Vanessa Rare
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Vanessa Rare is a New Zealand film and television actress, film screenwriter and director.[1][2] She is New Zealand Maori and belongs to Ngāti Pu, Ngāti Porou, Pukenga and Ngāpuhi iwi.[1]
Career
Rare's screen debut was as Rata in the 1990 comedy film Ruby and Rata. She has acted in a number of movies, as well as holding an extended role on the soap opera Shortland Street as Te Hana Hudson from 2001 to 2005.[3]
In the 1990s Rare studied literature and television and film studies at the University of Auckland and began to write and direct television series and short films.[3][4]
Recognition
In 2003 Rare was nominated for Best Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial for Mataku at the New Zealand Television Awards. In 2014 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Z-Nail Gang at the New Zealand Film Awards.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ruby and Rata | Rata | Feature film | [3] |
| 1991 | Te Rua | Helen Marangai | Feature film | [3][6] |
| 1997 | Koa means "Joy" | Director and screenwriter | Short film | [4] |
| 2001 - 2005 | Shortland Street | Te Hana Hudson | Television series | |
| 2002 - 2005 | Mataku | Screenwriter | Television series | [7] |
| 2003 | Pikowae | Director and screenwriter | Short film | [2] |
| 2014 | The Z-Nail Gang | Aunty | Feature film | [3] |
| 2020 | The Sounds | Pania Cottle | Series |
References
- ^ a b "Vanessa Rare | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b "Pikowae | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Vanessa Rare | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b New Zealand Film Commission. "Pikowae - Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Vanessa Rare | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Te Rua | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Mataku". South Pacific Pictures. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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