Katrina Hobbs

Katrina Hobbs (born 3 September 1971) is a New Zealand actress and interior designer. She is best known for her role as Kelly Watson on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, for which she was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent.

Early life Hobbs' was born to director, producer and writer Aileen O'Sullivan. She has three siblings; a brother, Chris, and a sister, Rebecca, are also actors. She is of Irish and Scottish descent. Following several television guest appearances, Hobbs was cast in her first film in 1992, in Absent Without Leave, alongside Craig McLachlan.

In 1995, Hobbs joined the cast of Australian television soap opera Home and Away, as Dr. Kelly Watson, the most notable role of her career, which earned her a 1996 Logie Award nomination for Most Popular New Talent at the 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1996. Her character was involved in several controversial storylines, including, a kidnapping, and a HIV scare in the 1995 season finale. She departed the series in 1997, after a two-year run.

Her television work has consisted of numerous guest appearances on shows, such as, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, All Saints, Shortland Street, Street Legal, Rake, Ash vs Evil Dead and The Brokenwood Mysteries. In 2022, Hobbs returned to Shortland Street in the recurring role of Liz Griffiths.

In 2011, Hobbs relocated from Auckland to Sydney where she enrolled at Sydney School of Design, where she trained as an interior designer. This led to the creation of her own business, Hobbs & Co. established in 2015.

Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Absent Without Leave Daisy Edwards 1992 Revelations Janet Short 2001 Her Majesty Jennifer 2008 Show of Hands Jennifer

+Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Betty's Bunch Samantha Season 1, episode 5 1991 The Boy from Andromeda Jenny Season 1, episode 3 1993 Shortland Street Brenda Garrett Season 2, episodes 291 & 292 1994 Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur Lover Girl TV movie 1994 Pathways Emma Season 1, episode 1 1994 Marlin Bay Melanie Season 3, episode 11 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Marysa Season 1, episode 4 1995 Cover Story Jacqueline Reid Season 1, episode 1 1995–97 Home and Away Kelly Watson Seasons 8–10 (main role, 189 episodes) 1997 Xena: Warrior Princess Glaphyra Season 3, episode 3 1998 Cody: The Wrong Stuff Female Dealer TV movie 1999 All Saints Lily Vale Season 2 (recurring, 5 episodes) 1999 Shortland Street Janet Maxwell Season 8, episodes 211 & 214 2001 Street Legal Melissa York 2001 Willy Nilly Chantelle 2002 Superfire Kathy TV movie 2012 Tricky Business Wendy James Season 1, episode 12 2012 Rake Sally Season 2, episode 2 2018 Ash vs Evil Dead Candace Barr Season 3, episodes 1, 3 & 9 2021 The Brokenwood Mysteries Jennifer Furroughs Season 7, episode 1 2022 Shortland Street Liz Griffiths Season 31 (recurring, 7 episodes)