Location: Melbourne
Age Range: 35 - 45
Ethnicity: New Zealand, Polynesian, Samoan, Fijian, Tongan
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
View on ShowcastAna Corbett is an experienced arts professional and a rising star in the acting world, based in Melbourne, Australia. Her recent screen work includes the Australian feature film Who Needs Love Songs (2025) and voicing Tita in the US animated series The Bucket List Family (2025). She was also seen as high-powered defence lawyer Ava Shaw in Shortland Street (2024) and earned praise for her compelling presence in the Australian TV series Totally, Completely Fine (2023). Ana’s stage work includes Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric: Ngātai (2025), and her physical strength and stage combat skills were showcased in her lead role in Auckland Theatre Company’s O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai (2024). Ana is also the producer and a performer in the award-winning theatre work UPU, which has toured internationally to critical acclaim, including a sold-out Australian debut at the Sydney Opera House in 2025. UPU will tour Canada and Australia in 2026. Alongside her acting, Ana is recognised as one of Aotearoa’s leading female voice-over artists and is the brand voice for major companies including Fisher & Paykel, New World, Kiwibank, Fonterra Australasia, and Comvita. Ana is a proud graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. Before training as an actor, she was a top-ranked tennis player in New Zealand.
| Year | Role | Production | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adi (Supporting) | Latui | NZ Film Commission | Tulia Thompson |
| 2025 | Ensemble | UPU | NZ South Island Festival Tour | UPU COLLECTIVE | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2025 | Ensemble | UPU | Sydney Opera House Australian Premiere Season | UPU COLLECTIVE | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2025 | Deb | Ngātai | Melbourne Theatre Company | Cyber Electric | Keegan Bragg |
| 2025 | Jacinda | Who Need Love Songs | Broken Egg Films | Keiran Wheeler |
| 2025 | Tita | The Bucket List Family (US Animation Series) | The Bucket List Studios | Natalie Madsen |
| 2024 | Vailoloto Sā Tauilevā (Lead) | O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward | Auckland Theatre Company | Natano Keni |
| 2024 | Hero Female | Energy Australia | Sedona | Clare Plueckhahn |
| 2024 | Ava Shaw (Recurring Guest Star) | Shortland Street | South Pacific Pictures | Various |
| 2024 | Ensemble | UPU | FITU Arts Festival, Mexico City | UPU COLLECTIVE | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2024 | Ensemble | UPU | Biennale CINARS, Montréal | UPU COLLECTIVE | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2023 | Nina Alatini (Guest) | Totally, Completely Fine | Freemantle Australia | Lucy Gaffy |
| 2023 | Ensemble | UPU | NZ North Island Festival Tour | PANNZ Touring | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2022 | Jen (Hero Mum) | WaterWipes (USA) | The Sweetshop | Mark Albiston |
| 2022 | Lina Williams (Supporting) | Duckrockers | South Pacific Pictures | Sima Urale & Oscar Kightley |
| 2021 | Jess | Toyota Hilux | The Sweetshop | Damien Shatford |
| 2021 | Ensemble | UPU | Kia Mau Festival | Kia Mau Festival | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2021 | Mum | Instant Finance | Truman Films | David Campbell & Laura Sargisson |
| 2021 | Friend | Pet Refuge | Finch | Zia Mandviwalla |
| 2021 | Mum | Samsung Projector | Satellite Productions | Jesse Griffin |
| 2020 | Nurse Sonja | The Daughter | Summer Agnew | Summer Agnew |
| 2020 | Mum | The Warehouse | Flying Fish | Paolo Rotondo |
| 2020 | Ensemble | UPU | World Premiere | Auckland International Arts Festival & Silo Theatre | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2020 | Hine | Mahuru Maori | Betsy & Mana Productions | Tama Jarman & Jarod Rawiri |
| 2019 | Lupe | Tales of a Princess | Tales from the Kava Bowl | Amelia Reid-Meredith, Shadon Meredith |
| 2019 | Young Mum | Cigna Insurance | Eight | Dan Max |
| 2019 | Ensemble | UPU Mai Whetu: Mea Fou | WAYFR | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2019 | Hine's Mum | Ka Pai Living | Maori Television | Mana Epiha |
| 2018 | Emma | Funny Girls | Media Works | Helena Brooks |
| 2018 | Ensemble Cast | The Plastic Orgasm | Auckland Fringe | Virginia Frankovich, Julia Croft |
| 2018 | Various | The Vagina Monologues | Auckland University | Renee Sheridan |
| 2018 | Aaliyah | Hearts of Men | Mangere Arts Centre | Vela Manusaute, Anapela Polataivao |
| 2018 | Ensemble | UPU Mai Whetu | WAYFR | Fasitua Amosa |
| 2016 | Joan | Defending the JJ Mac | Last Tapes Theatre Company | Leon Wadham |
| 2014 | Presenter | Pink Coconut TV / Niu FM | Face TV Productions | Andy Jaquet |
| 2014 | Presenter | Neighbourhood / TVNZ | Satellite Media | Susan |
| 2014 | Breakfast Show Host | Niu FM | Pacific Media Network | Tony Amos |
| 2014 | Atziri | Path of Exile | Griding Gear Games | Erik Olofsson |
| 2013 | Maramoa | Path of Exile | Grinding Gear Games | Erik Olofsson - Producer |
| 2013 | Frances Corrington (Lead) | Mele Kanikau | Auckland University | Michelle Johansson |
| 2013 | Valerie | Autocraniotomous | V48 Hour Film Festival- Peter Jackson Wildcard | Miles Murphy |
| 2013 | Various Voices | George FM | George FM | Toby Ricketts & Gavin Sinclair |
| 2013 | Moana Paraone | Crossfire | Musgrove Theatre | Noa Campbell |
| 2013 | Janet Corfield | Shortland Street | South Pacific Pictures | Various |
| 2013 | Pili | The Last Saint | The Last Saint Ltd | Rene Naufahu |
| 2012 | Marvel | Duffy Theatre Show | Duffy Theatre - National Tour | Kerryn Palmer |
| 2011 | Princess of France | Love's Labour's Lost | Toi Whakaari | Jonathan Hendry |
| 2011 | Maria | The Holding Pattern-Go Solo | Toi Whakaari | Sophie Roberts & Jade Eriksen |
| 2011 | Sulky | Wellington (Graduation Film) | Toi Whakaari | David Geary & Waka Attewell |
| 2011 | Mrs Peterson / Sally | Private Property | Radio NZ / NZDS | Adam McCauley |
| 2011 | Various Roles | New Zealand School Journal Stories for Learning Media New Zealand | ||
| 2010 | Sarah | Company | Toi Whakaari | Jonathan Hendry |
| 2010 | Marat 2 / Patient 3 | Marat/Sade | Toi Whakaari | Annie Ruth |
| 2010 | Esmeralda | Atamira | Toi Whakaari | Jade Eriksen & Heather Timms |
| 2010 | Herman Kruk | Ghetto | Toi Whakaari | Harry Fuhrmann |
| 2010 | Elizabeth | Skin Tight | Toi Whakaari | Nathaniel Lees |
| 2010 | Rachel | Losing It | 41 South Films | Jared O'Neale |
| 2009 | Goneril | King Lear | Toi Whakaari | Nathaniel Lees & Tom McCrory |
| 2009 | Hedda | Hedda Gabbler | Toi Whakaari | Nathan Meister |