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It's many a journalist's dream to interview someone as iconic as New Zealand film and TV royalty Rena Owen — and I was fortunate to do just that recently.
Jun 18, 2022 · Rena Owen has played everyone from Beth Heke in 'Once Were Warriors' and the sequel 'What becomes of the broken hearted?' to Nee Alavar in 'Star Wars' but the actor says playing Dame Whina Cooper has been one of the most challenging roles of her 30-plus year career.
Mar 5, 2021 · March 5, 2021. By Scott Roxborough | The Hollywood Reporter. The veteran New Zealand actor plays the 80-year-old Maori matriarch Whina Cooper, who in 1975 led a land march of over 600 miles for indigenous rights. For Rena Owen, it was the role of a lifetime.
Maria Makarena Owen (born 22 July 1962), known professionally as Rena Owen, is a New Zealand actress in theatre, television and film. Owen is best known for her leading role as Beth Heke in Lee Tamahori's Once Were Warriors and as Taun We in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Rena Owen is an international award-winning actress, and one of only six in the world and the only female to date to have worked with both filmmaking legends George Lucas and Steven Spielberg during her illustrious career that spans 35 years working in theater, television, film and voice work.
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Nov 17, 2022 · New Zealand actress Rena Owen, one of the most recognizable Maori in the industry, spoke with The Conversation about telling Indigenous stories on the big screen.
Feb 11, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: Cornerstone is heading to the virtual EFM with New Zealand drama Whina, which stars Siren, Once Were Warriors and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones actress Rena Owen as...
