Vanessa Rare

Vanessa Rare
NationalityNew Zealander
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active1990–present

Vanessa Rare is a New Zealand film and television actress, screenwriter and director.[1][2] She is of Ngāti Pu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pukenga and Ngāpuhi iwi descent.[1]

Career

Rare's screen debut was as Rata in the 1990 comedy film Ruby and Rata. She has acted in a number of movies, as well as holding an extended role on the soap opera Shortland Street as Te Hana Hudson from 2001 to 2005.[3]

In the 1990s Rare studied literature and television and film studies at the University of Auckland and began to write and direct television series and short films.[3][4]

Recognition

In 2003 Rare was nominated for Best Script, Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial for Mataku at the New Zealand Television Awards. In 2014 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Z-Nail Gang at the New Zealand Film Awards.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Genre Notes
1990 Ruby and Rata Rata Feature film [3]
1991 Te Rua Helen Marangai Feature film [3][6]
1997 Koa means "Joy" Director and screenwriter Short film [4]
2001–2005 Shortland Street Te Hana Hudson Television series
2002–2005 Mataku Screenwriter Television series [7]
2003 Pikowae Director and screenwriter Short film [2]
2014 The Z-Nail Gang Aunty Feature film [3]
2020 The Sounds Pania Cottle Series
2023 The Gone Wiki Huia Series [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vanessa Rare | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Pikowae | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Vanessa Rare". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b New Zealand Film Commission. "Pikowae - Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Vanessa Rare – Awards". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Te Rua | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "Mataku". South Pacific Pictures. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ^ Nealon, Sarah (26 April 2023). "Missing couple at centre of Irish-New Zealand crime drama The Gone". Stuff. Retrieved 2 July 2023.


Stub icon

This article about a New Zealand actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.