Fleur Saville (born 14 July 1984) is a New Zealand television actress best known for her roles in the television sitcoms Being Eve and The Tribe in which she became known to international audiences for her portrayal of Ruby. Saville previously acted on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, playing the personal assistant Libby Jeffries for the CEO of Shortland Street Hospital.[citation needed]

Fleur Saville
Born (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984 (age 40)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationActress
Years active2001–2017, 2022–present (As Actress)
2014–2017 (As Producer)

Saville has many interests, including horse riding and martial arts. She also enjoys a close friendship with actresses who played her on-screen sisters, Anna Jullienne and Faye Smythe, and Beth Allen, who played Dr Brooke Freeman. Since her days in Shortland Street, Saville has made sporadic appearances in television. Since 2017, she has retired from acting and remains out of the spotlight. In 2022, she returned to acting.

Early years

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Saville has played many theatrical roles on stage and in theatres all around the country, such as The Sound of Music, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the musical production of Oliver!.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Sione's Wedding Bar Hottie
2013 I Love L.A. Meddie Short film
2014 Blood Punch Claire

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001–02 Being Eve Eve Baxter Lead role
2003 The Tribe Ruby Main role
2004 Serial Killers Kirsty TV series
2005 Interrogation Jolie "Tick Tock"
2006 Maddigan's Quest Silver Girl Recurring role
2006–2010, 2012 Shortland Street Libby Jeffries Regular role
2011 Tangiwai Eva Peacocke TV film
2011 Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud Sue McPherson Recurring role
2012 Liz & Dick Sally Hay Burton TV film
2014 Try This Instead Code-Switching White Woman TV series
2014 HelLA Hollywood Assistant "LA Coffee Shops"
2017 The Video Store Fleur TV miniseries
2022 Celebrity Family Feud Self Episode aired: 7th August

Theatre

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Year Title Role Theatre
2004 Oklahoma! Chorus Pumphouse Theatre
2004 A Slice of Saturday Night Sharon Rose Centre
2004 Fiddler on the Roof Daughter Pumphouse Theatre
2004 Oliver! Pumphouse Theatre
2004 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Narrator Rangitoto College
2004 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Veruca Salt
2004 The Sound of Music Brigitta Bruce Mason Theatre
2004 New Gold Dream Stephanie Auckland Theatre Company
2005 Sex with Strangers Stranger Herald Theatre
2007 Lobby Hero Dawn Silo Theatre
2008 The Reindeer Monologues Vixen Basement Theatre
2009 Andy Clay's Book of Love Susan NZ International Comedy Festival
2010 The Vagina Monologues Woman Basement Theatre
2015 The Sound of Music

Voice work

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Saville has done many voice overs for television commercials, including Wella Bellady, Environment Waikato, Road Safety, Route 66 & McDonald's. She also voiced Diva from the video game Final Fantasy Type-0 HD.

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