Carla Crozier
| Carla Crozier | |||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Elisabeth Easther | ||||||||
| Duration | 1995–96 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 6 May 1995 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | July 1996 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Gavin Strawhan | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Nurse at Shortland Street (1995–96) | ||||||||
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| Mother | Glenys Crozier |
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| Sisters | Ellen Crozier |
| Husband | Bernie Leach (1995–96) |
| Nieces |
Minnie Crozier Rose Crozier-Kearney |
Carla Leach (née Crozier) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Elisabeth Easther from early 1995 to mid 1996. The character debuted as the sister of established character Ellen Crozier (Robyn Malcolm) and gained notoriety as the show's first ever on screen murderer.
Carla was created as the estranged sister of Ellen Crozier and Elizabeth Easther was cast in the role. Easther had just graduated from drama school and relished playing a human as her only other television role was that of a dinosaur in an Australian children's show. The role was set for a defined term due to the content of the storyline and as a result Easther ended up leaving after her contract expired, with the characters story coming to an end. Due to the characters psychotic nature, Easther struggled to get work for several years and was even rejected after being cast in a nappie commercial.
Carla arrived to the street in 1995 to visit her estranged sister Ellen (Robyn Malcolm) and soon got a job at the hospital. The two sisters reconciled when Carla fell off a cliff and the staff began to suspect Ellen of pushing her. Carla instantly clashed with Tiffany Pratt (Alison James) and she blackmailed her about her Hepatitis C diagnosis. Carla began to date Ellen's ex-boyfriend Bernie Leach (Timothy Bartlett) and the two soon eloped. Carla spiked Tiffany's drink, leading to her near death in front of a truck and many to turn against Carla. Carla sabotaged a surgery on Tiffany and she once again nearly died, something which Carla blamed on Johnny Marinovich (Stelios Yiakmis). Bernie grew sick of Carla and so she faked a pregnancy to keep him in the marriage however after a minor car crash whilst teaching her niece Minnie (Katrina Devine) to drive, Carla claimed she had miscarried. When Bernie discovered Carla was unable to have children since her teens, he angrily assaulted her and was arrested; Carla went to stay with her mother.
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