Rachel House
Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House ONZM (born October 20, 1971 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand actress and director .
Life
House was born in Auckland in 1971 and grew up in Kamo , Whangarei with adoptive parents John and Sheila House, who were British immigrants from Glasgow . Her birth parents were Māori (Ngati Mutunga and Ngai Tahu) and European Pākehā .
She attended the New Zealand National Acting School Toi Whakaari . From here she went to stage work with Pacific Underground Theater and Auckland Theater Company. In 1995 she won the Chapman Tripp Most Promising Female Newcomer of the Year Award for her performance in Briar Grace-Smith's Nga Pou Wahine series . This was followed by further awards in 2002 (Most Outstanding Performance) for Witi Ihimaera critically acclaimed Woman Far Walking and 2003 (Best Supporting Actress) by playing in Henrik Ibsen's Ein Volksfeind . She has appeared in several major productions known both nationally and internationally, including Hone Koukas Waiora, Carol Anne Duffy's "The Worlds Wife" and the British / New Zealand coproduction of "Beauty and the Beast". House's film work included roles in Whale Rider , Eagle vs Shark - Love in New Zealand , Boy and White Lies . Her television appearances have included Maddigan's Quest and Gaylene Preston's series Hope and Wire . Jason Buchanan of the Rovi Company said of her, “While she doesn't have to be Hollywood-looking, House can portray an undeniably different person on screen and only display the kind of charisma that could provide the foundation for a lasting career. “In 2016, House appeared in Taika Waititi's feature film Where the Wild Men Hunt . The film became the top New Zealand film of all time at the New Zealand box office. In July 2016 it was announced that House would speak the character of Gramma Tala in the November 2016 Disney animated film Vaiana - Paradise has a catch (original title: Moana). In 2017, she took on the role of Topaz in the Marvel film version Thor: Decision Day .
successes
House attended the Prague Film School in 2008 and received the Best Director Award and Best Film Audience Award for her two short films made while studying there. In 2012 House performed the Māori-language version of Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida , which was held at London's Globe Theater as part of an international series. For this she received the Production of the Year Award and the Director of the Year Award at the Chapman Tripp Theater Awards. Other theater directing credits include the award-winning production of Hinepau, adjusted the House and Gavin Bishop's original book and has both nationally and made international, Neil LaBute's play Mercy Seat ( Throne of Grace ) and Hui of the long-term employees Mitch Tawhi Thomas, premiered at the Auckland Arts. Achievements: In 2012 House received the New Zealand Arts Foundation's Laureate Award, given as an investment in excellence across a range of art forms to an artist with prominent and outstanding potential for future creation. In 2016 House received the WIFT Mana Wāhine Award, which is presented by WIFT (Woman in film and television).
Filmography
Motion picture
- 2002: Whale Rider
- 2004: Fracture
- 2006: Perfect Creature
- 2007: Eagle vs Shark - love in New Zealand (Eagle vs Shark)
- 2010: Boy
- 2013: White Lies
- 2014: Everything We Loved
- 2014: The Dark Horse
- 2016: Where the Wild People hunt (Hunt for the Wild People)
- 2016: The Rehearsal
- 2016: Vaiana - Paradise has a catch ( Moana , English speaking role as Gramma Tala)
- 2017: Thor: Decision Day (Thor: Ragnarok)
- 2019: Bellbird
watch TV
- 1996: Queenie and Pete
- 1998: Tiger Country (TV movie)
- 1999-2000: The Life and Times of Te Tutu
- 2002: Duggan Warder (TV movie)
- 2002: Mataku (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2002: Revelations
- 2005: Ask Your Auntie Panelist
- 2006: Maddigan's Quest (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2011: Super City (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: The Blue Rose (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2014: Hope and Wire (mini series, 3 episodes)
- 2014–2016: Soul Mates (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2015: Find Me a Māori Bride (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2016: Wolf Creek (TV series, 2 episodes)
theatre
play
| year | piece | role | performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tales of the Pacific | Various | Pacific Underground Theater |
| 1994 | By degrees | donna | Auckland Theater Company |
| 1994 | Savage Hearts - Manawa Taua | Various | Theater at Large |
| 1995 | Risky Risque | infant | Bats Theater |
| 1995 | Nga Pou Wahine | Various | New Zealand Tour |
| 1995 | The Maids | Claire | |
| 1995 | Five Angels | Carol / Api | Centrepoint Theater |
| 1996 | Waiora | America | New Zealand International Festival of the Arts |
| 1996 | Waitapu | Jackie | New Zealand & Canadian Tour |
| 1996 | King Lear | Cornelia / Various | Theater at Large |
| 1997 | Waiora | America | New Zealand & UK Tour |
| 1997 | Alice in Wonderland | Various | Bruce Mason Center |
| 1997 | Nga Pou Wahine | Various | New Zealand & Sydney - Australia Tour |
| 1998 | Beauty and the Beast | Various | New Zealand International Festival of the Arts |
| 2000 | Serial killers | Simone | Circa theater |
| 2000 | Woman Far Walking | Tiriti | New Zealand International Festival of the Arts |
| 2001 | Woman Far Walking | Tiriti | New Zealand & Hawaiian Tour |
| 2002 | The World's Wife | Various | New Zealand International Festival of the Arts |
| 2002 | The Bellbird | Tapairu | Auckland Theater Company |
| 2002 | South Pacific | Bloody Mary | Court Theater |
| 2003 | Cherish | Maeve | Circa theater |
| 2003 | To Enemy of the People | Circa theater | |
| 2003 | The World's Wife | Various | New Zealand Tour |
| 2010 | The vagina monologues | Various | The Basement Theater |
| 2013 | White Rabbit, Red Rabbit | Nassim | Silo Theater |
Director
| year | piece | performance |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Have Car Will Travel | Taki Rua |
| 2002 | Have Car Will Travel | Silo Theater |
| 2005 | The Mercy Seat | Silo Theater |
| 2005 | Hinepau | Capital E National Theater for Children |
| 2006 | Hinepau | Australian tour |
| 2006-2007 | Frangipani Perfume | New Zealand, Brisbane - Australia & Cambridge - UK |
| 2007 | Wild Dogs Under My Skirt | Auckland Festival |
| 2009 | Flintlock musket | STAMP at THE EDGE |
| 2012 | The Māori Troilus and Cressida | Globe Theater |
| 2013 | Hui | Auckland Arts Festival & Silo Theater |
| 2013 | Don Ioane | Pacific Institute of Performing Arts |
| 2014 | MISS.Understood | Pacific Institute of Performing Arts |
| 2016 | Medea | Silo Theater |
Web links
- Rachel House in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Rachel House in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Rachel House atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kathryn Rawlings & assoc. ( English ) In: www.kractors.co.nz . July 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ a b Rachel House ( English ) September 26, 2015. Accessed July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Rachel House Biography - Fandango ( English ) In: Fandango . July 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Hunt for the Wilderpeople becomes largest grossing local film in NZ ( English ) July 27, 2016. Accessed May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Paul Heath: Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Alan Tudyk & more join the cast of Disney's Moana ( English ) In: The Hollywood News . July 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ Dionne Christian: Hunt for the Wilderpeople's Rachel House on her new project (English) . In: New Zealand Herald , June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ↑ WIFT New Zealand | Film and Television Industry News from Women in Film and Television New Zealand - NZ WIFT MANA WAHINE AWARDS FOR 2016 ( English ) 30 July 2016. Retrieved on 27 May 2017th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | House, Rachel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | House, Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand actress and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th October 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland |