Vanessa Rare

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]

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

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. "Vanessa Rare | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. "Pikowae | New Zealand Film Commission". www.nzfilm.co.nz. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "Vanessa Rare". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. 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.


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