Anna Jullienne Kermode (born 7 November 1982) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Nurse Maia Jeffries in the television series Shortland Street (2004-2012).
Career Jullienne attended Corran School for Girls, and was active in drama, with lead roles in productions of Amadeus, Julius Caesar and Anything Goes, and she won several awards, including the 1999 NZ Young Performer of the Year, 1st prize in the 1999 Auckland National Independent Schools Speech Competition, and 1st prize in the Auckland Drama Championship at the North Shore Performing Arts Festival. In 2007, she won the Air New Zealand Screen Award for Performance by a Supporting Actress, for her role on Shortland Street.
Jullienne holds an ATCL Teacher Practical Certificate from the Trinity College of London Drama Examination, and studied camera technique under Jan Saussey. She is fluent in French and Japanese, as well as English.
Her professional career started during her time at the University of Auckland with roles in Mercy Peak and Secret Agent Men, and she put her studies (a BA in English and Film and TV) on hold to take up her first major dramatic screen role on Shortland Street. She took a six-month break from filming Shortland Street from October 2007 and left the show in late 2010 with Maia's last scene airing 9 February 2011. Throughout her career Jullienne has been a prominent spokeswoman and model for the Red 11 modelling agency. Jullienne has appeared in photo shoots for such brands as: NZ Performance Car, Red Bull, XCDR and Car50.
Personal life In real life, Anna has close friendships with Fleur Saville, Faye Smythe, Beth Allen, Amanda Billing, Te Kohe Tuhaka and Alison Quigan. She married commercial property manager James Kermode in 2010. She had her first child, a son (Theodore), in January 2014, her second son (Jude) in November 2016, and a daughter (Nina) in June 2021.
Filmography +Film and television Year Title Role Notes2004–2012Shortland StreetMaia JeffriesMain cast (2004–2011), guest (2012, 3 episodes)2011Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green CloudDeb Masters2 episodes, miniseries2012Sione's 2: Unfinished BusinessLibrarianFeature film2012Auckland DazeAnna1 episode2013Krystle WilkinsonRecurring role2013HarryJenny ChisholmEpisodes: "He's the Weak Link", "Play with Fire"2013Over the MoonConnie RadarShort film2013–2014Jono and Ben at TenHerselfRecurring role2014Agent AnnaUnnamed 1 episode2015–2018800 WordsKatieMain Cast2016 Bombshell Frederique TV movie2019Falling Inn Love Charlotte Wadsworth TV movie2019Prickly JamCricket MadelineShort film2019–presentMean MumsHeatherMain cast2020Head HighChristine1 episode2021, 2023Sweet Tooth Beverly AndersonEpisodes: "Sorry About All the Dead People", "The Ballad of the Last Men"2022My Life Is MurderAdele Episode: "Nothing Concrete" 2024 The Brokenwood Mysteries Amelia French Episode: "Day of the Dead"
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