Holly Shervey

Shervey was born in the New South Wales town of Cooma, Australia. She grew up in Queenstown, New Zealand, and attended Wakatipu High School. Shervey acted in film and theatre productions in Queenstown before moving to Auckland to attend the performing arts school, The Actors Program, in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.theactorsprogram.co.nz/graduates|title=The Actors Program Graduates|publisher=The Actors Program Website}}

After graduating from The Actors Program, Shervey was cast in the New Zealand series Nothing Trivial in 2013. In 2015, she created and starred in Auckward Love, and in 2016 acted in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, playing a real-life former bunny, Teddy Howard.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5968748/characters/nm7675256|title=American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story Cast|publisher=The Internet Movie Database}}

Shervey has played Zoe Carlson{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/113254500/the-return-of-one-of-shortland-streets-most-controversial-characters|title=The Return of One of Shortland Streets Most Controversial Characters|date=6 June 2019|publisher=Stuff |first=Kerry|last=Harvey}} on the long-running New Zealand TV series Shortland Street since 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/holly-shervey-returns-to-shortland-street-45653|title=Holly Shervey Returns to Shortland Street|date=20 May 2022|publisher=New Zealand Women's Weekly|first=Rebecca|last=Hebenton}} Her character dealt with several hard-hitting storylines, including themes around sexual assault.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/106728991/shortland-street-nz-reacts-to-episode-dealing-with-rape-and-sexual-assault|title=NZ Reacts to Episode Dealing with Rape and Sexual Assault|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Stuff |first=Kylie|last=Klein Nixon}} Shervey has also featured in New Zealand shows Kiwi, Head High, and Mean Mums,{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/here-come-the-real-mean-mums-of-nz/XA2I3TV5HL7FAY5ZXTEPA5G2SY/|title=Here Come the Real Mean Mums|date=28 July 2019|publisher=New Zealand Herald |first=Ricardo|last=Simich}} as well as the international feature film, The Tank, set for cinematic release in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/scott-walker-creature-feature-the-tank-cannes-1234768567|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603154336/https://deadline.com/2021/06/scott-walker-creature-feature-the-tank-cannes-1234768567/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2021|title='The Tank' Trailer – Monster Movie Features a Creature Designed by Weta Workshop!|date=9 March 2023|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires}}

In 2015, Shervey began her writing career by creating the award-winning{{cite web|url=https://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=111969|title=Auckward Love is a finalist for Best Web Series at the #NZWF16|publisher=Infonews.co.nz}} series Auckward Love. The series won numerous awards in international film festivals and continued for three seasons on New Zealand’s TVNZ Plus.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/auckward-love|title=Auckward Love TVNZ|publisher=Television New Zealand Plus}} Shervey then went on to write and star in over fifty episodes of Millennial Jenny, which too received several local{{cite web|url=https://nzwebfest.co.nz/instafamous-millennial-jenny/|title=Instafamous Millennial Jenny|publisher=NZ Web Fest}} and international award nominations.{{cite news|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/web-series-world-cup-hits-new-zealand-43762/|title=Web Series World Cup Hits New Zealand|date=11 November 2022|publisher=Rolling Stone Australia|first=Hannah|last=Herchenbach}}

Shervey is engaged to New Zealand actor, Emmett Skilton.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-wedding-bells-will-tv-stars-elope/MLXIO7VTU3QI7WHJXCDK657Q3E/|date=10 October 2021|title=Spy: Wedding bells — will TV stars elope?|publisher=New Zealand Herald |first=Ricardo|last=Simich}} Skilton is a director and actor in both Auckward Love{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/84540859/emmett-skilton-says-kiwi-web-series-inspired-by-difficult-dating-experiences|date=22 September 2016|title=Emmett Skilton says Kiwi web series inspired by 'difficult dating experiences'|publisher=Stuff |first=Sarah|last=Nealon}} and Millennial Jenny.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/emmett-skilton|title=Emmett Skilton: NZ On Screen|publisher=NZ On Screen }}

• The Tank (2023) as Linda
• Prequel 87' (2018) as Jean
• Kiwi (2018) as Kelly
• Ripple (2017) as Kerry-Anne

• Shortland Street (2018–present) as Zoe Carlson
• Head High (2021) as Frankie
• Mean Mums (2019–2020) as Tessa
• Auckward Love (2015–2018) Alice
• American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) as Teddy Howard
• Nothing Trivial (2014)

• Perfect People (2022) as Lilian
• Millennial Jenny (2018–present) as Jenny

• Royals Of Kihikihi (2014) as Violet{{cite web|url=https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=7381|title=Theatre Review: Entertaining and Insightful|date=17 September 2014|publisher=Theatreview|first=Johnny|last=Givins}}
• Crunchy Silk (2014) as Astrid{{cite web|url=https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=6884|title=Less Silk, More Crunch|date=27 March 2014|publisher=Theatreview|first=Matt|last=Baker}}
• Thirteen (2012) as Sarah

• Best Acting Ensemble: Narrative - Millenial Jenny (joint winner) at New Zealand Webfest 2022{{Cite web |last=Barclay |first=Keith |date=2022-11-12 |title=Winners 2022 {{!}} NZ Web Fest |url=https://nzwebfest.co.nz/winners-2022/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |language=en-GB}}
• Best Web Series – [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7675256/awards/?ref_=nm_awd Lake View International Film Festival 2022]
• Best Actress – [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7675256/awards/?ref_=nm_awd Bridgefest 2021]
• Best Writer – [https://nzwebfest.co.nz/winners-2021/ NZ Webfest 2021]
• Best Show – [https://nzwebfest.co.nz/winners-2020/ NZ Webfest 2020]
• Best Acting Ensemble – [https://nzwebfest.co.nz/nzwf20-winners/ NZ Webfest 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114141626/https://nzwebfest.co.nz/nzwf20-winners/ |date=14 January 2021 }}
• Alumni Award – [https://nzwebfest.co.nz/nzwf20-winners/ NZ Webfest 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114141626/https://nzwebfest.co.nz/nzwf20-winners/ |date=14 January 2021 }}
• Best Show – [https://nzwebfest.co.nz/nzwf19-winners/ NZ Webfest 2019]
• Best Actress – [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7675256/awards/?ref_=nm_awd NZ Webfest 2017]
• Best Screenplay for an International Web-series – [https://web.archive.org/web/20160621034303/http://www.melbournewebfest.com/2016-nominations/ Melbourne Webfeet 2016]

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• [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7675256 Holly Shervey] at IMDb.
• [https://lionrock.nz/actors/#/actors/52796 Holly Shervey] at [https://lionrock.nz/ Lion Rock Management].

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Category:21st-century New Zealand actresses

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:People educated at Wakatipu High School

Category:People from Queenstown, New Zealand

Category:Actors from Otago