Rima Te Wiata
Birthday: Born in 1963-10-12 in London, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Heather Rima Te Wiata MNZM (born October 11, 1963) is a British-born New Zealand singer, comedian and stage, film and television actress. She is of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe.
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The Wheel of Time
Character: Sheriam Bayanar
Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai” as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it....
My Life Is Murder
Character: Spencer
Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa's unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human nature, allows her to provoke, comfort and push the right buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling of crimes....
Westside
Character: Iris
The story of legendary safe cracker and career criminal Ted West and his firecracker of a wife, Rita. Combining real events and the rich folklore of the West family and associates, this is rollicking history, and a tempestuous romance, set at a time of great social upheaval....
Madam
Character: Jules Varma
Mack Leigh, faced with a philandering husband and a mountain of debt starts up an ethical brothel in small town New Zealand to provide for her family and put a new spin on sex and work....
Kiri and Lou
Character: Marzipan
"Kiri and Lou" follows the adventures of Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur with overpowering emotions and Lou, a gentle but thoughtful creature. Kiri and Lou live in a forest of cutout paper and other creatures made of clay. They are joined by motherly Pania, sensitive Sorry, who is an extremely fast little animal who cares about everyone, and Dalvanius. Kiri and Lou invite children to learn about empathy, kindness and the true meaning of friendship. Together, these clay creatures navigate a forest...
Golden Boy
Character: Carol
Follow the hilarious life of small town girl Mitch as she lives in the constant shadow of her rugby star brother Tama....
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Kiri and Lou — Hide and Seek
Character: Pania
The little birds receive some sage motherly advice - Look before you poo....
Housebound
Character: Miriam Bucknell
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement....
Homebound
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A successful young man must return to his childhood small town in Texas to help his father. His father, who's ill, wants him to take over the family business, a dilapidated bar. Secretly the young man wants to burn down the bar because he blames it for the death of his own mother and the illness of his father....
Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk
Character: Apprentice
A Maori writer meets a trickster spirit guide and conjures new worlds from the words she inks on a page....
We Were Dangerous
Character: The Matron
Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island in 1954. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship but this is challenged when the school's matron divides them....
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Character: Bella
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive....
This Town
Character: Janice
Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean (White) is finally ready to move on with life. But the bitter ex-cop (Malcolm) who led the investigation remains adamant that he's guilty - and will stop at nothing to bring him down....
The Breaker Upperers
Character: Shona
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels....
Cops and Robbers
Character: Cop
After bungling his suicide attempt, a bankrupt man accidentally embarks on a career of crime. In search of condoms, he becomes involved in a bank robbery....
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
Character: Evey
Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy's transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined....
Pork Pie
Character: Mrs. D
A trio of accidental outlaws travel the length of New Zealand, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy in pursuit....
Prickly Jam
Character: Hedgehog Agatha
An end of days comedy animation about an amorous cricket and a starving hedgehog who wants to eat the last cricket left in the world....
Bliss
Character: Miss Watson
Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer....
Elder Birdsong
Character: Tui
Elder Birdsong is an animated musical short film in which 3 elderly birds: an ailing Owl, a physically challenged native Tui, and a couple of isolated migratory Korean Godwits sing about challenges of mobility, loneliness, and self-reliance. It is through their humour and dignity that these ageing birds demonstrate their resilience and provoke us to pick up the phone and get in touch with the elderly people in our lives. The film is a collaboration between public health scholars and filmmakers...