Profile
Ethnicity
European, Tongan
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
172 cm
Age Range
41–51
Career Highlights
Mia Blake is a highly accomplished Tongan–New Zealand actress renowned for her extensive body of work across film, screen, and theatre. Notably, she garnered multiple awards for her outstanding performance in the lead role of Director Toa Fraser's acclaimed feature "No.2" and the short film "This is Her." Her diverse film credits include "The Tattooist," "6 Days," and "Stray." In her latest television venture, she graced the screen in TVNZ's series "After the Party" alongside Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan, following previous appearances in "One Lane Bridge" and "Shortland Street." Mia's theatrical contributions are equally remarkable, featuring lead roles in productions for The Silo Theatre, including "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Angels in America," "White Rabbit, Red Rabbit," and most recently, "Upu Mai Whetu."
Awards.
| 2008 | Qantas TV & Film Awards Nomination - Performance in a Short Film - This Is Her | ||
| 2006 | New Zealand Screen Awards Winner - Best Performance by an Actress in a Support Role - No.2 | ||
| 2005 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Award Winner - Actress of the Year - Bash | ||
Feature Film.
| 2018 | Stray | Michelle (Support) | Dir. . Dustin Feneley |
| 2015 | 6 Days | Betty | Dir. Toa Fraser |
| 2009 | Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell | Nurse (Support) | Hopes & Dreams Ltd |
| 2006 | The Tattooist | Sina (Lead ) | Eyeworks Touchdown Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2005 | No. 2 | Charlene (Lead ) | No. 2 Productions Dir. Toa Fraser |
| 2005 | Stringer | Interrogator (Support ) | Stringer Films Dir. Steve Morrison |
| 2003 | Without a Paddle | Giselle (Support ) | Paramount Pictures/Viacom/USA Dir. Steven Brill |
| 2002 | Fracture | Denise (Support) | New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Larry Parr |
| 1998 | Hopeless | Maryann (Lead ) | New Zealand Film Commission Dir. Stephen Hickey |
Short Film.
| 2009 | Isosceles | Julie | Cine del Mar/Tool Shed Productions Dir. Anton Steel |
| 2007 | This Is Her | Evie (Lead ) | Passenger Films Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2006 | Cinema Parodies | Eva (Lead ) | 48 Hour Film Festival Dir. Helena Brooks |
Television.
| 2023 | After The Party | Bridget (Series Regular) | TVNZ Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 2020 | Shortland Street | Aggie Raymond (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2019 | One Lane Bridge | Dr Ruby Patterson | Dir. Peter Burger & Danny Mulheron |
| 2018 | Third Term (pilot) | Beth Wilson | Dir. Michael Beran |
| 2012 | Auckland Daze | Mia Amway (Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Keil McNaughton |
| 2012 | Golden | Elaine (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2012 | Harry | Ms. Amanaki | Desert Road Dir. Chris Dudman |
| 2008 | The Table Plays | Amy | Independance Day - First Hand Prods Ltd Dir. Anna Marbrook |
| 2007 | The Millen Baird Show - Season 1 | Various (Lead/Core) | Great Southern Television |
| 2004 | Secret Agent Men - Season 2 | Misty Rains (Guest ) | Greenstone Pictures |
| 2002 | The Tribe - Season 5 | Ginny (Regular Recurring) | Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment |
| 2000 | Love Bites - Season 1 | Maryanne (Lead/Core) | Kahukura Productions |
Theatre.
