Rena Owen

Acting

Rena Owen

Born July 22, 1962Bay of Islands, New Zealand53 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rena Owen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Moana

Moana

Movie

2026

A Mistake
6.2

A Mistake

Movie

2024

Maya
6.3

Maya

Movie

2023

Super Giant Robot Brothers
6.7

Super Giant Robot Brothers

TV

2022

Whina
7.6

Whina

Movie

2022

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
8.2

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

TV

2021

Filmography

Moana
2026Moanaas Gramma TalaMovie
A Mistake
2024A Mistakeas TessaMovie
Maya
2023Mayaas SandyMovie
Super Giant Robot Brothers
2022Super Giant Robot Brothersas Sarge (voice)TV
Whina
2022Whinaas Older Whina CooperMovie
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021Star Wars: The Bad Batchas Taun We (voice)TV
Drag Race Down Under
2021Drag Race Down Underas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Vegas
2021Vegasas Rawinia DuncanTV
Without a Body
2020Without a BodyMovie
The Gloaming
2020The Gloamingas Grace CochranTV
Escape and Evasion
2019Escape and Evasionas Michelle PennyshawMovie
Siren
2018Sirenas Helen HubbellTV
The Orville
2017The Orvilleas HeveenaTV
Out of the Shadows
2017Out of the ShadowsWriterMovie
The Last Witch Hunter
2015The Last Witch Hunteras GlaeserMovie
The Dead Lands
2014The Dead Landsas GrandmotherMovie
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
2014Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?as SelfMovie
The Last Survivors
2014The Last Survivorsas ClaireMovie
Longmire
2012LongmireTV
The Straits
2012The Straitsas Kitty MontebelloTV
Absolute Killers
2011Absolute KillersMovie
Alyce Kills
2011Alyce Killsas DanielleMovie
Piece of My Heart
2009Piece of My Heartas KatMovie
Spout
2009Spoutas OmaMovie
A Beautiful Life
2009A Beautiful Lifeas SamMovie
Veronika Decides to Die
2009Veronika Decides to Dieas Nurse JosephineMovie
Ocean of Pearls
2008Ocean of Pearlsas Anna BerishaMovie
Amusement
2008Amusementas PsychiatristMovie
Rain of the Children
2008Rain of the Childrenas PuhiMovie
East West 101
2007East West 101as Mere HahungaTV
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2006The Horrible Flowersas LindaMovie
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
2005Mee-Shee: The Water Giantas "Crazy" NormaMovie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithas Nee AlavarMovie
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005The Crow: Wicked Prayeras MaryMovie
The Land Has Eyes
2004The Land Has Eyesas Warrior WomanMovie
Nemesis Game
2003Nemesis Gameas Emily GrayMovie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Taun We (voice)Movie
Soul Assassin
2001Soul Assassinas KarinaMovie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligenceas Ticket TakerMovie
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
2000All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Storyas Soona FualaauMovie
Angel
1999Angelas DinzaTV
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
1999What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?as Beth HekeMovie
I'll Make You Happy
1999I'll Make You Happyas MickieMovie
Dance Me to My Song
1998Dance Me to My Songas RixMovie
When Love Comes
1998When Love Comesas KatieMovie
9
19989 Acrossas The Woman in the BankMovie
M
1996MedivacTV
Savage Play
1995Savage Playas TakioraMovie
Once Were Warriors
1994Once Were Warriorsas Beth HekeMovie
Rapa Nui
1994Rapa Nuias HitirengaMovie
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
1994Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obeliskas Hinekaro (voice)Movie
R
1989Roimataas GirlieMovie
T
—The MarkMovie