Pinky Agnew

Actor, author, social commentator, and wedding celebrant based in New Zealand

Dr Morgan Williams and Pinky Agnew

Pinky Agnew, MNZM (born 1955 in Port Chalmers) is an actor, author, social commentator, and wedding celebrant based in Wellington in New Zealand . She has been a full-time performer and entertainer since 1990.^[1] In 2004 she appeared in the New Year's Honours list, becoming a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her services to entertainment.^[2]

Agnew has been a wedding celebrant since 1996 and has been part of several hundred weddings.^[3] As well as weddings, she officiates at civil unions,^[4] naming ceremonies, and funerals.^[5]

Agnew appears frequently on radio in New Zealand and has featured in television shows impersonating Jenny Shipley, who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999.

Plays

• Hens' Teeth Women's Comedy Company (1994–2002)^[1]
• The Power Breakfast (1994–1998)^[1]
• An Evening with Elvis-Anne^[1]
• Pinky Pops In^[6]
• The Truth about Love (2003) - a musical comedy^[6]
• The Candidates (2005) - a political comedy^[6]
• Party Girls (2011) - an election year comedy^[7]
• Sex Drive (2011) - a comedy about decisions in a women's life^[7]
• Destination Beehive (2014) - an election year political comedy^[8]

Pinky was one of the cast of Grumpy Old Woman Live, which toured all of New Zealand in March 2010 and again in a "mini tour" in September 2010.

Books

• Heartsongs (Random House 2004) - a compilation of readings for weddings
• Lifesongs (Random House 2006) - readings for life's milestones
• Pinky's Poems (self published 2007) - collection of comic poems

Television

• Love Mussel (2001) - about the unique properties of a New Zealand shellfish
• McPhail Gadsby (1998) - a political satire

Radio

• The Pink Report (current) - weekly social commentary on Newstalk ZB in Wellington^[9]
• Nine To Noon with Kathryn Ryan (current) - monthly commentary with Te Radar on Radio New Zealand^[10]

References

1. "Speakers New Zealand website".
2. The new year honours 2004 Archived 6 January 2004 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Pinky Agnew". www.thebigstep.co.nz. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008.
4. "Celebrants Online".
5. "Regional Celebrant Listings - Celebrants Association of New Zealand". www.celebranz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
6. "Pinky Agnew | Celebrity Speakers (NZ)". www.celebspeakers.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
7. "Sex Drive - Intimacy lacking in play about intimate matters".
8. "DESTINATION BEEHIVE - the hottest ticket in town".
9. "Conference Navigators". www.hrinz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
10. "RNZ".

External links

• Official website