Rena Owen
Vorlage:Infobox actor Rena Owen (born July 22 1962) is a New Zealand Māori film actress.
Career
Owen is best known for her role as the abused Māori housewife Beth Heke in the 1994 film Once Were Warriors, in which she played alongside Temuera Morrison. She reprised the role in the film's sequel, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? in 1999. She provided the voice for Taun We in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones in 2002 (in which Morrison played Jango Fett) and appeared in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Nee Alavar in 2005. Other roles include Rapa Nui in 1994, Nemesis Game in 2003, and Mee-Shee: The Water Giant in 2005.
Personal life
Owen is originally from Moerewa, a little town in the North Island.[1] She comes from a family of nine children. Her father was Māori, her mother Pākēha. While at high school she participated in kapa haka groups and starred in school musicals. Owen trained as a nurse, and spent four years nursing before moving to England.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk | Hinekaro |
| 1994 | Once Were Warriors | Beth Heke |
| Rapa Nui | Hitirenga | |
| 1995 | Savage Play | Takiora |
| 1998 | Dance Me to My Song | Rix |
| When Love Comes | Katie | |
| 1999 | I'll Make You Happy | Mickie |
| What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | Beth Heke | |
| 2000 | Her Iliad | Lena |
| All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Soona Fualaau | |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Ticket Taker |
| Soul Assassin | Karina | |
| 2002 | A Thousand Guns | The Gypsy |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Taun We | |
| sIDney | Clarissa | |
| 2003 | Nemesis Game | Emily Gray |
| 2004 | Pear ta ma 'on maf" | Warrior Woman |
| 2005 | The Horrible Flowers | Linda |
| The Crow: Wicked Prayer | Mary | |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Nee Alavar | |
| Mee-Shee: The Water Giant | Crazy Norma | |
| Freezerburn | Lee | |
| 2006 | Leela | Mother |
| Pledge of Allegiance | Maria Macintyre | |
| The Iron Man | Dolores | |
| 2007 | Ocean of Pearls | Anna Berisha |
| 2008 | Rain of the Children | Puhi Tatu |
Television
- Medivac (1996-1998), Australian television drama series
- Prison Break, prison guard, episode The Final Break, 2009
References
External links
- Official site
- ScreenTalk Interview with Rena Owen - December 2008. Requires Flash video software (60.4 MB).
- Rena's NZ On Screen profile
- Vorlage:Imdb
- ↑ Johnson, Brian D. "Ogopogo gets drawn Down Under", Maclean's, July 31, 2006, vol. 119, issue 29, page 56.
- ↑ NZ On Screen biography through Creative Commons