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Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell is a former New Zealand actress who starred in Once Were Warriors as Grace Heke. She was born in 1978 in Whangarei and now lives in Cairns, Australia.
Aug 22, 2014 · New Zealand-born Mamaengaroa Pere (nee Kerr-Bell) was a 15-year-old acting novice when she starred as the daughter whose rape and suicide was the pivotal storyline of the 1994 film.
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell is a New Zealand actress born in Whangarei. She has appeared in movies such as Once Were Warriors (1994) and Mataku (2002), and TV shows such as Shortland Street (1992) and Staunch (2000).
- Whangarei, New Zealand
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- Actress
Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell who played the role of Grace Heke at just 15, recalls. being shocked at the impact the film had worldwide. “I was so young I didn't understand that these were universal subjects.
Mamaengaroa Pere is a Whangārei-raised actor who won two awards for her roles in Once Were Warriors and Staunch. She has also appeared in Mataku, Duggan, Tala Pasifika and other TV shows.
Learn about the life and career of New Zealand actress Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, who starred in Once Were Warriors, Mataku and Shortland Street. Find out her birthplace, filmography and contact details on IMDb.
Once Were Warriors: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga. A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
