Faye Smythe

Faye Smythe is a New Zealand television actor, best known for her role in Shortland Street as Nurse Tania Jeffries.

Smythe, is of mixed race ancestry 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 reenrolled for university. When she got a callback for Tania, she wasnt 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.

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