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Nancy Brunning(1971-2019)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Nancy Brunning
A medicine woman - a giver of life - is asked to hide a secret which may protect one life but which will destroy another.
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Nancy Brunning was born in 1971. She was an actress and director, known for What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999), The Strength of Water (2009) and The Patriarch (2016). She died on 16 November 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Born1971
DiedNovember 16, 2019
Born1971
DiedNovember 16, 2019
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Nancy Brunning, Clint Eruera, Temuera Morrison, and Rena Owen in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
6.3
  • Tania Rogers
  • 1999
The Strength of Water (2009)
The Strength of Water
6.5
  • Joy
  • 2009
Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
The Patriarch
7.1
  • Ramona Mahana
  • 2016
Crooked Earth (2001)
Crooked Earth
5.6
  • Marama
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress

  • Reunion (2020)
    Reunion
    4.4
    • Kathy (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Edith Poor in Daniel (2019)
    Daniel
    7.8
    Short
    • Sister
    • 2019
  • Daffodils (2019)
    Daffodils
    5.8
    • ICU Doctor
    • 2019
  • Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland in The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
    The Brokenwood Mysteries
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Magdalena
    • 2018
  • Rihari Te Are in In Dark Places (2018)
    In Dark Places
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Auntie Terry
    • 2018
  • Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
    The Patriarch
    7.1
    • Ramona Mahana
    • 2016
  • The Pa Boys (2014)
    The Pa Boys
    6.8
    • Puti's Mum
    • 2014
  • White Lies (2013)
    White Lies
    7.1
    • Horiana
    • 2013
  • Korero Mai (2004)
    Korero Mai
    TV Series
    • Rita
    • 2012
  • The Cult (2009)
    The Cult
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Thomas
    • 2009
  • The Strength of Water (2009)
    The Strength of Water
    6.5
    • Joy
    • 2009
  • Mataku (2002)
    Mataku
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 2005
  • Kerosene Creek (2004)
    Kerosene Creek
    6.9
    Short
    • Mu and Sonny Boy's Mother
    • 2004
  • Fracture (2004)
    Fracture
    6.4
    • Doctor
    • 2004
  • Der Liebe entgegen (2002)
    Der Liebe entgegen
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Marks Schwester Meri Nahu
    • 2002

Additional Crew

  • Nomads of the Sea: Te Wai Ngunguru (2019)
    Nomads of the Sea: Te Wai Ngunguru
    Short
    • drama consultant
    • 2019
  • Rangi Ngamoki and Te Ahiwaru Ngamoki-Richards in Two Cars, One Night (2003)
    Two Cars, One Night
    7.2
    Short
    • acting coach
    • chaperone
    • 2003

Director

  • Journey to Ihipa
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008

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Personal details

  • Born
    • 1971
  • Died
    • November 16, 2019
    • Wellington, New Zealand(cancer)

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    In 2010, Brunning was diagnosed with cancer. She died from the disease 9 years later on November 16, 2019 at at the of age 48.

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