre, and Wednesday to Come. The following year she directed Under Milk Wood for the Court Theatre. 2004 In My Father's Den Det. Farnon 2007 Outrageous Fortune Mrs Haggerty Episode: "Bow Stubborn Knees" 1997 Home Movie Bridie 2008

Short listed 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards Best Actress - Film Second-Hand Wedding Won Personal life Brophy is married to actor Ross Joblin and has two daughters. Their daughter Beatrice Joblin is a writer, director and producer.