Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Madeleine Sami
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 3All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 89847
IMDb ID: nm0759819
Known for: Acting
Born: May 10, 1980
Age: 46
Place of birth: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2026
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q6726935
Also known as
마들렌 사미 • Madeleine Nalini Sami
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Writer (2)
Biography
Actor Madeleine Sami won international acclaim starring in two Toa Fraser plays: 1998's Bare and solo show No 2. Aged 18, she debuted on screen on Shortland Street and Pio. Following Insiders Guide to Happiness, she played Oscar Kightley's romantic interest in Sione's Wedding. Sami went on to win an NZ acting award for Super City, in which she created and played multiple characters. In 2018 comedy The Breaker Upperers hit cinemas; Sami co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with Jackie van Beek.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Madeleine Sami.
The Breaker Upperers
Director
2018 Movie
Hope
Director
Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Madeleine Sami.
Double Parked
Director • 8 eps
2023 Series
Raised by Refugees
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
Funny Girls
Director • 6 eps
2015 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Madeleine Sami.
What We Do in the Shadows
as Morana
2014 Movie
Boy
as Beat It Gang
2010 Movie
Slow West
as Marimacho
2015 Movie
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Girl Customer
2007 Movie
Come to Daddy
as Gladys
2019 Movie
The Breaker Upperers
Director
2018 Movie
Lesbian Space Princess
as Queen Anne (voice)
2025 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Madeleine Sami.
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Tyro • 1 eps
1995 Series
Our Flag Means Death
as Archie • 8 eps
2022 Series
Deadloch
Writer • 1 eps
2023 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Madeleine Sami.
Lesbian Space Princess
as Queen Anne (voice)
2025 Movie
What We Do in the Shadows
as Morana
2014 Movie
Slow West
as Marimacho
2015 Movie
Come to Daddy
as Gladys
2019 Movie
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Girl Customer
2007 Movie
Boy
as Beat It Gang
2010 Movie
The Breaker Upperers
Director
2018 Movie
Baby Done
as Hospital Midwife
2020 Movie
Under the Mountain
as Constable Wood
2009 Movie
Sione's Wedding
as Tania
2006 Movie
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
as Tania
2012 Movie
Perfect Strangers
as Andrea
2003 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Madeleine Sami.
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Tyro • 1 eps
1995 Series
7 Days
as Team Leader • 7 eps
2009 Series
My Life Is Murder
as Lena • 1 eps
2019 Series
Our Flag Means Death
as Archie • 8 eps
2022 Series
Taskmaster NZ
as Self • 13 eps
2020 Series
Deadloch
Writer • 1 eps
2023 Series
Aroha Bridge
Writer • 2 eps
2013 Series
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist • 5 eps
2019 Series
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Patriot Brains
as Contestant • 1 eps
2021 Series
Educators
as ERO Inspector #1 • 1 eps
2019 Series
Golden Boy
as Claire • 8 eps
2019 Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Madeleine Sami.
Deadloch
Writer • 1 eps
2023 Series
Aroha Bridge
Writer • 2 eps
2013 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Madeleine Sami.
Lesbian Space Princess
as Queen Anne (voice)
2025 Movie
Baby Done
as Hospital Midwife
2020 Movie
Come to Daddy
as Gladys
2019 Movie
The Breaker Upperers
as Mel
2018 Movie
(Time) Travel Centre
as Donna
2016 Movie
Slow West
as Marimacho
2015 Movie
What We Do in the Shadows
as Morana
2014 Movie
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
as Tania
2012 Movie
Boy
as Beat It Gang
2010 Movie
Under the Mountain
as Constable Wood
2009 Movie
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Girl Customer
2007 Movie
Sione's Wedding
as Tania
2006 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Madeleine Sami.
Urzila
3 eps
2026 Series
The Traitors NZ
as Self - Host • 10 eps
2023 Series
Double Parked
as Nat • 16 eps
2023 Series
Deadloch
as Eddie Redcliffe • 14 eps
2023 Series
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
Our Flag Means Death
as Archie • 8 eps
2022 Series
Patriot Brains
as Contestant • 1 eps
2021 Series
Taskmaster NZ
as Self • 13 eps
2020 Series
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Panellist • 5 eps
2019 Series
My Life Is Murder
as Lena • 1 eps
2019 Series
Golden Boy
as Claire • 8 eps
2019 Series
Educators
as ERO Inspector #1 • 1 eps
2019 Series