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Moira Crombie

Moira Cochrane
Moira Crombie.jpg
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Geraldine Brophy
Duration 1997–2001
First appearance 29 May 1997
Last appearance 19 April 2001
Introduced by Simon Bennett
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Other names Moira Lafferty (maiden name)
Moira Crombie (married name)
Occupation Manager of Bed and Breakfast motel (2001—)
Receptionist at Shortland Street (1997–2001)

Moira Dawn Cochrane (née Lafferty, previously Crombie) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who first appeared in 1997, portrayed by Geraldine Brophy. The character was axed in 2001 as part of a large cast cull and show revamp.

Moira was the matriarch of the Crombie family unit, a working-class family consisting of husband Earl (Murray Keane), sons - Jordan (Cameron Smith), Blake (Jesse Peach) and Maddy (Joseph Greer) and daughter - Shelley (Natalie Dennis). The family often struggled to meet ends meet and ex convict - Moira was the receptionist at Shortland Street for 4 years. Moira's marriage to Earl was often strained and he was rarely home. Following his death from a drink driving accident, Moria ended up marrying past lover and criminal associate - Dean (Greg Johnson), with he and his daughter Erin Kingston (Emma Lahana) joining the family. Another member of the family unit arrived in 2000 in the shape of rapist - Eamon Dempsey (Neill Rea) who nearly put an end to her family once and for all. Moira ended up leaving to run a bed and breakfast with her new husband in early 2001.

Moira was a hugely popular character, singled out by numerous reviewers as a favourite character. Brophy was also acclaimed for her portrayal, landing a nomination for "Best Actress" in the 2000 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.

When offered, Brophy found it hard not to accept the role of Moira, a character she saw as the "everyday New Zealander". She explained the reason stating; "Because we're not very interested in Moiras. Our society's not interested in women who have ordinary jobs and support their families, and so I believe she is very important to be seen." In 2000 Moira was axed from the show alongside 10 other characters. The cause was later revealed as a show revamp which would see the tone more suited towards working class characters.


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