Holly Shanahan
Quick Facts
Biography
Holly Shanahan (born 23 November 1981) is an actress from New Zealand. She is best known for playing Camille in Power Rangers Jungle Fury.
Early life and Career
Shanahan grew up in the Taranaki village of Lepperton and studied theatre at Victoria University of Wellington.
Shanahan is known for her main role in the children's TV series, Power Rangers Jungle Fury, and her appearances in television shows The Insiders Guide to Happiness, Power Rangers Mystic Force and Outrageous Fortune. In 2008 she starred in the film, Second Hand Wedding, alongside Patrick Wilson, Ryan O'Kane and Geraldine Brophy. She won a best supporting actress Qantas Film and Television Award for her work in the film. In 2011 she played Detective Constable Caroline Derwent in the mini-series, Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud, which was based on the criminal career of New Zealand drug trafficker Marty Johnstone.
In 2013 Shanahan settled in New Plymouth, where she began working with youth performers. She relaunched the West Coast Youth Theatre in 2014 as a way to help young actors enter the arts. She has since continued to appear in TV series and TV movies, and in 2019 she ran Shakespearian acting workshops for drama students.
Shanahan has also appeared on Australian television, with guest appearances in The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Wanted.