Miriama Smith

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title: "Miriama Smith" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1976-births", "living-people", "new-zealand-film-actresses", "new-zealand-television-actresses", "new-zealand-māori-actresses", "people-from-rotorua", "21st-century-new-zealand-actresses", "20th-century-new-zealand-actresses", "new-zealand-soap-opera-actresses", "te-arawa-people"] description: "New Zealand actress (born 1976)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriama_Smith" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary New Zealand actress (born 1976) ::

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Field	Value
name	Miriama Smith
birth_date
birth_place	Rotorua, New Zealand
occupation	Film and television actress
known for	Dana McNichol in Mercy Peak
Elsa/Principal Randall in Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Brady Trubridge in Filthy Rich
children	1
years_active	1991–present
spouse	Dylan Marychurch
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| name = Miriama Smith | birth_date = | birth_place = Rotorua, New Zealand | occupation = Film and television actress | known for = Dana McNichol in Mercy Peak Elsa/Principal Randall in Power Rangers Dino Thunder Brady Trubridge in Filthy Rich | children = 1 | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = Dylan Marychurch

Miriama Te Rangimarie Smith (born 3 June 1976) is a New Zealand film and television actress who has played roles in various TV shows such as Xena: Warrior Princess, Karaoke High and Shortland Street. Her best-known roles, however, were Moz in the third season of The Tribe, Dana McNichol in Mercy Peak, and Elsa / Principal Randall in the 2004 Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Dino Thunder. She was one of the three judges on the first season of entertainment show New Zealand's Got Talent that aired on Prime TV in 2008. She starred as Brady Trubridge on the TVNZ 2 drama series Filthy Rich.

Life and career

Smith was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. She is of Te Arawa descent.

Smith started her acting career when she was a teen. She did a few commercials and a role in one episode of the TV show Shark in the Park. She was in the movie The Other Side of Heaven in 2001. She played Elsa / Principal Randall in the 2004 Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which was filmed in New Zealand.

She starred in the 2005 Australian TV show Last Man Standing. In 2013, she starred in the movie Mt. Zion. Mt. Zion was a box office success. From 26 February till 2 March 2014, she acted in the play Paniora!, by Briar Grace-Smith, based on the life of Manuel Huerta, at the Soundings Theatre in Te Papa.

In 2016, Smith was the presenter for Finding Aroha on the Māori Television. She starred in the New Zealand show Filthy Rich in 2017. In 2018, it was announced she would be in the TV series adaption of the New Zealand movie The Dead Lands by streaming site Shudder. In 2018, she was chosen to be the voice of the te reo Maori announcement of the Auckland's train system. She returned for the sequel The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith, which was released in 2019.

On 31 January 2025, Smith was named in the cast for upcoming Netflix series The Survivors.

Personal life

Smith is married to Dylan Marychurch and they have a son together.

Filmography

Film

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Title	Year	Role	Notes
1998	The Amazing Adventures of Moko Toa	Hara	Direct-to-video
2001	The Other Side of Heaven	Lavinia
2001	Exposure	Elena	Direct-to-video
2002	Toy Love	Hinemoa
2004	Spooked	Ruby Elder
2007	We're Here to Help	Kath Harper	Nominated — Qantas Film and Television Award for Performance by an Actress in a leading role in Film
2011	Netherwood	Maria
2013	Mt. Zion	Layla	Nominated — Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Award for Best Actress
2019	The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith	Lavinia
2020	Love and Monsters	Maya
2024	Ka Whawhai Tonu	Turama
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Television

