Rena Owen
Birthday
1962/07/22 (63 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(1994) Once Were Warriors
as Beth Heke
(2009) Veronika Decides to Die
as Nurse Josephine
(2003) Nemesis Game
as Emily Gray
(2000) All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
as Soona Fualaau
(1998) Dance Me to My Song
as Rix
(1989) Roimata
as Girlie
(1994) Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
as Hinekaro (voice)
(2014) The Last Survivors
as Claire
(2008) Amusement
as Psychiatrist
(2004) The Land Has Eyes
as Warrior Woman
(2014) The Dead Lands
as Grandmother
(2014) Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
as Self
(1998) When Love Comes
as Katie
(2023) Maya
as Sandy
(2011) Alyce Kills
as Danielle
(1999) I'll Make You Happy
as Mickie
(2002) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Taun We (voice)
(2005) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Nee Alavar
(2005) The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as Mary
(2015) The Last Witch Hunter
as Glaeser
(2001) Soul Assassin
as Karina
(2024) A Mistake
as Tessa
(2026) Moana
as Gramma Tala
(2006) The Horrible Flowers
as Linda
(1999) What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
as Beth Heke
(2005) Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as "Crazy" Norma
(2008) Ocean of Pearls
as Anna Berisha
(2019) Escape and Evasion
as Michelle Pennyshaw
(2001) A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Ticket Taker
(2009) A Beautiful Life
as Sam
(2009) Piece of My Heart
as Kat
(2009) Spout
as Oma
(2020) Without a Body
as ---
(1994) Rapa Nui
as Hitirenga
(2022) Whina
as Older Whina Cooper
(1995) Savage Play
as Takiora
(2011) Absolute Killers
as ---
(2008) Rain of the Children
as Puhi
(1998) 9 Across
as The Woman in the Bank
The Mark
as ---
(1999) Angel
as Dinza
(2007) East West 101
as Mere Hahunga
(2021) Vegas
as Rawinia Duncan
(1996) Medivac
as ---
(2021) Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Guest Judge
(2021) Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Taun We (voice)
(2012) The Straits
as Kitty Montebello
(2018) Siren
as Helen Hubbell
(2017) The Orville
as Heveena
(2022) Super Giant Robot Brothers!
as Sarge (voice)
(2020) The Gloaming
as Grace Cochran
(2012) Longmire
as ---
(2012) Longmire
as Medicine Woman