Wendy Cooper
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jacqueline Nairn | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2010–16 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 4 June 2010 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 19 January 2016 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Steven Zanoski | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Nurse | ||||||||||
| Home | The Cooper House | ||||||||||
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| Father | Alistair |
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| Husband | Murray Cooper (1989–2016) |
| Sons | Evan Cooper |
| Daughters |
Bella Cooper Jasmine Cooper |
| Granddaughters | Stevie Isaac |
Wendy Cooper is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and has been portrayed by Jacqueline Nairn since her debut in mid-2010. The character arrived as the matriarch of the new family unit, the Coopers.
mia Nairn had previously played a guest role in the early 2000s and after an audition in February 2010, won the role of Wendy Cooper. It was announced in May 2010 that Wendy was to arrive in June as part of Sarah's new clinic. It was later announced that Wendy's family would be introduced throughout the year as part of a new family unit. Nairn was excited but nervous about acting in the iconic soap, stating: "I was terrified! It was on location with Amanda (Sarah Potts). But fortunately, the first scene I shot was Wendy's job interview with Sarah, so my character was fairly nervous. Although I'm not sure how much of it was Wendy and how much of it was Jacquie!"
Wendy was hired by Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) as a nurse at her new clinic but was accused of being a drug addict by doctor Reuben Fitzpatrick (David Aston) and ended up getting a job at Shortland Street Hospital. Wendy was forced to sell the petrol station she owned because of her financial crisis but ended up buying the local bar – The I.V. with her husband Murray (Matthew Chamberlain). However the marriage hit a rocky patch in early 2011 when Murray kissed Vasa Levi (Teuila Blakely). However the two reconciled and Wendy was diagnosed with Long QT, a condition she passed on to daughters Bella (Amelia Reid) and Jasmine (Pearl McGlashan). In 2012 Wendy was shocked when Murray ended their marriage, having fallen in love with Cat Gibson (Roz Turnbull).
Wendy died on Tuesday 16 2016, after suffering a brain hemorrhage as a result of being shot by violent man, Gareth Hutchins. In the 2015 season finale, Hutchins invaded the hospital with weapons due to strained relations with CEO Rachel Mckenna and surgeon Drew McCaskall. Hutchins shot Drew, leaving him for dead, then went to the cafe where he held a number of hostages. He shot Wendy's father-in-law Len Cooper dead. After a shoot-out with police, the 2016 season returned to find that Drew McCaskall was in critical condition and both Wendy and her husband, Murray, had been shot by Gareth Hutchins. Murray recovered quickly and was left in a sling. Wendy quickly deteriorated and was put on life support. In the second episode of the season, Murray made the call to turn off his wife's life support. The Coopers gathered in the ward to bid an emotional farewell to the mother hen of their family.
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