Rena Owen

Rena Owen

  • Birthday: 1962-07-22
  • Place of birth: Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rena Owen is a New Zealand actress in film, theatre and television. She is of Maori and Pakeha (European) descent. Owen is most well known in the lead role of Beth in the cult classic movie Once Were Warriors (1994) directed by Lee Tamahori. The role earned Owen a number of awards including Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival and San Diego International Film Festival. Owen has also worked with arthouse director Rolf de Heer, one of Australia's most well known directors, in the film Dance Me to My Song (1998). Owen played the role of Rix in the movie which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the AFI Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rena Owen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Once Were Warriors

1994

As Beth Heke

When Love Comes

1998

As Katie

Piece of My Heart

2009

As Kat

Spout

2009

As Oma

Whina

2022

As Older Whina Cooper

Roimata

1989

As Girlie

The Land Has Eyes

2004

As Warrior Woman

Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

2005

As "Crazy" Norma

Nemesis Game

2003

As Emily Gray

Soul Assassin

2001

As Karina

The Last Witch Hunter

2015

As Glaeser

Savage Play

1995

As Takiora

I'll Make You Happy

1999

As Mickie

Escape and Evasion

2019

As Michelle Pennyshaw

Maya

2023

As Sandy

Amusement

2008

As Psychiatrist

The Dead Lands

2014

As Grandmother

A Beautiful Life

2009

As Sam

The Last Survivors

2014

As Claire

Ocean of Pearls

2008

As Anna Berisha

Alyce Kills

2011

As Danielle

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

As Nurse Josephine

Rapa Nui

1994

As Hitirenga

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

As Ticket Taker

Production

Out of the Shadows

2017

As Writer

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