Michele Hine

Michele Rae Hine (born 1956) is a New Zealand actor, director and performing arts educator. Hine has had roles in Disney's Return to Oz, disaster film Atomic Twister, New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, and played Carol Duff in Go Girls. In 2021, Hine was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to performing arts education.

Early life and education Hine was born in 1956 and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. She is related to the Hine cognac family.

Career

Hine first acted professionally at Wellington's Downstage Theatre in her teens.

Hine was a Board member of the Basement Theatre from its founding in 2010 until 2017, and was chair for six years. In 2016 she played a leading part alongside Annie Whittle in former student Jess Sayer's play Sham, written especially for Hine. The play featured in the Going West festival.

Honours and awards In the 2021 New Year Honours, Hine was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to performing arts education. In 1996 she was awarded an ASB Teaching Trust award, and in 2012 was awarded an Auckland Theatre Award for her performance in the play The Idea of America.