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New Zealand screen legend talks about her new movie, Whina

by NZ Herald — 23 June 2022

Multi-award winning New Zealand actress, Rena Owen. Photo / Supplied

It’s many a journalist’s dream to interview someone as iconic as New Zealand film and TV royalty Rena Owen — and I was fortunate to do just that recently.

The almost 60-year-old has had one of the most epic acting careers in our country’s history, with her lead role as Beth Heke in Lee Tamahori’s Once Were Warriors (1994) cementing her reputation as one of Aotearoa’s finest film, theatre and TV exports.

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