Acting credits
47
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Rena Owen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Movies: 37Series: 11Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 7241
IMDb ID: nm0654240
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1962
Age: 63
Place of birth: Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q434301
Other jobs
Associate Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rena Owen is a New Zealand actress in film, theatre and television. She is of Maori and Pakeha (European) descent. Owen is most well known in the lead role of Beth in the cult classic movie Once Were Warriors (1994) directed by Lee Tamahori. The role earned Owen a number of awards including Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival and San Diego International Film Festival. Owen has also worked with arthouse director Rolf de Heer, one of Australia's most well known directors, in the film Dance Me to My Song (1998). Owen played the role of Rix in the movie which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the AFI Awards.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rena Owen.
Jul 8
Moana
as Gramma Tala
2026 Movie
6.2
A Mistake
as Tessa
2024 Movie
6.2
Maya
as Sandy
2023 Movie
7.6
Whina
as Older Whina Cooper
2022 Movie
1.0
Without a Body
2020 Movie
6.1
Escape and Evasion
as Michelle Pennyshaw
2019 Movie
6.7
Out of the Shadows
Writer
2017 Movie
6.0
The Last Witch Hunter
as Glaeser
2015 Movie
6.1
The Dead Lands
as Grandmother
2014 Movie
7.1
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
as Self
2014 Movie
6.1
The Last Survivors
as Claire
2014 Movie
1.0
Absolute Killers
2011 Movie
5.2
Alyce Kills
as Danielle
2011 Movie
6.0
Piece of My Heart
as Kat
2009 Movie
Spout
as Oma
2009 Movie
3.3
A Beautiful Life
as Sam
2009 Movie
5.9
Veronika Decides to Die
as Nurse Josephine
2009 Movie
4.9
Ocean of Pearls
as Anna Berisha
2008 Movie
5.6
Amusement
as Psychiatrist
2008 Movie
6.5
Rain of the Children
as Puhi
2008 Movie
5.3
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
as "Crazy" Norma
2005 Movie
7.5
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Nee Alavar
2005 Movie
3.7
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as Mary
2005 Movie
5.6
The Land Has Eyes
as Warrior Woman
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rena Owen.
6.7
Super Giant Robot Brothers
as Sarge (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Taun We (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.1
Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.0
Vegas
as Rawinia Duncan • 6 eps
2021 Series
6.3
The Gloaming
as Grace Cochran • 8 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Siren
as Helen Hubbell • 36 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Orville
as Heveena • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Longmire
1 eps
2012 Series
6.2
The Straits
as Kitty Montebello • 10 eps
2012 Series
6.7
East West 101
as Mere Hahunga • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.9
Angel
as Dinza • 1 eps
1999 Series