Vanessa Rare

Vanessa Rare
Nationality	New Zealander
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Occupation(s)	Actress, screenwriter, director
Years active	1990–present

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]

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.
6. "Te Rua | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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.

External links

• Vanessa Rare at IMDb