Marianne Infante

Marianne is a passionate and driven creative artist. She graduated from UNITEC in 2016 with a Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts, Majoring in Acting. Marianne is a core cast member on New Zealand's premier soap Shortland Street, playing the ground breaking character, Madonna Diaz. Alongside her passion for the stage and camera, Marianne is the creative producer of Proudly Asian Theatre, a contemporary theatre company driven by Asian artists in Aotearoa, and she is an Equity New Zealand board member.

Ethnicity
Filipino
Height
150 cm
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Brown
Pronouns
she/her

Awards

2024
WIFT Awards
SAE Award for Outstanding Newcomer
Excellence in Performance and Advocating for Minority Voices to be Recognised on Stage and Screen
2022
NZ Web Fest 2022
Best Actress
Mekeni
2019
Auckland Theatre Awards
Excellence in Overall Production
Pinay
2019
Indiannewslink Community Awards
Excellence in Acting Cultural Award, Meera
2018
Auckland Theatre Awards
Outstanding Newcomer Award

Film

2016
-
- Today
A Minor Third
Selena
UNITEC
Dir. Shane Warbrooke
2016
-
- Today
Waiting for Kuleshev
Simone
UNITEC
Dir. Suden Lakshman / James Gates
2016
-
- Today
How to Throw a Party and Get Away Wiht It
Becky
UNITEC
Dir. Vicky Yiannoutsos

Television

2021
-
- Today
Shortland Street
Madonna Diaz
South Pacific Pictures
Dir. Various

Theatre

2022
-
- Today
Fairytales - The Bearskin
Fleurtsy
Hand-Pulled Collective
Dir. Talia Pua
2020
-
- Today
Othello
Desdemona
National Ugly Shakespeare
Dir. Ahi Karunaharan
2019
-
- Today
About Others
Dancer
Q Theatre Tempo Dance Festival
Dir. Caitlin Davey
2019
-
- Today
Frickin Dangerous Spacemas
Sampaguita
Basement Theatre
Dir. Jane Yonge
2019
-
- Today
Pinay
Alex
Proudly Asian Theatre
Dir. James Roque
2019
-
- Today
Meera
Uda Bai
Wild Dreamer Productions
Dir. Aartin Bajaj
2019
-
- Today
Tide Waits for No Man
Grace
Proudly Asian Theatre / Spooky Antix
Dir. Nikita Tu-Bryant
2018
-
2019
- Today
Mind Over Manner National Tour
Ensemble
Mind Over Manner
Dir. S Haldan
2018
-
- Today
Aroha Mai
Celeste
Te Pou Theatre / The Oddballs NZ
Dir. Richard Green
2017
-
- Today
As You Like It
Ensemble
Auckland University Summer Shakespeare
Dir. Ben Henson
2017
-
- Today
Emotional Creatures
Iranian / Girl 2
The Others Club
Dir. Forrest Denize
2017
-
- Today
Ruminations
Manda
Simple Truth Theatre
Dir. Rhian Firmin
2016
-
- Today
The Winter's Tale
Perdita, Mamillius
UNITEC
Dir. Paul Gittins
2016
-
- Today
Somnolence
Sarah, Erin
UNITEC
Dir. Ben Henson
2016
-
- Today
The Lower Depths
Satine
UNITEC
Dir. Elena Stejko
2015
-
- Today
Hui
Nazreen
UNITEC
Dir. Laurel Devenie
2015
-
- Today
Serious Money
Jacinta Condor
UNITEC
Dir. John Davies
2012
-
- Today
Romeo & Juliet
Nurse
Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival
Dir. Sanaa Basharati

Musical Theatre

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Web series

2019
-
- Today
Life Is Easy
Anna
Us People Productions
Dir. Amanda Tito / Christopher Stratton
2017
-
- Today
Bad Habbits (Pilot)
Billi
Independent
Dir. Georgia Agnew

Short Film

2021
-
- Today
Three Dots
Dan
AsiaNZ Foundation
Dir. A Medel
2021
-
- Today
Mekeni
Erica
Someday Stories
Dir. A Medel
2019
-
- Today
Nil
Emily
Independent
Dir. Lucy Timmins
2019
-
- Today
Race Against Time
Young Delia
Team Last Minute - 48 Hour NZ Film Festival
Dir. Helen Wu

Presenting

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Voice

2020
-
-Today
Tales of Nai Nai 2
Evil Spirit 2
Mini Monster Productions LTD
Dir. Becky Kuek
2019
-
-Today
Tales of Nai Nai
Mama Dugong, Evil Spirit 2
Mini Monster Productions Ltd
Dir. Becky Kuek

