Angela Marie Dotchin (born 31 March 1974 in Auckland) is a retired actress best most known for her roles as Kirsty Knight in Shortland Street, and as Emilia Rothschild in Jack of All Trades and for starring as Kora on Young Hercules.
Her father is a businessman of Welsh ancestry, with whom she travelled extensively, before the family returned to New Zealand in 1985.
Her first audition was for the role of Kirsty Knight in the long-running soap opera Shortland Street.
At the time, Shortland Street was a private hospital, and Kirsty was one of the two receptionists.
[3] Dotchin moved to the United Kingdom in 2002, and currently works as a personal assistant in the fashion industry.