Tiffany Pratt
| Tiffany Pratt | |||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alison James | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995–98 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 16 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 1 September 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Gavin Strawhan | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Other names | Tiffany Pratt (maiden name) Tiffany Warner (married name) Tiffany Marinovich (married name) |
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| Occupation | Nurse | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Vern Pratt |
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| Mother | Adele Pratt |
| Brothers | Tyrone Pratt |
| Sisters | Tallulah Pratt |
| Husband |
Chris Warner (1996–97) Johnny Marinovich (1998) |
| Daughters | Maria Marinovich |
Tiffany Marinovich (née Pratt, previously Warner) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Alison James between 1995 and 1998.
The character first appeared in early 1995 as a potential love interest for Chris Warner (Michael Galvin). Before the two finally got together, Tiffany embarked on a relationship with reformed junkie Billy (Darren Young) which landed her with hepatitis C. Tiffany and Chris married in a Valentine's Day ceremony in 1996 but the marriage quickly dissolved when Chris cheated on her. Tiffany later dated and married Johnny Marinovich after a period when she suspected he was a child molestor. The character starred in a dramatic storyline in mid-1998 when she fell from a high rise building after trying to talk down a man on the roof. Tiffany ended up brain dead but her unborn baby was saved; Tiffany's life support was turned off soon afterwards.
Tiffany received a positive reception and her death has been named as iconic by commentators and fans.
Tiffany was created as a new love interest for established character; Chris Warner.Alison James, who had theatre background, was cast in the role. After appearing on the show for three years, James decided to quit and the character was killed off. She stated, "It took me a long time to decide to leave Shortland Street because it isn't easy to walk away from something you love. I also had this fear I'd never get work again – it's a real fear. So it took me a long time to wrestle with the idea that saying no to work wasn't unwise, and that if you actually want to grow and develop as an actor you do have to stop and move on." She found her final scenes draining, "Everyone was acting around me and I was there, but my acting had basically stopped. I remember lying there thinking, 'I’m going to miss all these people.' I was quite teary, actually."
While in charge of the hospital, Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) hired Tiffany, much to the annoyance of the other nurses. There was a spark between the two but Tiffany started a romance with Billy (Darren Young) who left her with hepatitis C following his drug use. Manipulative nurse Carla Crozier (Elizabeth Easther) started to blackmail Tiffany and she soon got back together with Billy and the two got engaged. They broke up and Tiffany got together with Chris. The two married in 1996 and Chris left the country, with the couple starting a long distance romance.
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