Quick Facts
Biography
Sara Wiseman is a New Zealand actress known for her role as Carolyn Bligh in A Place To Call Home, Wiseman is also known for her role in the television series Mercy Peak as Dr Nicky Sommerville.
Early life
Wiseman was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She is the youngest of three children and grew up practising dance and snow skiing. She attended the classic course at Outward Bound NZ three times and is now an Ambassador for Outward Bound NZ.
Career and personal life
Wiseman completed a Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts at UNITEC in Auckland and has worked on both stage and screen. Wiseman has also worked as a presenter and voiceover artist. Wiseman works both in NZ and Australia. Her movie and television roles include leads, supporting and guest appearances. Wiseman has been nominated for film and television awards multiple times and in 2011 she won Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the Aotearoa Film and Television awards for her role in Matariki. That year she was also a finalist for Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film for her role in The Insatiable Moon. She won Best Actress for playing Kate Sheppard in What Really Happened: The Women's Vote at the NZ Television Awards in 2012. Wiseman co-founded and is a board member and tutor at NZ acting school; The Actors Program. In 2013 Wiseman joined the cast of Australian Period drama A Place To Call Home in the recurring role of Carolyn Bligh before being upped to regular cast for the second season.
Wiseman is married to actor Craig Hall.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Letters About the Weather | Grace | Short film |
| 2000 | Waiting Room, TheThe Waiting Room | Woman | Short film |
| 2001 | Home Kill | Tanya | Short film |
| 2003 | Gateway to Hell, TheThe Gateway to Hell | Dr. West | Short film |
| 2005 | Luella Miller | Lydia | |
| 2006 | Sione's Wedding | Yes Yes Girl | |
| 2006 | Embers | Beth | Short film |
| 2008 | Our Secret | Sarah | Short film |
| 2008 | This Is Her | Sandra | Short film |
| 2008 | Jinx Sister | Laura | |
| 2008 | Bridge | Bea | Short film |
| 2010 | Matarika | Megan | |
| 2010 | Insatiable Moon, TheThe Insatiable Moon | Margaret | |
| 2011 | Love Birds | Mum 2 | |
| 2011 | Rest for the Wicked | Susan | |
| 2013 | Nerve | Jennifer | |
| 2015 | Venus And Mars | Sue Stewart | Short Film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Young Woman | Episode: "Prometheus" |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Hephates | Episode: "Heedless Hearts" |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Mab | Episode: "Once Upon a Future King" |
| 2000 | Jackson's Wharf | Rebecca Priest | TV series |
| 2000 | Street Legal | Louise Jarvis | TV series |
| 2001-2002 | Mercy Peak | Dr. Nicky Somerville | Main role (35 episodes) |
| 2002 | Atomic Twister | Lisa Gilmore | TV film |
| 2002 | Mataku | Petra | Episode: "The Heirloom" |
| 2004 | Serial Killers | Skye | Episode: "Control, Alt, Delete" |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest | Morag | Episode: "Tunnellers" |
| 2006 | Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Susan Wood | TV film |
| 2007 | Amazing Extraordinary Friends, TheThe Amazing Extraordinary Friends | Dr. Helen | Episode: "Mad Mike Molloy" |
| 2007-2008 | Outrageous Fortune | Danielle | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2009 | Cult, TheThe Cult | Annabelle Wills | Main Role (13 episodes) |
| 2011 | Shortland Street | Jennifer Mason | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2011 | Crownies | Lisa Simpson | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2011-2012 | Almighty Johnsons, TheThe Almighty Johnsons | Helen | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2012 | Fatal Honeymoon | Anchor Person | TV film |
| 2014 | Auckland Daze | Sara | Episodes: "2.5", "2.6" |
| 2013–present | Place to Call Home, AA Place to Call Home | Carolyn Bligh | Main role (23 episodes) |