Yvette Parsons

Actor, writer and musician Yvette Parsons grew up among 'old souls'; her parents ran a nursing hospital in Herne Bay. She left for England in her early twenties, took acting classes and played keyboard for goth band Dead Can Dance. She returned to New Zealand, completing an Arts degree at the University of Auckland. Specialising in kooky characters, Parsons has acted in big screen comedies What We Do In the Shadows and Nude Tuesday. Her TV credits include roles in Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, Wellington Paranormal and web series Educators. In 2010 The NZ Herald named her solo Silent Night as Best Play.

I almost prefer (acting) to being myself, I just love exploring, you get license to almost be someone else and feel what that's like. It's really amazing, I love it. Yvette Parsons in an interview with Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand, 1 April 2023