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F I L M

Feature Films

2002

Ulla Peet in Fracture
Director: Larry Parr
Kahukura Productions
(voted most popular film at St Tropez Film Festival)

1998

Mel in I'll Make You Happy
Director: Athina Tsoulis
Ample Films

1997

Evelyn in The Ugly
Director: Scott Reynolds
Essential Films

1993

Acting coach to Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures
Wingnut Films

1992

Dorothea Brook in Desperate Remedies
Directors: Peter Wells and Stuart Main
James Wallace Productions
(Official Selection in Cannes Film Festival 1993)

1991

Mireille/Sarah in The Footstep Man
Director: Leon Narbey
John Maynard Productions

1985

Teresa in Dangerous Orphans
Director: John Laing
Cinepro


Short Films

1999

Mother in The Painted Lady
Director:  Belinda Schmid
Second Cine
Best Short Film in NZ Film Awards 2000

1996

Frances in The Proposal
Director: Simon Bennett
South Pacific Pictures

1995

Woman in The Bar
Director:  Dorthe Scheffman
This Is It Productions

1994

Jane in I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Director:  Michael Hurst
Frame Up Films

1993

Lauren in A Game With No Rules
Director:  Scott Reynolds
Zee Films

1990

Linda in Linda's Body
Directors:  Harry Sinclair and Don McGlashan
Front Lawn Films
Best Short Film in NZ Film and TV Awards 1990
(Watch Linda's Body on You Tube)

1985
Raewyn in Danny and Raewyn
Director:  Gregor Nicholas
Hibiscus Films

 


2002:  As Ulla Peet in Fracture

"The acting is uniformly good with standout performances from . . . an almost unrecognisable Ward-Lealand." (The Press)

 

1998:  As Mel in I'll Make You Happy

 

1992:   As Dorothea Brook in Desperate Remedies

"Jennifer Ward-Lealand is both ravishing and commanding as (the film's) resourceful heroine.  She has the depth needed to give Remedies more merit than mere lusty looniness." (The Evening Post)

 

1991:  As Mireille in The Footstep Man

"Jennifer Ward-Lealand, as Mirielle, the lover of both Toulouse-Latrec and Sam Jolley, is the film's most striking presence - her portrayal of Mirielle's yearning for freedom seems at times as though it will indeed break through all constraint." (New Zealand Listener)

 


1990:  As Linda in Linda's Body

"Jennifer Ward-Lealand delivers the most convincing performance." (OnFilm)

 

1985:   As Raewyn in Danny and Raewyn

"Jennifer Ward Lealand . . . is utterly convincing and stakes a good claim to be one of our finest screen actors."  (New Zealand Listener)

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