Kiri Te Kanawa
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand
- Active Years
- 1964–2021 (58 Years)
- Total Credits
- 24 credits in database
Biography
Kiri Te Kanawa works in acting. Born March 6, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand. Archytele tracks 24 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
24 titles- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as Alcina
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Dame Nellie Melba
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Going Live! (1987) as Self
- Die Fledermaus (1984) as Rosalinda
- Verdi: Otello (2008) as Desdemona
- Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet (2021) as Narrator
- Don Giovanni (1979) as Donna Elvira
- Noel's Saturday Roadshow (1988)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) as Self - Performer
- Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1984) as Self
- Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC (2017) as Self
- Die Fledermaus (1986) as Rosalinde
- Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary (1996) as Self
- Otello (1992) as Desdemona
- Runaway (1964) as Isobel Wharewera
- The Marriage of Figaro (1975) as La Contessa di Almaviva
- Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1995) as Amelia Grimaldi
- Don't Let It Get You (1966)
- Der Rosenkavalier (1982)
- Arabella (1994) as Arabella
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kiri Te Kanawa best known for?
Kiri Te Kanawa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Very Bad Things (1998), Very Bad Things (1998), Wogan (1982), Downton Abbey (2010).
When and where was Kiri Te Kanawa born?
Kiri Te Kanawa was born on March 6, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand.
How many credits does Kiri Te Kanawa have?
Kiri Te Kanawa has accumulated over 24 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1964 to 2021.
What is Kiri Te Kanawa's background in cinema and television?
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa had three top 40 albums in Australia ...
Kiri Te Kanawa by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Die Fledermaus (1984) as Rosalinda — aged about 40
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Dame Nellie Melba — aged about 66
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self — aged about 28
- Great Performances (1971) as Self — aged about 27
- Great Performances (1971) as Alcina — aged about 27
- Wogan (1982) as Self — aged about 38
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