# Elizabeth Hawthorne

Elizabeth Hawthorne ONZM (born 30 April 1947) is a New Zealand actress who is known for her role as Mrs. Macready in the 2005 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the Peter Jackson supernatural comedy The Frighteners. She had a small recurring role as the voice of Hera on Young Hercules, and partly played Alcmene in its parent show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in the first season. She played Judge Harriet Caldwell in the 2004 TV movie Raising Waylon. Married to Raymond Hawthorne, she is the mother of Emmeline Hawthorne and the late Sophia Hawthorne.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Hot Target | Suzanne Maxwell | |
| 1992 | Alex | Mrs. Benton | |
| 1993 | Jack Be Nimble | Bernice | |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Henrietta Simpson | |
| 1996 | The Frighteners | Magda Rees-Jones | |
| 2000 | Savage Honeymoon | Maisy Savage | |
| 2000 | Jubilee | Charlotte Morrison | |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Pat Kelly | |
| 2001 | Exposure | Det. Shoorwell | Video |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mrs. Macready | |
| 2007 | 30 Days of Night | Lucy Ikos | |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Orsova | |
| 2010 | After the Waterfall | Joanna | |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Mrs. Hasluck | |
| 2018 | Adrift | Christine Crompton | |
| 2024 | The Moon Is Upside Down | Faith | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Heart of the High Country | Miss Robertson | Episode: "1.3" |
| 1989 | The Shadow Trader | Margaret | Episode: "1.1" |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers | Patricia McCardle | TV miniseries |
| 1994 | Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | Queen Omphale | TV film |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Alcmene | Episodes: "The Wrong Path", "Ares", "The March to Freedom", "The Warrior Princess" |
| 1995-1996 | Shortland Street | Dr. Julia Thornton | Recurring Role |
| 1998–1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Mary Contrary, Jocasta | Episodes: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules", "Rebel with a Cause" |
| 1998–1999 | Young Hercules | Hera (voice) | Recurring role |
| 1999 | Greenstone | Caroline | TV film |
| 1999 | Lawless | Susan Ellis | TV film |
| 2000–2001 | Cleopatra 2525 | The Voice | Main role |
| 2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Newswoman | Episode: "Send in the Clones" |
| 2001 | Mercy Peak | Cushla Turbot | Episode: "History Lessons" |
| 2001 | Spin Doctors | Liz Brasch | TV series |
| 2004 | Raising Waylon | Harriet Caldwell | TV special |
| 2004 | Not Only But Always | Joan Rivers | TV film |
| 2006 | The Amazing Extraordinary Friends | Bev Lockjaw | Episode: "Nine Twenty Six" |
| 2007 | The Man Who Lost His Head | Eleanor Harrison | TV film |
| 2007 | The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash | Zoozoo | TV series |
| 2007–2010 | Outrageous Fortune | Ngaire Munroe | Recurring role (series 3–6) |
| 2008 | Kiss Me Deadly | Jillian | TV film |
| 2008 | Burying Brian | Rhonda Welch | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Prelate | Episodes: "Dark", "Perdition", "Creator" |
| 2011–2014 | Nothing Trivial | Anne | Recurring role (series 1–2), guest (series 3–4) |
| 2015–2016, 2018 | 800 Words | Trish | Guest role |
| 2016 | Terry Teo | Mrs. Butterworth | Episodes: "A Penny for Your Troubles Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2016 | Power Rangers Dino Charge | Ms. Allister | Episode: "Recipe for Disaster" |
| 2016–2017 | Filthy Rich | Nancy Truebridge | Main role |
| 2017 | Wanted | Alice | Episodes: "2.3", "2.5", "2.6" |
| 2019 | I Don't Want A Herd | Ma Sheep (voice) | Animated series, Episode: "Lambkin" |
| 2024 | Dark City: The Cleaner | Evelyn Middleton | Supporting role |

## Honours and awards

Hawthorne was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the theatre, in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours.