Rena Owen profile
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Rena Owen

22nd July 1962 Bay of Islands, New Zealand Acting

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.

36 Movies 12 TV Shows 53 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Moana poster
Moana 8th July 2026 as Gramma Tala
Maya poster
Maya 30th October 2023 as Sandy
Whina poster
Whina 23rd June 2022 as Older Whina Cooper
Spout poster
Spout 21st November 2009 as Oma
Vegas poster
Vegas 19th April 2021 as Rawinia Duncan
Siren poster
Siren 29th March 2018 as Helen Hubbell
Angel poster
Angel 5th October 1999 as Dinza