Hannah Marshall as Kimberley
Hannah Marshall donned a pregnancy suit to play the free
spirited Kimberley in
Burying Brian.
What appealed to you about your Burying Brian role - why
did you want to take this job, playing this character?
I loved the scripts first and foremost, and the challenge of
playing a pregnant, complex character in such crazy circumstances
seemed fabulously daunting and yet exciting at the same
time.
Kimberly just struck a chord with me for some reason.
Likewise, the show itself was pioneering something quite different
for New Zealand television - it all seemed to good to be true when
I was offered the role. These opportunities just don't come
along every day.
What was the single-most enjoyable thing about working on Burying Brian?
The crew and cast. Every day was a blast because you are
working with great actors and crew all very passionate about the
project and keen to see it succeed.
There were a lot of laughs and a lot of ridiculous situations which
just made you forget you were actually "working".
Having said that, lunch comes a close second - those guys were the
best caterers ever. Ever.
What was the most challenging thing about working on
Burying Brian?
Playing a pregnant woman and giving birth credibly without
insulting any mother who had ever done it!
It was so important to me to get it right, but obviously having
never done it and not being that "method", I just did as much
research as humanly possible.
Also, I was filming Amazing Extraordinary Friends 2 at the same
time, so juggling my filming schedule and switching between
characters was a pretty big challenge.
