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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.
Rena Owen. “Rena Owen is the pre-eminent cinema actress of her generation” Lindsay Shelton-NZ Film Commission. Owen became one of New Zealand’s most successful and recognizable Actors on the international film platform following her performance as Beth Heke in Once Were Warriors, New Zealand’s most successful film to date.
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Jun 22, 2022 · Rena Owen plays 'older Whina' in the new biopic about Dame Whina Cooper's life, Whina. Photo / Jen Raoult. When hearing Owen's life story, it would almost appear as if playing the...
Rena Owen - Rena Owen made her name playing courageous battered wife Beth Heke, in landmark film Once Were Warriors. The film won her a run of awards, and international acclaim from Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Sydney Morning Herald and Vogue.
Mar 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.
