Janine Burchett

Originally from Western Australia and of English and Danish heritage, the multi talented Janine moved to her mother's homeland New Zealand after graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts to tour with the Limbs Dance Company. Her next step was to study acting at New Zealand's leading Drama School Toi Whakaari. After her graduation Janine was nominated for the Chapman Tripp Best New Comer Actress of the year for her performance of May in Sam Shepard's Fool For Love. Since then she has had the opportunity to play many notable roles on stage and screen. Most recently roles include Great Southern Television's Hillary as Ed's mum Gertrude, Mrs Moft in Screentime's Ablaze about the true story of the horrific 1947 Ballantyne department store fire, Val in Brokenwood Mysteries S3. Janine has also appeared in international productions including Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Legend of the Seeker and during New Zealand's Covid19 Lockdown played Anna Hutchison's mom in Hallma