We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Victoria MacCulloch. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Victoria below.
Hi Victoria, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
In this industry you really will experience a lot of ‘nos.’ So amidst a few existential spirals, for me it has been about normalising that and creating a fulfilling life outside of my career. The hardest part was learning to let go of a lot of it because the magic happens when you’re not trying to control or needing the next job. Day to day I aim to create a sense of balance and joy that generates a resiliency for the long run. Then you can just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I grew up acting in New Zealand in national commercials and Youth Theatre Productions, but it wasn’t until I studied abroad at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television that I had my ‘maybe this could actually be my career’ moment.
Shortly after returning to NZ, I starred in short films “Down Harrison Drive” and “Confessions of a Highly Emotional Bag Man,” which screened at the National 48 Hour Film Festival and received acclaim at both the Berlin International Film Festival and The New Zealand Wairoa Film Festival respectively. I then went on to play series regular Bianca Rafferty on TVNZ’s Dirty Laundry, and most recently have been recurring on NZ’s longest running drama series Shortland Street as American Billionaire Addie Lynch.
2024 has some exciting possibilities in the pipeline, so I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next and stepping into some larger roles on set.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I think looking back the three qualities that have served me the most are following my intuition, thinking creatively, and remaining open and curious. A creative life is so completely unique to each individual so there really is no blueprint for ‘how to do it right.’ Learning to tap into your unique genius, whatever that is for you, and trust that if you take the next step it will all make sense looking back. Then just staying open and curious, fostering that beginners mindset. You can always learn, or grow, or see things a new way, and then it becomes less about certain outcomes and more about creating something beautiful moment by moment.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
Give me the (slightly delusional) belief that anything really is possible if you’re willing to be courageous enough to make it happen
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8163066/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriamacculloch/
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