Ellen Crozier
| Ellen Crozier | |||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Robyn Malcolm | ||||||||
| Duration | 1994–99 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 23 February 1994 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 November 1999 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Tony Holden | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Nursing Manager at Shortland Street A&E clinic (1994–99) | ||||||||
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| Mother | Glenys Crozier |
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| Sisters | Carla Crozier |
| Husband |
Johnny Marinovich (1989–96) David Kearney (1997—) |
| Daughters |
Minnie Crozier Rose Crozier-Kearney |
Ellen Crozier is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Robyn Malcolm for nearly 6 years in the mid to late nineties.
Robyn Malcolm "won" the role of Ellen Crozier during the shows third season in 1994. At the time, the shows primary writers were James Griffin and Rachel Lang and Malcolm remembers the period as not only a highlight of her career, but of Shortland Street in general. Malcolm retained the role for nearly 6 years. Malcolm made her last appearance in November 1999.
Ellen arrived in 1994 to replace Jaki (Nancy Brunning) with daughter - Minnie and husband - Johnny (Stelios Yiakmis). However soon after they arrived, the marriage broke up when Johnny strayed. Depressed and alone, Ellen accidentally burnt down the house with a lit cigarette. The arrival of Ellen's sister - Carla didn't help when Ellen discovered her sister was a possible psychopath. Ellen dated Bernie Leach (Timothy Bartlett) but ended up returning to Johnny for a short lived affair. In 1996 Ellen revealed to Minnie that she was a product of rape and she was devastated when Carla tried to murder her after being sectioned. Ellen started to date David Kearney (Peter Elliott) but Ellen misinterpreted the arrival of his wife and fled. The two reunited in Fiji where Ellen confessed she was pregnant.
The two married in 1997 but the death of their baby - Rose (Georgia Bishop) the following year, separated the two and they both had affairs. They finally decided to reunite but David felt obliged to stay with his girlfriend who was dying from cancer. The reconciled in 1999 when David was diagnosed with a blinding disorder and the two left for an early retirement. In 2001 Ellen informed Waverley Wilson (Claire Chitham) on the phone, that she and David would not be attending her marriage to David's son Fergus (Paul Ellis).
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