Teuila Blakely


Teuila Blakely is a New Zealand-Samoan actress, best known for her roles in Shortland Street, Sione's Wedding, , Filthy Rich, and Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

Early life

Blakely was born in Samoa and raised in Tauranga, New Zealand. She is the fourth of five children. Her mother was a Mormon and her father was Catholic.

Career

Blakely started her acting career with minor roles in the Polynesian film The Legend of Johnny Lingo, an appearance on the television series Outrageous Fortune as Savannah, and a voice acting role in Bro'Town as Sina Tapili. Her first major film role came when she was cast as Leilani in the 2006 comedy Sione's Wedding. She returned as Leilani in the 2012 sequel .
Blakely is most known for her television role as Vasa Levi on the popular prime-time soap opera Shortland Street from 2010 to 2014. In 2015, Blakely was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars but she and partner Scott Cole were eliminated on 29 June. In 2016, Blakely was cast play the role of Malia on the television series Filthy Rich and also sang "This Is For My Girls" with Laura Daniel, Daisy Lawless, Lucy Lawless, Saraid Cameron, Kimberley Crossman, Kura Forrester and Ilah Cooper.

Personal life

Blakely gave birth to her son Jared at the age of 17.

Filmography

Film

Television