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Title	Year	Role	Notes
1991	Shark in the Park	Sally	Episode: "Give a Dog a Bad Name"
1995	Mirror, Mirror	Ani	Main role
1997–98	Shortland Street	Nurse Awhina Broughton	Recurring role
1998	The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson	Princess Moya	Episodes: "Princess from the Sea: Parts 1–3"
1998	Young Hercules	Pelia	Episode: "Cold Feet"
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Shiana	Episode: "Antony and Cleopatra"
2001	The Tribe	Moz	Recurring role (series 3), 16 episodes
2001–04	Mercy Peak	Dana McNichol	Main role
2001	Atlantis High	Vita	Main role
2002	Mataku	Hine	Episode: "The Enchanted Flute"
2002	Revelations – The Initial Journey	Anaka	Episode: "Tomorrow Is Another Day"
2004	Power Rangers Dino Thunder	Elsa / Principal Randall	Main role
2005	Serial Killers	Nurse Pania	Recurring role, 5 episodes
Last Man Standing	Zoe Hesketh	Main role
2006	Karaoke High	Angela Bartlett	Main role
2008	New Zealand's Got Talent	Herself	Judge (series 1)
2010	Legend of the Seeker	Du' Chaillu	Episode: "Light"
2010	Kaitangata Twitch	Grace Gallagher	Main role
2010	Stolen	Donna Hall	Television film
2011	The Jono Project	Hannah	1 episode
2012	Siege	Delwyn Keefe	Television film
New Zealand Television Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
2013	Best Bits	Herself	1 episode
2016	Game of Bros	Herself
2016–17	Filthy Rich	Brady Trubridge	Main role
2017–18	800 Words	Ngahuia	Recurring role (series 3)
2018	Playing for Keeps	Dr Lauren Gambi	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2020	Power Rangers Beast Morphers	Regina Collins	1 Episode
2021	Harrow	Renae Warrington	10 episode
2021	Vegas	Annie Poulan	6 episodes
2022	Shortland Street	Ngaire Hetariki	Recurring role
Good Grief	Maia	6 episodes
Latecomers	Brandi	6 episodes
2023–24	The Gone	Sergeant Gwenda	9 episodes
2024	My Life is Murder	Nadia	2 episodes
2024–25	Darby and Joan	Sophie Bairnsdale	5 episodes
2025	The Survivors	Detective Sue Pendlebury	TV series; 6 episodes
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References

References

1. (15 October 2005). "Miriama Smith does the catwalk during Fashion Week".
2. Johnston, Will. (6 April 2018). "Ladies' charity lunch place to be in June".
3. "Finding Aroha host Miriama Smith on love, marriage and the man drought".
4. "Miriama Smith {{!}} {{!}} TV ONE {{!}} tvnz.co.nz".
5. Easther, Elisabeth. (30 July 2016). "Miriama Smith looking for Aroha". New Zealand Herald.
6. "Miriama Smith {{!}} NZ On Screen".
7. "Miriama Smith {{!}} NZ On Screen".
8. Hipes, Patrick. (22 October 2018). "‘The Other Side Of Heaven’ Sequel, Two Decades In The Making, Gets A Release Date And Trailer".
9. Francisco, Eric. "The Best 'Power Rangers' Reboot Aired in 2004".
10. Eriksen, Alanah May. (6 March 2009). "'Power Rangers' defeated". New Zealand Herald.
11. (21 November 2014). "Revisited: Why Last Man Standing Was Bloody Good Australian TV".
12. "In my beauty bag: Miriama Smith".
13. "'Mt Zion' Tops the New Zealand Box Office".
14. "Maori and Spanish mix in bi-cultural love tale".
15. "Filthy Rich's Miriama Smith talks the show's 'unapologetic' second season".
16. (27 September 2018). "Series Based on Māori Action Film The Deadlands Ordered by Shudder".
17. (26 September 2018). "Māori action flick The Dead Lands scores series on AMC streaming service Shudder".
18. (25 June 2018). "Auckland trains up on te reo Māori".
19. Brzeski, Patrick. (2025-01-30). "Netflix’s Tasmanian Crime Series ‘The Survivors’ Reveals Cast, First Look".
20. "Why Miriama Smith felt so torn between family and her work".
21. "What the gossip mags say".
22. "Ka Whawhai Tonu". [[New Zealand Film Commission]].

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