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As a child, Owen performed traditional Maori songs and dances for tourists. While earning a nursing degree, she continued to perform in theatrical productions including "South Pacific" and "Calamity Jane". In the early 1980s, Owen moved to London to pursue acting but got sidetracked in the party and drug scene. Arrested for possession of heroin, she served an eight-month sentence in a women's prison. Once released from jail, she concentrated her attention on her acting career, appearing in stage productions....
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Filmography

The Land Has Eyes - ( / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Veronika Decides to Die - ( Nurse Josephine / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - ( Nee Alavar / 2005 / Released / China Film Group Corp. )
Nemesis Game - ( / 2003 / Released / )
Soul Assassin - ( / 2002 / Released / Mi-pic )
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones - ( Voice of Taun We / 2002 / Released / )
A.I. Artificial Intelligence - ( Ticket Taker / 2001 / Released / )
I'll Make You Happy - ( / 1999 / Released / )
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? - ( Beth Heke / 1999 / Released / Polygram Films International )
When Love Comes - ( Katie Keen / 1999 / Released / Red Sky Entertainment )
Dance Me to My Song - ( / 1998 / Released / )
When Love Comes Along - ( Katie Keen / 1998 / Released / Red Sky Entertainment )
Once Were Warriors - ( Beth Heke / 1995 / Released / Footprint Films )
Rapa Nui - ( Hitirenga / 1994 / Released / HFD )
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant - ( Crazy Norma / / Released / )
Rain of the Children - ( - Cast / / Released / )

TV Credits
Gideon's Crossing ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All-American Girl ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Angel ( Released ): Actor

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As a child, Owen performed traditional Maori songs and dances for tourists. While earning a nursing degree, she continued to perform in theatrical productions including "South Pacific" and "Calamity Jane". In the early 1980s, Owen moved to London to pursue acting but got sidetracked in the party and drug scene. Arrested for possession of heroin, she served an eight-month sentence in a women's prison. Once released from jail, she concentrated her attention on her acting career, appearing in stage productions. Her first feature role was a small part in Kevin Reynolds' overblown "Rapa Nui" (1994). Her second feature was "Once Were Warriors" (1994; released in the US in 1995), a brutal look at the physical and emotional violence in the lives of working-class Maoris. As Beth, the moral center of the film, Owen delivered a nuanced performance as a woman caught between her traditional culture and her tumultuous marriage to the abusive Jake (Temuera Morrison). Reportedly, the film has become the most successful New Zealand production to date.

Profession(s):
Actor, director, playwright, nurse
Sometimes Credited As:
Awards (Back to top)

Montreal Film Festival Best Actress Award "Once Were Warriors" 1994

Milestones (Back to top)

2001 Had featured role in "A.I.", directed by Steven Spielberg
1999 Made cameo appearance reprising her role as Beth Heke in the sequel "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?"
1998 Co-starred in "Dance Me to My Song"
1994 Feature film debut, "Rapa Nui"
1994 Breakthrough film role, Beth Heke in "Once Were Warriors" (released in USA in 1995)
As a child, performed traditional Maori songs and dances
Acted in college productions of "South Pacific" and "Calamity Jane"
Moved to London to pursue acting career while in her 20s
Arrested for possession of heroin; served eight months in English women's prison
Wrote and starred in stage play "Te Awa I Tahutu"

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