Antonia Prebble | |
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.jpg) Prebble in 2018 | |
| Born | Antonia Mary Prebble (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 (age 41) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Education | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupations | Actress,TV presenter,model |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Outrageous Fortune,Westside |
| Spouse(s) | Dan Musgrove (2024–present)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Tom Prebble (uncle) Richard Prebble (uncle) Mark Prebble (uncle) |
| Website | antoniaprebble.com (defunct) |
Antonia Mary Prebble (born 6 June 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role asLoretta West in the hit NZ comedy-dramaOutrageous Fortune, as Trudy inThe Tribe, as Jane inThe Blue Rose, and as Rita West, the grandmother of her character inOutrageous Fortune, on the prequel seriesWestside. Internationally she's best known for her role asClare Langtree, the Gatekeeper in the 2006 seriesPower Rangers Mystic Force.
Born on 6 June 1984 inWellington, New Zealand, Antonia Mary Prebble is the middle of three children of John Prebble, aSussex-born[2]barrister andsolicitor and a law professor atVictoria University of Wellington,[3] and Nicola Mary Riddiford, an English teacher;[4] Prebble has an older sister, Becky, and a younger brother, Ben, both of whom studied law.[4] Her uncleRichard Prebble is a former politician, her uncleMark Prebble is the former head of theState Services Commission, and her uncleTom Prebble was a university administrator andprofessor emeritus.
Prebble attendedQueen Margaret College between 1999 and 2001 and was Prefect in charge of Arts and Proxime Accessit in her final year.[5] She then matriculated to Victoria University of Wellington, where she studied aBachelor of Arts in Linguistics.[4] Initially, Prebble had been studying for a Bachelor of Laws before she switched programs.[4][6]
Prebble speaks fluentFrench.[4]
Prebble became interested in acting at an early age, starring in the stage playThe Magical Kingdom of Thingymijig in 1993. In the late 1990s she started to work a lot with New Zealand children's TV production companies, with starring and guest roles in several programmes. Her roles included Mandy McFarlane in the second season ofMirror, Mirror in 1997, and Trudy in five series' ofThe Tribe from 1999 to 2003. She also guest starred in two episodes ofPower Rangers: Dino Thunder as Krista, alongside two of her fellow cast members from The Tribe. In 2006, she began her role inPower Rangers: Mystic Force asClare Langtree, the Gatekeeper and Udonna's apprentice.
Prebble made a cameo appearance in the bandFlip Grater's music video for "Careful" and hosted New Zealand'sWNTV (What Now Television) from 2002 to 2003.
In 2005, she was cast in the new New Zealand comedy-dramaOutrageous Fortune as 15-year-old movie buffLoretta West. At the end of the fifth series, Loretta married Hayden Peters (played byShane Cortese), her partner and the father of her child. In February 2010, filming wrapped for the sixth and final series. By this time, Loretta West had become a smart and successful business entrepreneur and a madame of a brothel. The final episode of the series aired 9 November 2010.
Prebble had a cameo role in the TVNZ seriesThe Almighty Johnsons as a red-herring for the identity of the Norse goddess, Frigg in the show's first season in 2011. The real 'Frigg' was eventually played bySiobhan Marshall, Prebble's former co-star and on-screen sister onOutrageous Fortune.
Prebble and Marshall teamed up again in 2013 for a mystery thriller series,The Blue Rose.
In 2015 she had the lead role of Rita West inWestside, a prequel toOutrageous Fortune, playing the grandmother (as a young woman) of her character from the original series.
Prebble has given birth on screen five times, starting withThe Tribe as a 14-year-old, thenOutrageous Fortune, a short film,White Lies, and a play as Mary mother of Jesus ("who just popped out .... and we all sang a song").[7]
Since 2016, Antonia has been an ambassador for New Zealand department storeSmith & Caughey's.[8] Prebble was the face of Smith & Caughey's Spring 2018 campaign and lookbook, photographed and styled in a series of images by fashion photographer Nicole Ku. Antonia Prebble has featured on the covers of Next Magazine,[9] Remix Magazine,[10] Mindfood Style,[11] and Fashion Quarterly.[12]
In early 2019, Prebble frequented New Zealand TV showThe Project after having her first child with Dan Musgrove. During the same year she featured in the music video for "Help You Now"[13] by Auckland band Alae.[14]
In April 2020, Prebble participated in anOutrageous Fortune virtual greeting in the fight against thecoronavirus pandemic.[citation needed]
On 19 November 2020, Prebble was the guest host on The Project before the final episode of Westside.
In November 2022, Prebble joined the cast of Shortland Street as Dr Rebekah Anderson.
In 2023 Prebble alongside Madeleine Sami-filmed NZ seriesDouble Parked.[15]
In late 2022 Prebble was announced as part of the cast for SBS legal dramaSafe Home and in 2023, the series aired with Prebble playing the role of Grace MacDonald.[16]
In 2016, Prebble began dating her thenWestside co-star, Dan Musgrove. The couple announced their engagement in July 2018 and pregnancy in February 2019.[17] They married in 2024 and have two children together.[18] Prebble lives inAuckland.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | White Lies | Rebecca | |
| 2014 | The Cure | Beth Wakefield | |
| 2015 | Timeslow | Amelia | |
| 2017 | Pork Pie | Suzie Davidson | |
| 2017 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | Hayley | Short |
| 2025 | Heart Eyes | Jane |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Mirror, Mirror II | Mandy McFarlane | Main role |
| 1999 | A Twist in the Tale | Jem | Episode: "A Crack in Time" |
| 1999–2003 | The Tribe | Trudy | Main role |
| 2001 | Dark Knight | Ruth | Episode: "Damned" |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Krista | Episodes: "The Passion of Conner", "Thunder Struck: Part II" |
| 2005 | Interrogation | Saskia | Episode: "Where There's Smoke" |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Nova Ranger (voice) | Episode: "Endings: Part II" |
| 2005–2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Loretta West | Main role: Granddaughter of Rita West in "Westside" |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Clare Langtree | Regular role |
| The Lost Children | Caterina | Episode: "1.11" | |
| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Mavis | TV film |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Sonja Freeman | Episode: "God's Gift to Zebras" |
| Super City | Toni | Episodes: "1.1", "1.4", "1.5" | |
| 2012 | Auckland Daze | Antonia | Episode: "1.1" |
| 2013 | The Blue Rose | Jane March | Main role |
| 2014 | Salem | Bridget Bishop | Episode: "The Stone Child" |
| Anzac Girls | Hilda Steele | TV miniseries | |
| 2015 | Winter | Alesia Taylor | Main role |
| 2015–2020 | Westside | Rita West | Main role |
| 2017 | Stand Up Girl | Drunk Bride | Episode: "Decent Woman" |
| Sisters | Edie Flanagan | Main role | |
| My Life Is Murder | Ramona Church | Episode: "Hidden Gems" | |
| 2020 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Astronema/Karone (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2021 | One of Us Is Lying | Robyn | 2 episodes |
| 2022–23 | Shortland Street | Rebecka Anderson | 50 episodes |
| 2023 | Safe Home | Grace Macdonald | Main role; 4 episodes |
| 2023–24 | Double Parked | Steph | Main role; 14 episodes |
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