Theresa Healey
# Theresa Healey

Theresa Healey (born 25 January 1964) is a New Zealand actress, known mostly for her role as nurse Carmen Roberts in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.

## Early life

Theresa was born on 25 January 1964 and is of Irish Catholic descent. As a child, Healey went to a mixture of schools, state and Catholic, including Sacred Heart College in Hamilton. She has three siblings: Susan, Mark and Anthony. She graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1985 with a Diploma in Acting, and afterwards moved back to Auckland.

## Career

Healey has been a guest on the New Zealand version the television series of Dancing With The Stars and starred as Alison Smart in the New Zealand comedy/drama television series Go Girls. She has also had regular recurring roles on the New Zealand television series Mercy Peak and the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Kitchen Sink | Woman | Short film |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Cora Bell | |
| 1994 | Bread & Roses | Peggy | |
| 1998 | Angel Wings | Bernadette | Short film |
| 2000 | Savage Honeymoon | Jenny Webb | |
| 2000 | Jubilee | Pauline Williams | |
| 2003 | Sylvia | 3rd Woman at Hughes Lecture | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1993-1995, 2020-2021 | Shortland Street | Carmen Roberts Rosalyn Mullens | Main role Guest |
| 1997 | 2 People | Co-Host | TV series |
| 1999 | Jaffa's Big Picture Show | | TV series |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Celesta | "Looking Death in the Eye" |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | Hildy Southerlyn | TV film |
| 2003 | Lucy | Madelyn Pugh | TV film |
| 2003 | Mercy Peak | Jill | "Great Escape", "Do It for Love", "Rules of the Game" |
| 2009-2012 | Go Girls | Alison Smart | Recurring role |
| 2013 | The Blue Rose | Helen Irwin | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Harry | Dr. Alex Boucher | Recurring role |
| 2013-2014 | Agent Anna | Sandi Wright | Main role |
| 2014 | Coverband | Dee | "Noise Control" |
| 2016 | Filthy Rich | Vivian Hunt Truebridge | 13 episodes |

## Personal life

Healey has two children, Zachary and Xavier, and currently resides in central Auckland, New Zealand.

