Elizabeth Hawthorne (born 30 April 1947) is a New Zealand actress who is known for her role as Mrs. Macready in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the Peter Jackson supernatural comedy The Frighteners. She had a small recurring role as the voice of Hera on Young Hercules, and partly played Alcmene in its parent show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in the first season. She played Judge Harriet Caldwell in the 2004 TV movie Raising Waylon. Married to Raymond Hawthorne, she is the mother of Emmeline Hawthorne and the late Sophia Hawthorne.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1985Hot TargetSuzanne Maxwell1992AlexMrs. Benton1993Jack Be NimbleBernice1994The Last TattooHenrietta Simpson1996Magda Rees-Jones2000Savage HoneymoonMaisy Savage2000JubileeCharlotte Morrison2001No One Can Hear YouPat Kelly2001ExposureDet. ShoorwellVideo2005Mrs. Macready200730 Days of NightLucy Ikos2009Underworld: Rise of the LycansOrsova2010After the WaterfallJoanna2016Mrs. Hasluck2018AdriftChristine Crompton2024The Moon Is Upside DownFaith
Television Year Title Role Notes1985Heart of the High CountryMiss RobertsonEpisode: "1.3"1989MargaretEpisode: "1.1"1993Patricia McCardleTV miniseries1994Hercules and the Lost KingdomQueen OmphaleTV film1995Hercules: The Legendary JourneysAlcmeneEpisodes: "The Wrong Path", "Ares", "The March to Freedom", "The Warrior Princess"1995-1996Shortland StreetDr. Julia ThorntonRecurring Role1998–1999Hercules: The Legendary JourneysMary Contrary, JocastaEpisodes: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules", "Rebel with a Cause"1998–1999Young HerculesHera (voice)Recurring role1999GreenstoneCarolineTV film1999LawlessSusan EllisTV film2000–2001Cleopatra 2525The VoiceMain role2001Xena: Warrior PrincessNewswomanEpisode: "Send in the Clones"2001Mercy PeakCushla TurbotEpisode: "History Lessons"2001Spin DoctorsLiz BraschTV series2004Raising WaylonHarriet CaldwellTV special2004Not Only But AlwaysJoan RiversTV film2006Bev LockjawEpisode: "Nine Twenty Six"2007Eleanor HarrisonTV film2007ZoozooTV series2007–2010Outrageous FortuneNgaire MunroeRecurring role (series 3–6)2008Kiss Me DeadlyJillianTV film2008Burying BrianRhonda WelchRecurring role2010Legend of the SeekerPrelateEpisodes: "Dark", "Perdition", "Creator"2011–2014Nothing TrivialAnneRecurring role (series 1–2), guest (series 3–4)2015–2016, 2018800 WordsTrishGuest role2016Terry TeoMrs. ButterworthEpisodes: "A Penny for Your Troubles Parts 1 & 2"2016Power Rangers Dino ChargeMs. AllisterEpisode: "Recipe for Disaster"2016–2017Filthy RichNancy TruebridgeMain role2017WantedAliceEpisodes: "2.3", "2.5", "2.6"2019I Don't Want A HerdMa Sheep (voice)Animated series, Episode: "Lambkin"2024Dark City: The CleanerEvelyn MiddletonSupporting role
Honours and awards Hawthorne was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the theatre, in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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