TV Commercial

08/2022
R/O:
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Ministry of Health "Real Nurses"
Herself
TVNZ Blacksand
Dir.Rose McMahon
10/2019
R/O:
2022
-
Hellers
Woman at Window
Film Construction
Dir.Perry Bradley
08/2019
R/O:
2021
-
Slingshot
Snapchat Woman
Eight
Dir.Steve Saussey
01/2019
R/O:
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Trumpet "Holding Hands"
Woman
Scoundrel
Dir.James Dive
07/2018
R/O:
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Summerset Retrement
Staff Member
Flying Start Pictures
Dir.Chris Clark
08/2017
R/O:
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KFC "Joyride"
KFC Attendant
Scoundrel
Dir.Peter Carstairs

Other

2017
-
-Today
Boys
Stage Manager
Auckland Theatre Company
Dir. Eleanor Bishop / Julia Croft
2016
-
-Today
The Lower Depths
Lighting Design & Operation (Basic Training)
UNITEC
Dir. Elena
2015
-
-Today
Tempo Dance Festival
Assistant Stage Manager
Tempo Dance Festival
Dir. Carrie Rae Cunningham

Training

2024
-
- Today
Gaming VO with Guy Cunningham
Guy Cunningham
Big Mouth Voice Agency
2024
-
- Today
Intimacy Coordination & Direction: Accelerator Program
Various
IDC Professionals
2023
-
- Today
Short Cuts - Development Lab
Various
Pan Asian Screen Collective
2023
-
- Today
Danny Mulheron Directors Workshop
Danny Mulheron
The Actors’ Program
2022
-
- Today
Weekend Stunt Workshop
Various
NZ Stunt School
2022
-
- Today
Te Tiriti O Waitangi Workshop
Asians Supporting Tino Rangatira
2021
-
- Today
Someday Stories - Short film Development Lab
Various
The Outlook for Someday Stories
2020
-
- Today
Advanced Screen Acting Course - Pan-asian Screen Collective
Miranda Harcourt, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Sara Wiseman and Stu Turner
2019
-
- Today
Actor & Director: Rehearsal Room
Jennifer Ward-Lealand
DEGNZ
2019
-
- Today
Gecko Intensive Masterclass
Auckland Arts Festival & Gecko Theatre Company
2019
-
- Today
Weekend Work Out Workshop
Jacque Drew & Jeff Szusterman
2018
-
- Today
Australian Accent Workshop 101
Alexandra Whittam
2018
-
- Today
Accent and Screen Workshop
Jeff Szusterman & Jacque Drew
2017
-
- Today
Casting Hothouse
MEAA/Equity
2017
-
- Today
Standard American Accent Course
Jacque Drew
2016
-
- Today
Vocal & Singing
Ann James & Tim Evans
Private lessons in London
2016
-
- Today
Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts
UNITEC
2016
-
- Today
Stunt Acting for Theatre
Ivan The Red
2016
-
- Today
Actors Dance
Oscar Wilson & Jane Strickland
2016
-
- Today
Assistant Directing Internship/secondment
South PAcific Pictures
2016
-
- Today
Casting Department Secondment
South Pacific Pictures
2015
-
2016
- Today
Singing Lessons
Rebecca Wright & William Green
UNITEC
2015
-
- Today
Stunt Acting for Film
UNITEC
2015
-
- Today
Australian Accent Workshop
Alexandra Whitham
2015
-
- Today
General American Accent Workshop
Jacque Drew
2010
-
2013
- Today
Dance and Drama Ncea Level 1,2 & 3

Skills

Sports
Badminton
Sports
Basketball
Sports
Boxing
Sports
Horse Riding
Sports
Ice Skating
Sports
Netball
Sports
Rollerblading/Skating
Sports
Swim (competent in water)
Sports
Table Tennis
Dance
Ballet
Dance
Ballroom
Dance
Contemporary
Dance
Hip Hop
Dance
Jazz
Dance
Salsa
Dance
Tinikling (Filipino Cultural Dance)
Singing
Mezzo-Soprano
Languages
Tagalog
Languages
Kapampángan
Kapa Haka
Haka
Kapa Haka
Waiata
Languages
Māori
Languages
Spanish (Language)
Accents
American (Standard)
Accents
Australian
Accents
English (RP)
Accents
Filipino
Circus
Puppeteer
Other
Stage Combat
Other
Stunt Training
Licences
Car

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