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Rena Owen

Acting

  • Born
  • July 22, 1962
  • Place of birth
  • Bay of Islands, New Zealand

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.

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Moana poster
Moana
2026
The Orville poster
The Orville
2017
Angel poster
Angel
1999
Longmire poster
Longmire
2012
Star Wars: The Bad Batch poster
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
Siren poster
Siren
2018
A.I. Artificial Intelligence poster
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones poster
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Super Giant Robot Brothers poster
Super Giant Robot Brothers
2022
The Last Witch Hunter poster
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
Drag Race Down Under poster
Drag Race Down Under
2021
East West 101 poster
East West 101
2007
The Gloaming poster
The Gloaming
2020
Medivac
1996
The Dead Lands poster
The Dead Lands
2014
Once Were Warriors poster
Once Were Warriors
1994
Rapa Nui poster
Rapa Nui
1994
The Crow: Wicked Prayer poster
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
A Mistake poster
A Mistake
2023
The Last Survivors poster
The Last Survivors
2014
The Straits poster
The Straits
2012
Veronika Decides to Die poster
Veronika Decides to Die
2009
Alyce Kills poster
Alyce Kills
2011
Amusement poster
Amusement
2008
Vegas poster
Vegas
2021
Escape and Evasion poster
Escape and Evasion
2019
Absolute Killers poster
Absolute Killers
2011
Maya poster
Maya
2023
Ocean of Pearls poster
Ocean of Pearls
2008
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story poster
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000
9 Across
1998
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant poster
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
2005
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? poster
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
1999
Nemesis Game poster
Nemesis Game
2003
A Beautiful Life poster
A Beautiful Life
2009
I'll Make You Happy poster
I'll Make You Happy
1999
The Mark
Rain of the Children poster
Rain of the Children
2008
Soul Assassin poster
Soul Assassin
2001
Savage Play poster
Savage Play
1995
Piece of My Heart poster
Piece of My Heart
2009
Whina poster
Whina
2022
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now? poster
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
2014
Spout poster
Spout
2009
The Land Has Eyes poster
The Land Has Eyes
2004
The Horrible Flowers
2006
Without a Body poster
Without a Body
2020
Dance Me to My Song poster
Dance Me to My Song
1998
When Love Comes poster
When Love Comes
1998
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk poster
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
1994
Roimata
1989

On the crew 2

Out of the Shadows poster
Out of the Shadows
2017
Whina poster
Whina
2022