At the age of 19, she was the back up vocalist for Greg Johnson on the New Zealand hit 'Isabelle' which peaked at Number 7 on the NZ charts. She was given a bottle of vodka as payment.
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Studied up to Grade 6 Trinity College, London in Piano.
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Trained for two years in classical singing.
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Acting coach for James Rolleston on Boy, The Dark Horse and The Rehearsal.
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Acting coach for Julian Dennison and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne on Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
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Trained in ballet for 11 years from the age of 5.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cradle
2016/I
Short
System (voice)
Wolf Creek
2016
TV Mini-Series
Ruth
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
Paula
Find Me a Maori Bride
2015
TV Series
Kuini
Hope and Wire
2014
TV Mini-Series
Joycie Waru
The Dark Horse
2014
Vagrant Woman
Everything We Loved
2014
Voice of TV Reporter
White Lies
2013/I
Maraea
The Blue Rose
2013
TV Series
Tina
Super City
2011
TV Series
Roimata
Boy
2010/I
Aunty Gracey
Eagle vs Shark
2007
Nancy
Perfect Creature
2006
Forensic Woman
Maddigan's Quest
2006
TV Series
Goneril
Fracture
2004
Taxi driver
Mataku
2002
TV Series
Rachel
Whale Rider
2002
Shilo
The Life & Times of Te Tutu
1999
TV Series
Hine (1999-2000)
Tiger Country
1998
TV Movie
Moana
2016/I
Gramma Tala (voice)
Soul Mates
2014-2016
TV Series
Mum
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Rehearsal
2016
on set coach
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
dialogue coach
The Dark Horse
2014
acting coach
Everything We Loved
2014
acting coach
Boy
2010/I
acting coach
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
director intern
Perfect Creature
2006
additional assistant director
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Winter Boy
2010
Short
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Moana
2016/I
performer: "Where You Are", "I Am Moana Song Of The Ancestors"
$7 Million
