Rena Owen
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.
Movie Appearances
Once Were Warriors
as Beth Heke
1994
Veronika Decides to Die
as Nurse Josephine
2009
Nemesis Game
as Emily Gray
2003
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
as Soona Fualaau
2000
Dance Me to My Song
as Rix
1998
Roimata
as Girlie
1989
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
as Hinekaro (voice)
1994
The Last Survivors
as Claire
2014
Amusement
as Psychiatrist
2008
The Land Has Eyes
as Warrior Woman
2004
The Dead Lands
as Grandmother
2014
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
as Self
2014
When Love Comes
as Katie
1998
Maya
as Sandy
2023
Alyce
as Danielle
2011
I'll Make You Happy
as Mickie
1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Taun We (voice)
2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Nee Alavar
2005
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as Mary
2005
The Last Witch Hunter
as Glaeser
2015
TV Appearances
Angel
as Dinza
1999
East West 101
as Mere Hahunga
2007
Vegas
as Rawinia Duncan
2021
Medivac
1996
Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Guest Judge
2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Taun We (voice)
2021
The Straits
as Kitty Montebello
2012
Siren
as Helen Hubbell
2018
The Orville
as Heveena
2017
Super Giant Robot Brothers
as Sarge (voice)
2022
The Gloaming
as Grace Cochran
2020
Longmire
2012