Elizabeth McGlinn plays Octavia Vermont in Atlantis High

Elizabeth McGlinn plays Octavia Vermont in Atlantis High



Full Name? – Elizabeth Sarah Jane McGlinn
Date of Birth – 7th June 1981

Star Sign? – Gemini

Place of Birth – Dunedin, NZ

Height – 5′ 5″

Natural hair colour – Dark Blonde

Natural eye colour – Green

Do you wear glasses/contacts – No

Favourite meal – Breakfast – fresh fruit especially berries, pineapple and macadamia nuts – also sushi and sashimi (but not for breakfast).

 

Favourite drink – Carrot juice with ginger in it.

 

Single/attached – Attached

 

Favourite holiday destination – Anywhere I haven’t been before, though I like Stockholm very much.

 

Favourite pastimes/hobbies – Painting, drawing, cooking, swimming in the sea.

Top 3 CD’s of the moment – “Big Night” Soundtrack, “Moulin Rouge” Soundtrack, Diana Krall “All for you”

Top 3 movies of the moment – Lord of the Rings! and Pretty Woman

Favourite book of all time – The Prophet – by Kahlit Gibran is the best book of all time.

Favourite actor/actress – Emma Thompson and Julia Roberts and Daniel Auteil

– Cookie Monster – you’d always get some bits of cookie

 

Favourite saying – “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Ghandi

 

Brothers/sisters – 1 brother, 18 months older

 

Live at home / flatting – Flatting with four others

 

Idea man – If I love them, they’ll be ideal for me
Sum yourself up in 5 words – Changeable, striving, adaptable, odd, light

Get somebody else to sum you up in 5 words – Argumentative, loving, busy, bright, kind (my grandmother)

 

HEAD TO HEAD WITH ELIZABETH MCGLINN AND OCTAVIA…

Elizabeth McGlinn plays Octavia in Atlantis High



Favourite colour?
Octavia – Purple
Elizabeth – Green

 

Best subjects at school?

Octavia – Law, Bio-chemistry, Archaeology, Rocket Science,
Elizabeth – History, Art

 

Worst subjects at school?

Octavia – No worsts subjects, they’re all very interesting
Elizabeth – Physics, Economics

 

Hobbies and interests in time-off?

Octavia – Spying, collecting top secret information, Kickboxing
Elizabeth – Music, swimming, going for long drives with friends

Octavia – “Superheroes are shallow childish fantasies” “I live in the real world”
Elizabeth – Always remember where you leave your shoes – they are very useful

 

Left or right handed?

Octavia – Ambidextrous
Elizabeth – Right

 

Favourite food?

Octavia – Caviar
Elizabeth – Fish – Sashimi

Heroes or heroines?

Octavia – Silver Lining
Elizabeth – The Little Engine that could.

 

Size of feet?

OctaviaPetite 4
Elizabeth – 5 UK

 

Height?

Octavia – 1.65cm / 5’5 1/2 – spooky! Same size as Elizabeth McGlinn!
Elizabeth – 1.65cm / 5’5 1/2

 

Eyecolour

Octavia – Green like a cats
Elizabeth – Green

Glasses or contacts?

Octavia – Neither
Elizabeth – No

Nickname?

Octavia – “know it all” “babe”
Elizabeth – Ziz

CAST FILES – Octavia

CAST FILES

We have managed to get into Vita’s filing cabinet and extract some information about the people in Sunset Cove. This week we dig deep and find out about Octavia Vermont and Elizabeth McGlinn.


Age?
Octavia Vermont– unknown but thought to be 16 years old.
Elizabeth McGlinn – 20 years old.Sports?
Octavia Vermont – Good at everything. Martial arts a speciality.
Elizabeth McGlinn – Running.

Can you play any instruments?
Octavia Vermont – The piano and harp by choice. Octavia can play any instrument well.
Elizabeth McGlinn – Piano, harmonica, tin whistle, recorder.

Left or Right handed?
Octavia Vermont – Both.
Elizabeth McGlinn – Right.

Glasses or contacts?
Octavia Vermont – neither.
Elizabeth McGlinn – contacts.

Eye Colour?
Octavia Vermont – Blue.
Elizabeth McGlinn – Grey blue.

Do you speak any other languages?
Octavia Vermont Any language known to man.
Elizabeth McGlinn
– Fluent French.

Height?
Octavia Vermont – 5ft 10.
Elizabeth McGlinn – 5ft 5.

Best Subject at School?
Octavia Vermont – Everything…Octavia has several awards and prizes including the Nobel Peace Prize and the Pulitzer Prize.
Elizabeth McGlinn – Chemistry and the sciences.

OCTAVIA VERMONT

OCTAVIA VERMONT
Giles is captivated by his classmate, Octavia, who is a vision of loveliness to him. Seemingly perfect in every way, she is also very enigmatic. Does she represent the Head Boy, Josh Montana? Or is she really a double-agent for the mysterious “Q”? Octavia has a brilliant intellect and is skilled in music, science, foreign languages, sports, literature. How can a girl at high school know so much about so much?

And is there a chance she really is attracted to Giles Gordon? Giles certainly hopes so…

 

Elizabeth McGlinn
Elizabeth attended Auckland University studying marketing, film, tv and media studies and also trained with Vanessa Alexander. She has played a number of characters on both stage and screen, including Justine on the NZ tv drama Jackson’s Wharf and Valentine in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.