Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Rena Owen
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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: 6.37
Wikidata: Q434301
Frequent 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rena Owen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rena Owen.
as Nee Alavar
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
as Beth Heke
Once Were Warriors
1994 • Movie
as Ticket Taker
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 • Movie
as Taun We (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 • Movie
as Hitirenga
Rapa Nui
1994 • Movie
as Grandmother
The Dead Lands
2014 • Movie
as Claire
The Last Survivors
2014 • Movie
as Glaeser
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 • Movie
as Nurse Josephine
Veronika Decides to Die
2009 • Movie
as Gramma Tala
Moana
2026 • Movie
as Psychiatrist
Amusement
2008 • Movie
as Danielle
Alyce Kills
2011 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rena Owen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rena Owen.
as Gramma Tala
Moana
2026 • Movie
as Nee Alavar
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 • Movie
as Taun We (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 • Movie
as Ticket Taker
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 • Movie
as Glaeser
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 • Movie
as Danielle
Alyce Kills
2011 • Movie
as Beth Heke
Once Were Warriors
1994 • Movie
as Mary
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005 • Movie
as Claire
The Last Survivors
2014 • Movie
as Psychiatrist
Amusement
2008 • Movie
as Nurse Josephine
Veronika Decides to Die
2009 • Movie
as Grandmother
The Dead Lands
2014 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rena Owen.
as Dinza • 1 eps
Angel
1999 • Series
1 eps
Longmire
2012 • Series
as Heveena • 4 eps
The Orville
2017 • Series
as Taun We (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 • Series
as Helen Hubbell • 36 eps
Siren
2018 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
Drag Race Down Under
2021 • Series
as Sarge (voice) • 1 eps
Super Giant Robot Brothers
2022 • Series
as Mere Hahunga • 2 eps
East West 101
2007 • Series
as Grace Cochran • 8 eps
The Gloaming
2020 • Series
as Kitty Montebello • 10 eps
The Straits
2012 • Series
as Rawinia Duncan • 6 eps
Vegas
2021 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rena Owen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rena Owen.
as Gramma Tala
Moana
2026 • Movie
as Sandy
Maya
2023 • Movie
as Tessa
A Mistake
2023 • Movie
as Older Whina Cooper
Whina
2022 • Movie
Without a Body
2020 • Movie
as Michelle Pennyshaw
Escape and Evasion
2019 • Movie
as Glaeser
The Last Witch Hunter
2015 • Movie
as Grandmother
The Dead Lands
2014 • Movie
as Self
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
2014 • Movie
as Claire
The Last Survivors
2014 • Movie
Absolute Killers
2011 • Movie
as Danielle
Alyce Kills
2011 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rena Owen.
as Sarge (voice) • 1 eps
Super Giant Robot Brothers
2022 • Series
as Taun We (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
Drag Race Down Under
2021 • Series
as Rawinia Duncan • 6 eps
Vegas
2021 • Series
as Grace Cochran • 8 eps
The Gloaming
2020 • Series
as Helen Hubbell • 36 eps
Siren
2018 • Series
as Heveena • 4 eps
The Orville
2017 • Series
1 eps
Longmire
2012 • Series
as Kitty Montebello • 10 eps
The Straits
2012 • Series
as Mere Hahunga • 2 eps
East West 101
2007 • Series
as Dinza • 1 eps
Angel
1999 • Series