Rena Owen
Actor
- Born
- July 22, 1962 (age 64) · Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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Rena Owen (born 22 July 1962) 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.
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Known for
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
May 17, 2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
May 15, 2002
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
June 29, 2001
The Last Witch Hunter
October 21, 2015
Moana
July 8, 2026
Once Were Warriors
September 2, 1994
Amusement
October 9, 2008
Veronika Decides to Die
May 16, 2009
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
May 4, 2005
The Last Survivors
June 12, 2014
Rapa Nui
June 3, 1994
The Dead Lands
September 4, 2014
Acting40
- 2026Moana as Gramma Tala
- 2023Maya as Sandy
- 2023A Mistake as Tessa
- 2022Whina as Older Whina Cooper
- 2020Without a Body
- 2019Escape and Evasion as Michelle Pennyshaw
- 2015The Last Witch Hunter as Glaeser
- 2014The Dead Lands as Grandmother
- 2014Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now? as Self
- 2014The Last Survivors as Claire