Vanessa Rare is a New Zealand film and television actress, screenwriter and director. She is of Ngāti Pu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pukenga and Ngāpuhi iwi descent.
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.
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.
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.
Filmography +YearTitleRoleGenreNotes1990Ruby and RataRataFeature film1991Te RuaHelen MarangaiFeature film1997Koa means "Joy"Director and screenwriterShort film2001–2005Shortland StreetTe Hana HudsonTelevision series2002–2005MatakuScreenwriterTelevision series2003PikowaeDirector and screenwriterShort film2014The Z-Nail GangAuntyFeature film2020The SoundsPania CottleSeries2023The Brokenwood MysteriesMama SassSeries 9 Episode 62023The GoneWiki HuiaSeries
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