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Rena Owen

Rena Owen

Birthday: 1962-07-22 | Place of Birth: Bay of Islands, New Zealand

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Whina

as    Older Whina Cooper

2021
Vegas

as    Rawinia Duncan

2019
Escape and Evasion

as    Michelle Pennyshaw

2018
Siren

as    Helen Hubbell

2015
The Last Witch Hunter

as    Glaeser

2015
The Dead Lands

as    Grandmother

2014
The Last Survivors

as    Claire

2013
Alyce Kills

as    Danielle

2012
The Straits

as    Kitty Montebello

2009
Amusement

as    Psychiatrist

2009
A Beautiful Life

as    Sam

2005
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant

as    "Crazy" Norma

2004
The Land Has Eyes

as    Warrior Woman

2003
Nemesis Game

as    Emily Gray

2001
Soul Assassin

as    Karina

1995
Once Were Warriors

as    Beth Heke