Beth Allen
{{Short description|New Zealand actress}}
{{Other people|Elizabeth Allen}}
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|birth_name = Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|05|28}}
|birth_place = Titirangi, New Zealand
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|occupation = Actress
|spouse = {{marriage|Charles McDermott|2011}}
|children =
|years_active = 1993–present
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Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's The Legend of William Tell in 1998, in which she played Princess Vara. Internationally known for her role as Amber in The Tribe, she took on the role in 1998 for the first series, before deciding to leave the show to concentrate on her school work. She later returned for another three seasons.
Career
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Allen's other works includes a lead role in the episode "The Green Dress" of the TV programme William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale in 1999 and guest parts in Xena: Warrior Princess and Revelations - The Initial Journey.
In 2006, she played the role of Ellie on Treasure Island Kids' Trilogy. She has also had guest roles on various television series, including Power Rangers: S.P.D., Outrageous Fortune and Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive.
In 2008 Allen joined Shortland Street as Dr Brooke Freeman,{{cite web |author=Sarah Lang |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10537193 |title=Stolen Love |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=13 October 2008 |access-date=21 October 2019}}{{cite web |author=Zoe Walker |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10668710 |title=Fashion Plate: Beth Allen |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=28 August 2010 |access-date=21 October 2019}} where she was a main cast member until 2014 when her character departed. Beth has also been involved in several theatre plays during her career, many produced by her husband's theatre company The Basement Theatre. Beth herself has helped produce a few plays, including Little Blonde Hen, and Vagina Monologues.
Personal life
Allen was born in Titirangi, New Zealand.
Allen married her long-term fiancee Charles McDermott in February 2011.{{cite web | url=https://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/star-watch/article/-/9020944/beth-allens-intimate-wedding/ | title=Beth Allen's Intimate Wedding | work=Lifestyle NZ | date=16 March 2011 | access-date=12 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042238/https://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/star-watch/article/-/9020944/beth-allens-intimate-wedding/ | archive-date=5 March 2016 | url-status=dead}} The couple had a son Sidney born in 2016, a daughter Nell born in 2018, and Allen is currently expecting her third child due in June 2020 as confirmed by her in a new Podcast interview with The Tribe creator Ray Thompson on Youtube, uploaded on 4 April 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.womansday.co.nz/celebrity/new-zealand-celebrities/meet-smiley-sid-shorty-star-beth-allens-bundle-of-joy-5898|title=Meet smiley Sid: Shorty star Beth Allen's bundle of joy|work=Woman's Day|date=20 September 2016|access-date=20 March 2017}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
|Eva |Episodes: 1.33, 1.38 |
| 1997
|{{sortname|The|Ugly}} |Julie, aged 13 |Film |
| 1998
|Princess Vara |Main role |
| 1999
|Pilee / Vanessa |Episode: "Daughter of Pomira" |
| 1999
|{{sortname|A|Twist in the Tale|A Twist in the Tale (1998 TV series)}} |Rose Martinelli |Episode: "The Green Dress" |
| 1999–2003
|{{sortname|The|Tribe|The Tribe (1999 TV series)}} |Amber/Eagle |Main role (series 1, 3–5) |
| 2002
|Revelations – The Initial Journey |Anna |Episode: "A Dream of Flying" |
| 2002
|Julia Skakel |TV film |
| 2005
|Chantelle |Episode: "My Dearest Foe" |
| 2005
|Ally Samuels |Episodes: "Resurrection", "Endings: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2006
|Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island |Ellie |Film |
| 2006
|Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island |Ellie |Film |
| 2006
|Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island |Ellie |Film |
| 2007
|Power Rangers Operation Overdrive |Vella |Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2008–2014, 2023, 2025
|Main role (395 episodes) |
| 2017
|Episode #3.4 |
| 2020
| 2 episodes |
| 2021–2022
|Green Morphin' Master |Recurring role, 5 episodes |
Theatre
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| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Theatre ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| | |
| 2007
| |Glen Eden Playhouse | |
| 2007
|{{sortname|The|Feminine|nolink=1}} |Jenny |Cross Street Studios | |
| 2008
|{{sortname|The|Eight: Reindeer Monologues|nolink=1}} | | |
| 2009
|Little Blonde Hen | |Venue 4:20 |also Producer |
| 2009
|Killer Joe |Dottie | | |
| 2010
|Vagina Monologues | |The Basement Theatre |
| 2010
|TOYS | |The Basement Theatre | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0020304|name=Beth Allen}}
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Category:New Zealand television actresses
Category:Actresses from Auckland
Category:New Zealand soap opera actresses