Madeleine Sami
Biography
Actor Madeleine Sami won international acclaim starring in two Toa Fraser plays: 1998's Bare and solo show No 2. Aged 18, she debuted on screen on Shortland Street and Pio. Following Insiders Guide to Happiness, she played Oscar Kightley's romantic interest in Sione's Wedding. Sami went on to win an NZ acting award for Super City, in which she created and played multiple characters. In 2018 comedy The Breaker Upperers hit cinemas; Sami co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with Jackie van Beek.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sione's Wedding
as Tania
2006
Teach You a Lesson
as Narrator
2000
Perfect Strangers
as Andrea
2003
What We Do in the Shadows
as Morana
2014
Slow West
as Marimacho
2015
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Girl Customer
2007
Under the Mountain
as Constable Wood
2009
Boy
as Beat It Gang
2010
The Breaker Upperers
as Mel
2018
Come to Daddy
as Gladys
2019
Baby Done
as Hospital Midwife
2020
(Time) Travel Centre
as Donna
2016
Lesbian Space Princess
as Queen Anne (voice)
2025
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
as Tania
2012
TV Appearances
The Insider's Guide To Happiness
2004
Super City
2011
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
2008
Deadloch
as Eddie Redcliffe
2023
Double Parked
as Nat
2023
My Life Is Murder
as Lena
2019
Educators
as ERO Inspector #1
2019
Our Flag Means Death
as Archie
2022
The Bad Seed
as Detective Marie Da Silva
2019
Anika Moa Unleashed
as Self
2018
7 Days
as Team Leader
2009
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist
2019