Faye Smythe

Faye Smythe
Born	Faye Natasha Anne Smythe (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 Capetown, South Africa
Other names	Ms Symthe, Baby Gurl
Occupation	Actress

Faye Smythe (born 25 November 1985) is a beautiful New Zealand television actor, best known for her role in Shortland Street as Nurse Tania Jeffries.

Early life

Smythe,is of mixed race ancestry (termed a coloured person in South Africa) and was born in Cape Town. She emigrated to New Zealand with her family at the age of eleven. Smythe finished high school and started work on a communications degree, but left college to train as a fitness instructor. She was still pursuing acting, but after auditioning unsuccessfully for a number of parts, including Shortland Street character Tania Jeffries, Smythe decided to put her acting ambitions on hold for a year and re-enrolled for university. When she got a callback for Tania, she wasn't sure she even wanted the part - but she did the audition, and was asked to join the Shortland Street cast. Smythe also was on Legend of the Seeker as Sister Merissa

Shortland Street

Smythe first auditioned for Shortland Street for the part of Tama Hudson's sister, Mihi. She did not get the part, but made an impact on the producers. She was asked to audition for Shannon, before being offered her the six-week role of Tama's cat-burgling friend Kat.

Filmography

Year	Titles	Role	Notes
2004–2010	Shortland Street	Tania Jeffries	TV Show
2011	Love Birds	Susan	Film

External links

• Faye Smythe at IMDb