| 2020 | Upu Mai Whetu | Collaboration (Lead) | Dir. Fasitua Amosa |
| 2017 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche (Lead) | Silo theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2017 | Spirit House | Sonia (Lead) | Nightsong Productions Dir. Ben Crowder and Carl Bland |
| 2015 | My Own Darling | Director of production | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Mia Blake (Writer: Grace Taylor) |
| 2015 | The Book Of Everything | Mother (Lead) | Silo Theatre |
| 2014 | Angels in America | Angel | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2014 | Pure and Deep | (Lead) | Toa Fraser |
| 2013 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Silo Theatre Dir. Nassim Soleimanpour | |
| 2012 | Private Lives | Amanda Prynne | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2011 | Tartuffe | Doreen | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2009 | Loot | Fay (Lead) | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Shane Bosher and Michael Hurst |
| 2007 | The Cut | Gita/Mina | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Jonathon Hendry |
| 2007 | The Dentist's Chair | Ruth & Tillie | Indian Ink Theatre Company, North Island & Auckland, NZ |
| 2006 | The Holy Sinner | (Lead) | New Zealand International Arts Festival, Wellington, NZ Dir. Mike Mizrahi |
| 2005 | Badjelly the Witch | Rose | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Ben Crowder |
| 2005 | Bash | Woman | Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2005 | The Women | Jane/Euphie/Crystal Allen | Downstage Theatre, Wellington - Town Hall, Auckland, NZ Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2004 | Bash | Women | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2004 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Downstage Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Miranda Harcourt |
| 2004 | Talented Mr Ripley | Marge Sherwood | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2004 | The Women | Jane/Euphie/Crystal Allen | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2003 | The Graduate | Tina Tassles | Auckland Theatre Company, NZ Dir. Simon Prast |
| 2003 | Unidentified Human Remains & the True Nature of Love | Benita | Silo Theatre, Auckland, NZ Dir. Colin Mitchell |
| 2002 | Play 2 | Cherry | Auckland Theatre Company 2econd Unit, NZ Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 1999 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Victoria University, Wellington, NZ Dir. Larry Rew |
| 1998 | The Merchant of Venice | Portia | Victoria University, Wellington, NZ Dir. Kathi George & Mark DaVanzo |
| 1996 | Don't Call Me Bro | Dawnie | BATS Theatre, Wellington, NZ Dir. Mario Hohaia |
Voice.
| 2016 | Bank Direct IVR | ASB Group | |
| 2015 | ASB | Saatchi & Saatchi | |
| 2014 | Bank Direct//ASB Limited | Interactive Voice Response Telephone Performance | |
| 2014 | Cadbury | DDB/Silk | |
| 2014 | Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters | Zana, Master Cartographer | Grinding Gear Games |
| 2014 | Path of Exile: Forsaken Masters | Tora, Master of the Hunt | Grinding Gear Games |
| 2014 | Whitcoulls | ||
| 2013 | Cruiseabout (Flight Centre)/On air life usually 1 x week | Images & Sound | |
| 2011 | Auckland City Council - Radio | ||
| 2011 | Nissan - TV | ||
| 2010 | Air New Zealand - Instore | ||
| 2010 | Aunt Bettys - Cinema | ||
| 2010 | Baileys - TV | ||
| 2010 | Kumfs - Internal Use only | ||
| 2010 | Stewart Dawsons - TV | ||
| 2010 | Wildbean Cafe - Radio | ||
| 2010 | Womans Day - TV | ||
| 2009 | Listerine - Radio | ||
| 2009 | Nintendo - TV | ||
| 2009 | Voice of Milestone Homes | ||
| 2008 | Glassons - Radio | ||
| 2008 | McDonalds - TV | ||
| 2008 | New World - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | NZ Herald Whitcoulls - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Teach NZ - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Berocca - TV | ||
| 2007 | McCafe - TV | ||
| 2007 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Sky TV - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Voice of Sky Channel Vibe - TV | ||
| 2006 | Air New Zealand - TV | ||
| 2006 | Bluebird - TV | ||
| 2006 | Coca Cola - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Hallensteins - Radio | ||
| 2006 | KFC - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Leggos - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Telecom - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | Telecom Flexi/018 - Radio | ||
| 2006 | The Warehouse - TV | ||
| 2006 | TVNZ - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Voice of Bank Direct - TV/IVR | ||
| 2006 | Waikato University - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Westpac - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Xtra - TV/Radio | ||
| 2005 | Glassons - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Hallensteins - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Val Morgan - Cinema | ||
| 2005 | Voice of Radfords Furniture - TV/Radio | ||
| 2003 | Lotto - TV | ||
| 2003 | LTSA - TV |
Training.
| Audition Technique & Script Interpretation - 2006, Acting & Auditioning in America Workshop - Tom McSweeney | |||
| Audition Workshop Technique & Masterclasses - 2003, Terri De'Ath | |||
| Bachelor of English Literature; Theatre & Film - 1997, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ |