Rena Owen

Rena Owen

Рождение : 1962-07-22, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

История

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.

Профиль

Rena Owen
Rena Owen

Фильмы

Maya
Sandy
When a 15-year old, seeking an escape from her alcoholic mother's abusive boyfriend, is lured into a sex trafficking scheme by a man she met online, she must realize the difference between love and manipulation to return to those who care.
Whina
Older Whina Cooper
Biopic about the life of Whina Cooper, an activist who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of fellow Māori women.
Without a Body
After moving into a run-down farmhouse with his two daughters, a skeptical author seeks to uncover a sinister past that haunts the house and terrorizes his family.
Escape and Evasion
Michelle Pennyshaw
After his men are killed in Burma, a lone soldier returns home in search of solace. Hiding a dark secret and confronted by an unrelenting journalist, he's forced to face the ghosts of his past one last time.
Out of the Shadows
Writer
A newly married detective and his pregnant wife move into their dream home unaware of its dark history. When his wife claims their baby is being tormented by a supernatural force and seeks the help of a renegade demonologist, he must investigate the past to save his family.
Последний охотник на ведьм
Glaeser
Современный мир скрывает множество секретов, но самым удивительным из них является то, что ведьмы до сих пор живут среди нас. Это злобные сверхъестественные существа, чья цель — наслать на мир смертоносную чуму. Армии охотников на ведьм сражались с ними на протяжении многих веков. В наши дни остался всего лишь один охотник на ведьм, Колдер, которому однажды удалось убить всемогущую королеву ведьм. Но Колдер еще не знает, что королева воскресла и жаждет отомстить своему убийце…
Мёртвые земли
Действие происходит в доколониальной Новой Зеландии. Молодой сын вождя племени стремится отомстить убийцам своей семьи, изучая древние боевые искусства племени Маори при помощи легендарного воина.
Absolute Killers
Johnny Graham, raised by the Torino crime family after the death of his parents, is repeatedly torn between loyalty to his adoptive family and his conscience. When Anthony Torino, the volatile heir-apparent, turns his deadly sights on the DA prosecuting him for the cold-blooded murder of his own cousin, Johnny is finally moved to act. Despite his role as family accountant, Johnny is quite the marksman. He convinces a reluctant Anthony into letting him eliminate DA Elizabeth Jones. Johnny's plan to simply warn her instead is thwarted by the arrival of a pair of Torino family goons sent to supervise his first hit. The ensuing shootout leaves Elizabeth wounded, one goon dead, and Johnny arrested. Johnny rolls on Anthony and enters the Witness Security Program.
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
Self
It's been 20 years snce Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey to meet the cast and see where they are now.
Колодец
Claire
Пост-апокалиптический триллер о ближайшем будущем. Пресная вода, самый ценный товар, закончилась. Жадный до воды барон, определяет, кому жить, а кому умереть. Героиня Кендал, храбрая 17-летняя девушка, встает на пути этого злодея.
Алиса
Danielle
После нелепой и случайной смерти друга Алису мучает вина. Пытаясь забыться в наркотическом угаре и разнузданном сексе девушка не сразу замечает опасность — некто все время находится рядом с ней, некто ужасный, несущий смерть другим…
Piece of My Heart
Kat
Adapted from Renee's 1995 novel Does This Make Sense to You?, the TV movie lays bare the pain caused by forced adoptions inflicted on unwed and teenage mothers in 1950s and 60s Aotearoa
Spout
Oma
A young boy and his grandmother become unlikely serial killers in a quest to eliminate his father's girlfriends, in this boldly original spin on the vampire genre.
A Beautiful Life
Sam
A love story about the encounter of two drifting souls. Escaping her abusive past, a woman stays the night with an illegal immigrant friend of a friend. The two get closer and fall in love, but face turmoil.
Вероника решает умереть
Nurse Josephine
