Morgana O'Reilly
| Morgana O'Reilly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Morgana Le Fay Naomi Jane O'Reilly 19 August 1985 New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Salmon |
| Children | 1 |
Morgana O'Reilly (born 19 August 1985) is a New Zealand film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in several theatre productions and created the one-woman play The Height of the Eiffel Tower. O'Reilly played Lynn Matthews in the biographical television film Billy and guested in Nothing Trivial. She has also appeared in the comedy series' Sunny Skies and This is Littleton. O'Reilly joined the cast of Neighbours as Naomi Canning in December 2013, and starred as Kylie Bucknell in the horror-comedy Housebound.
O'Reilly was born in New Zealand, to Mary-Jane, a dancer and choreographer, and Phil O'Reilly, a graphic designer. She grew up in the Ponsonby/Grey Lynn area. O'Reilly said she got her love of performing from her mother and that she wanted to be an actor since she was 15. O'Reilly attended Unitec Institute of Technology and graduated in 2006.
After graduating from Unitec, O'Reilly appeared in several theatre productions, including Three Sisters, Marat/Sade and Coram Boy. She also undertook some bar work at The Basement Theatre in Auckland. After a stint in the comedy show A Thousand Apologies, O'Reilly was cast in a new production of Toa Fraser's play Bare. The director, Oliver Driver, said O'Reilly was cast because of her ability to play several different characters.
In 2009, O'Reilly created a one-woman play called The Height of the Eiffel Tower. The play focuses on Terri Hulme, a mother of four, who takes a closer look at her life when she goes on a coffee date with an old university friend. O'Reilly approached her friend Abigail Greenwood to direct and act as dramaturge. Her mother Mary-Jane O'Reilly danced a solo piece on stage for the first time in years, before O'Reilly premiered The Height of the Eiffel Tower. The play was well-received and O'Reilly went on to perform it at the New York Fringe Festival.
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