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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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.68 m
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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 .
One of 9 children, born in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand in the 60’s, to a Maori/Welsh Father and a European Mother, Rena began her professional acting career in London 1984.
Mar 5, 2021 · The period biopic casts the 50-something Owen as a nearly-80-year-old Whina who, after a lifetime of activism and defying racism and sexism in her fight for justice and indigenous rights, decides to lead the first Maori Land March, walking more than 620 miles from one end of New Zealand to the other. The march marked a new era of protest and ...
Feb 16, 2024 · Owen had begun writing as a child; Mitchell encouraged her to rework the script of her debut play Te Awa i Tahutu, "about a young Māori girl reclaiming her heritage". Owen acted in the play at fringe theatres around London.
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.
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