После неудавшейся попытки самоубийства Вероника оказывается в сумасшедшем доме. Когда она окончательно приходит в себя, врачи сообщают ей неутешительную новость: у нее неисправимые проблемы с сердцем и жить ей осталось не так уж и долго. Удастся ли Веронике победить болезнь и вновь обрести желание жить и любить…
Ocean of Pearls
Anna Berisha
As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But when he sees his dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a state-of-the-art transplant center dwindle because of his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition he's maintained his whole life and cuts his hair. Hiding this decision from his girlfriend and family in Toronto is only the start of a series of compromises Amrit finds himself making as he deals with hospital politics and health care injustices. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on.
Развлечение
Psychiatrist
Табита. Шелби. Лайза… Они — давние друзья, на разных жизненных дорогах. Их объединило ужасающее место, в которое они попали из-за невинного на первый взгляд инцидента, произошедшего еще в школе. Что-то или кто-то хочет кровавой мести… Внутри палаты, похожей на тюремную ячейку, сплетаются механизмы несчастной судьбы, и три женщины с другими жертвами сталкиваются с безумной борьбой за выживание. Кто выживет? Кто умрет? А для кого это просто развлечение? Выключите свет… Включите страх… Разгадка сотрясет вас…
Rain of the Children
Puhi
In Rain of the Children, Ward further explores the subject of his earlier film, In Spring One Plants Alone when, as a young film student he travelled to the Ureweras and documented the lives of an elderly Māori woman (Puhi) and her schizophrenic son (Niki).
Звёздные войны: Эпизод 3 - Месть Ситхов
Nee Alavar
Идёт третий год Войн клонов. Галактическая Республика, некогда бывшая спокойным и гармоничным государством, превратилась в поле битвы между армиями клонов, возглавляемых канцлером Палпатином, и армадами дроидов, которых ведёт граф Дуку, тёмный лорд ситхов. Республика медленно погружается во тьму. Лишь рыцари-джедаи, защитники мира и справедливости, могут противостоять злу, которое вскоре поглотит галактику. Но настоящая битва идёт в душе у молодого рыцаря-джедая Энакина, который разрывается между долгом джедая и любовью к своей жене, сенатору Падме Амидале. И от того, какое чувство в нём победит, зависит будущее всего мира.
Ворон: Жестокое причастие
Mary
Приказав своим последователям совершить ритуальное убийство Джимми Куэрво и его подруги, вожак банды сата­нистов Люк Крэш надеялся обрести бессмертие в обличье демона. Но Джимми восстал из мертвых в образе Ворона — «убийцы убийц» из древних индейских легенд, повелевающего сверхъестественными силами. Его душа пылает жаждой мщения…
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant
"Crazy" Norma
A New York City oil company troubleshooter is brought to a remote B.C. lake to look for some lost machinery. Cancelling a trip to Disney World with his son, he decides to bring the boy along. They both end up experiencing more excitement than Mickey could ever conjure in Orlando, when they meet up with bad guys and a legendary creature
The Land Has Eyes
Warrior Woman
Coming of age story about Viki a young pacific islander attempting to escape the stifling conformity of island culture. Inspired by the myth of the Warrior Woman, Viki recovers from the death of her father and fights for justice and freedom for her community.
Nemesis Game
Emily Gray
Sara Novak is an introverted college student with a few skeletons in her closet. Shying away from classmates, she prefers to spend time with Vern, an older comic store owner who shares her passion for mind games and riddles. But when the riddles she solves lead to the deaths of those around her, she realizes the riddles are more than a simple game.....
Звёздные войны: Эпизод 2 - Атака клонов
Taun We (voice)
Действие разворачивается через 10 лет после событий, описанных в первом эпизоде знаменитой саги. Республика все глубже погружается в пучину противоречий и хаоса. Движение сепаратистов, представленное сотнями планет и могущественным альянсом корпораций, грозит стать новой угрозой для Галактики, с которой не смогут справиться даже джедаи.
Soul Assassin
Karina
