Danielle Cormack is a leading light in contemporary New Zealand cinema, having madethe transition to the big screen after a successful career in television.Appearances in soap operas in her native country led to her becoming a householdname, but Cormack chose to leave behind the security of an ongoing role and insteaddid a lot of work in theatre, both in her native Auckland and also on tourdomestically and abroad. Playing a recurring guest character in 'Xena: WarriorPrincess,' a US TV production filmed in New Zealand, brought Danielle aninternational fan base at the same time that she was establishing herself insuccessful independent film productions in her own country, and she has attended theCannes Film Festival on several occasions to promote her performances in thesecritically acclaimed works.