Quick Facts
Biography
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress best known for her roles as Delphi Greenlaw on Shortland Street (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008); Allison Dine on Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (2009); Amy Smart on Go Girls (2009–12); Jules Louden in The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Laeta on Spartacus: War of the Damned (2013) and Sasha on Anger Management (2013–14).
Career
Hutchison's career began on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and continued in the American series Power Rangers Jungle Fury. She also played Allison Dine, the girlfriend of crime figure Terry Clark in the Australian television series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities also known as Underbelly: The Mr Asia Story, and Amy Smart in the New Zealand television comedy-drama series Go Girls. In 2012, she starred in the Joss Whedon-Drew Goddard meta-fictional slasher film The Cabin in the Woods.
On 13 April 2012, it was announced that Hutchison would be joining the cast of Spartacus for the third season in 2013, in a main role as Laeta, a Roman taken prisoner by Spartacus.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Lost One | Emma | Short film | |||||
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Jules Louden | ||||||
| Rotting Hill | Lizzy | Short film | ||||||
| 2013 | Blinder | Rose Walton | ||||||
| 2015 | Call to Duty | Sarah Williams | ||||||
| Wrecker | Emily | |||||||
| The Night Before | Kayla | |||||||
| Sugar Mountain | Angie Miller | |||||||
| 2016 | Drive By | Lisa | Short film | |||||
| 2016 | A Firehouse Christmas | Jenny | Film | – | 2017 | Vengeance: A Love Story | Teena |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–04 | Shortland Street | Delphi Greenlaw | Main role |
| 2006 | Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | Lisa | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2006 | Orange Roughies | Anja | Episodes: 1.1, 1.2 |
| 2007 | Ride with the Devil | "Pony" Gemmel | Main role |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Lily Chilman / Yellow Cheetah Ranger | Main role, 32 episodes |
| Legend of the Seeker | Bronwyn | Episode: "Identity" | |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Allison Dine | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2009–12 | Go Girls | Amy Smart | Main role, 37 episodes |
| 2011 | Sea Patrol | Jodie | Episode: "The Hunted" |
| Wild Boys | Emilia Fife | Main role, 10 episodes | |
| Panic at Rock Island | VJ Pilly | Television movie | |
| 2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | Laeta | Main role, 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Auckland Daze | Anna | Episode: 2.5 |
| 2013–14 | Anger Management | Sasha | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Wrong Swipe | Anna | Lifetime Television movie |
| 2017 | Amero Squad | Agent Andrea (Female Version of Agent Oscar) |
Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | New Zealand Television & Film Award for Best Juvenile Actor in a Television Series | Shortland Street | Nominated |
| TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Award for Rising Star | Shortland Street | Won | |
| TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Award for Best Actress | Shortland Street | Nominated | |
| 2005 | TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Award for Best Actress | Shortland Street | Nominated |
| 2006 | New Zealand Screen Award for Best Performance in a Short Film | The Lost One | Nominated |
| 2010 | Logie Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Nominated |