Kevin Burke a young executive for a multinational investment bank, is a rising star in the Rotterdam office. Rewarded for his perceptive eye and mastery of foreign languages, Kevin receives the promotion he has been working for - a coveted spot on the company's internal security team. Trained by the enigmatic Mr. Ficks to protect the firm's employees in volatile, third world markets, Kevin thinks he has a shield for every arrow. And this makes him feel safe, or at least "safer" than he's felt since his father's mysterious death. Karl Jorgensen, the Managing Director of the bank, is Kevin's boss and surrogate father. He has mentored Kevin over the years, which makes his biological son, Karl Jorgensen Junior, visibly jealous. Jorgensen brushes off the "sibling rivalry", but clearly favors Kevin, molding him into a confident, young man. It is this confidence that gives Kevin the courage he needs to propose to the woman he loves...
Искусственный разум
Ticket Taker
В будущем мире вырвавшегося из-под контроля глобального потепления и пугающих достижений науки, смертные живут бок о бок с удивительными и сложными роботами. Но когда продвинутый прототип робота-ребенка по имени Дэвид программируется на проявление бескорыстной любви, члены его человеческой семьи оказываются неготовыми к последствиям такого чувства.
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Soona Fualaau
A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Beth Heke
Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reunion at Nig's funeral sparks a confrontation with second son, Sonny, and sets Jake and Sonny on a downward spiral.
I'll Make You Happy
Mickie
Siggy (Jennifer Ward-Lealand) is a teenage "bad girl" who lives and works in a red-light district of Auckland, New Zealand. Just like her fellow streetwalkers, Siggy constantly dreams of leaving "the life" behind. When she learns one day that her pimp is planning a big drug score, Siggy decides to seize the day -- and her future -- by grabbing the loot.
Dance Me to My Song
Rix
The story of Julia, a disabled woman in a wheelchair and voice synthesizer, who's trapped psychologically by a cruel, manipulative caregiver. After the arrival of a mysterious man, Julia begins to question the day-to-day dramas and frustrations she's tolerated for years. An achingly genuine and profoundly moving drama about a woman born with cerebral palsy.
When Love Comes
Katie
Between getting trashed, tripping, blowing guys off and writing songs, Mark falls for Stephen. Fig and Sally put perform Marks songs between casual sex with anyone and everyone. Katie is a few-hit wonder who hit rock-bottom in L.A and returns to New Zealand to patch her life back together. Stephen, Mark and Katie branch out for a slumber party at a beach house of their better days. Fig and Sally arrive, and not long after Eddie arrives also (Katies American guy). Mark stops running away from Stephens love, Katie and Eddie get engaged and Fig and Sally ... have sex?
Savage Play
Takiora
During a rugby tour of Britain and Ireland in 1888, a young New Zealander searches for his father who he has never met. While there he falls in love with the daughter of an aristocrat.
Рапа Нуи: Потерянный рай
Hitirenga
Красиво снятый приключенческий фильм переносит нас на остров Пасхи. Тогда это был райский уголок земли, на котором начался острейший конфликт между двумя кланами островитян. Норо — парень из правящего клана длинноухих полюбил девушку из клана короткоухих — Раману, которую любил другой парень, их общий друг детства и тоже короткоухий Маке. Раз в год племена устраивают соревнования: кто доставит с соседнего острова целое птичье яйцо, тому и достанется девушка и он станет человеком-птицей, представителем местного бога.
Когда-то были воинами
Beth Heke
Семья выходцев из племени маори пытается выжить в урбанистическом кошмаре, где царят насилие, преступность, самые разные человеческие пороки. Бет, дочь вождя аборигенов, уведённая с земли предков 18 лет назад своим мужем Джейком, по мере сил противостоит пьянству, беспутству и жестокости опустившегося супруга, желая запоздало уберечь сыновей и дочь от дурного влияния улицы…
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
Hinekaro
A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page.
Roimata
Girlie
Roimata, a young Maori woman from the East Coast, travels to the city to meet her half-sister Girlie. Introduced to gang members, the scene is set for a major confrontation when Kevin, a young Salvation Army Officer, arrives. Part of the E Tipu Te Rea series.