Rena Owen
Acting • Born 1962-07-22
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.
Filmography
53 credits
Once Were Warriors
Movie • 1994
Beth Heke
Veronika Decides to Die
Movie • 2009
Nurse Josephine
Nemesis Game
Movie • 2003
Emily Gray
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Movie • 2000
Soona Fualaau
Dance Me to My Song
Movie • 1998
Rix
Roimata
Movie • 1989
Girlie
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
Movie • 1994
Hinekaro (voice)
The Last Survivors
Movie • 2014
Claire
Amusement
Movie • 2008
Psychiatrist
The Land Has Eyes
Movie • 2004
Warrior Woman
The Dead Lands
Movie • 2014
Grandmother
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
Movie • 2014
Self
When Love Comes
Movie • 1998
Katie
Maya
Movie • 2023
Sandy
Alyce Kills
Movie • 2011
Danielle
I'll Make You Happy
Movie • 1999
Mickie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie • 2002
Taun We (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie • 2005
Nee Alavar
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Movie • 2005
Mary
The Last Witch Hunter
Movie • 2015
Glaeser
Soul Assassin
Movie • 2001
Karina
A Mistake
Movie • 2024
Tessa
Moana
Movie • 2026
Gramma Tala
The Horrible Flowers
Movie • 2006
Linda
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Movie • 1999
Beth Heke
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
Movie • 2005
"Crazy" Norma
Ocean of Pearls
Movie • 2008
Anna Berisha
Escape and Evasion
Movie • 2019
Michelle Pennyshaw
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Movie • 2001
Ticket Taker
A Beautiful Life
Movie • 2009
Sam
Piece of My Heart
Movie • 2009
Kat
Spout
Movie • 2009
Oma
Without a Body
Movie • 2020
Rapa Nui
Movie • 1994
Hitirenga
Whina
Movie • 2022
Older Whina Cooper
Savage Play
Movie • 1995
Takiora
Absolute Killers
Movie • 2011
Rain of the Children
Movie • 2008
Puhi
9 Across
Movie • 1998
The Woman in the Bank
The Mark
Movie
Angel
TV • 1999
Dinza
East West 101
TV • 2007
Mere Hahunga
Vegas
TV • 2021
Rawinia Duncan
Medivac
TV • 1996
Drag Race Down Under
TV • 2021
Self - Guest Judge
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV • 2021
Taun We (voice)
The Straits
TV • 2012
Kitty Montebello
Siren
TV • 2018
Helen Hubbell
The Orville
TV • 2017
Heveena
Super Giant Robot Brothers
TV • 2022
Sarge (voice)
The Gloaming
TV • 2020
Grace Cochran
Longmire
TV • 2012
Longmire
TV • 2012
Medicine Woman