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Miranda Harcourt

New Zealand actress

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Born 1962 · age 64New Zealand
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  • Age
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    Born 1962
  • Known for
    The Hobbit: The Battle…
    2014
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Updated 2026-06-23

Dame Miranda Catherine Millais McKenzie is a New Zealand actress and acting coach. Her career began playing boy characters on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s. She is best known for her role as Gemma in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss. Harcourt spent three years acting on the show, and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public. Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role.

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  • Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎
  • Arts and Culture award
  • NEXT Woman of the Year: Arts & Culture
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