Delphi Greenlaw
| Delphi Greenlaw | |||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Anna Hutchison | ||||||||
| Duration | 2002–04 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 22 March 2002 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 14 September 2004 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Harriet Crampton | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Father | Dave Greenlaw |
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| Mother | Liz Greenlaw |
| Brothers |
Geoff Greenlaw Patrick Greenlaw |
| Sisters |
Anne Kahu (adoptive) Peta Greenlaw |
Delphine "Delphi" Greenlaw is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Anna Hutchison between 2002 and 2004.
The character arrived in early 2002 as the teenage sister of Geoff (Andrew Laing) and his adoptive sister, Anne Greenlaw (Emmeline Hawthorne). The characters tomboy ways saw her favour rugby over fashion and as a result, she was isolated from her peers. The character participated in a hugely high profile storyline in 2003 where she fell for much older man, Dom (Shane Cortese), who went on to murder Geoff. The character departed in 2004 following the death of both her siblings and intimidation from Dom.
Delphi was highly praised throughout her two-year run, with Hutchison receiving numerous award nominations and winning the "Rising Star" prize in the 2004 TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards. The characters romance with Dom and struggle with anorexia has seen the character's storylines become iconic since her departure.
Anna Hutchison landed the 6 month role of the youngest member of the Greenlaw family in late 2002 and started filming in early 2003. However Hutchison's hair was long and blonde, something the producers did not see Delphi wearing and Hutchison was forced to cut and dye it into a mullet. The producers were so impressed by Hutchison, the character of Delphi was extended beyond her 6 months and given meatier storylines. As the character grew up and her personality changed, Hutchison was allowed to grow out her hair again.
Delphi arrived to Ferndale in 2002 as the younger sister of Geoff (Andrew Laing) and Anne Greenlaw (Emmeline Hawthorne). Bullied and picked on for being a tomboy, Delphi successfully tried out for the rugby team and got in. However the bullying took its toll and Delphi suffered an eating disorder. In 2003 Delphi became besotted by Geoff's friend, Dominic Thompson (Shane Cortese). When she turned 16, the boyish Delphi drastically changed into a more feminine young women in a bid to impress Dom and ended up losing her virginity to her drug dealer boyfriend. When his friends tried to gang rape Delphi, Dom saved her and Delphi attempted to stop him marrying Emily (Sarah Somerville) to no avail. However Dom fell in love with Delphi and the two started to date and planned to leave the country. The mutually attracted Marshall (Paul Reid) showed Delphi evidence that Dom had murdered Geoff, but she was trapped with Dom about to leave the country.
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