Manon Blackman is a British born New Zealand actress. She is best known for playing Celeste Duvall in the comedy drama series Nothing Trivial and Lindsay in the comedy drama series 800 Words.
Early life Harris was born in the United Kingdom. Her parents split up before she was born. Her father stayed in her life until she was 11 when he married another woman. She moved to Auckland with her mother at the age of 5. She got her love for acting from her parents who had first met when studying musical theatre. One of her first performances was playing Peter Pan at the Aotea Centre at the age of 13. She graduated from the University of Otago with a bachelors degree in both history and Law.
Career Blackman made her on-screen debut with a recurring role as Celeste Duvall in the comedy drama series Nothing Trivial. She played the famous murderer dominatrix Renee Chignell in the crime docudrama film Mistress Mercy. Her biggest role so far has been playing Lindsay in the comedy drama series 800 Words.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2018Mistress MercyRenee Chignell2019AblazeDoreen Parsons2025The People We LoveMaddie
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2011-2014Nothing TrivialCeleste Duvall20 episodes2016HillaryHillaryEpisode; Standing Tall2016Terry TeoPenelope2 episodes2015-2018800 WordsLindsay36 episodes2021My Life Is MurderStella MooreEpisode; Look Don't Touch2025The Brokenwood MysteriesIsobel WilsonEpisode; How the Other Half Dies
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