Alison Routledge

New Zealand actress celebrated for her lead role in the post-apocalyptic classic The Quiet Earth and a career spanning film, television, and stage.

Alison Routledge - Personal Information

  • Name: Alison Routledge
  • Date of Birth: April 29, 1960
  • Gender: Female
  • Job Title: Actor

Biography

The globetrotting daughter of an English army officer, Alison Routledge moved to NZ as a teen. After winning a place at Drama School on a dare, Routledge scored lead roles in TV's The Garden Party (1983) and end-of-the-world classic The Quiet Earth. Since then the singer and ex-Wildtrack presenter has acted in ghost tale The Returning, acclaimed movie Rain, and played a memorably loopy Mum in 2005 short Nothing Special.

Filmography

A selection of Alison Routledge's film appearances across her career.

  • Nothing Special (2005) as Heather
  • Her Majesty (2001) as Victoria Wakefield
  • Rain (2001) as Heather
  • The Returning (1990) as Jessica Scott
  • Bridge to Nowhere (1986) as Lise
  • The Quiet Earth (1985) as Joanne
  • Other Halves (1984) as Paula

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