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Rima Te Wiata

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Rima Te Wiata
In 1954 New Zealand, three rebellious girls - Nellie, Daisy, and Lou - are sent to a remote island institution, where they form an unbreakable bond in defiance of their strict matron. But as cruel punishments escalate, their friendship is tested, forcing them to choose between resistance and survival.
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Rima Te Wiata was born in 1963. She is an actress and writer, known for Housebound (2014), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) and Shark in the Park (1989).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Housebound (2014)
    Housebound
    6.7
    • Miriam Bucknell
    • 2014
    Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    7.8
    • Bella Faulkner
    • 2016
    Shark in the Park (1989)
    Shark in the Park
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Jacko
    Rima Te Wiata, Manaia Hall, Erana James, and Nathalie Morris in We Were Dangerous (2024)
    We Were Dangerous
    6.5
    • The Matron
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Shearing the Love
      • Heather Castlehead
      • Post-production
    • Olivia Tennet and Jemaine Clement in Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! (2026)
      Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
      6.6
      • Pants voice
      • 2026
    • Chelsie Preston Crayford in A Remarkable Place to Die (2024)
      A Remarkable Place to Die
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Janice
      • 2024
    • Rachel Griffiths, Moana Johnson, Johanna Cosgrove, and Ariana Osborne in Madam (2024)
      Madam
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Jules Varma
      • 2024
    • Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland in The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)
      The Brokenwood Mysteries
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dilys Cochrane
      • 2024
    • Kiri and Lou (2019)
      Kiri and Lou
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Pania
      • Small
      • Mitch (voice) ...
      • 2019–2024
    • Rima Te Wiata, Manaia Hall, Erana James, and Nathalie Morris in We Were Dangerous (2024)
      We Were Dangerous
      6.5
      • The Matron
      • 2024
    • Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
      The Wheel of Time
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Sheriam Bayanar
      • 2023
    • Lucy Lawless and Ebony Vagulans in My Life Is Murder (2019)
      My Life Is Murder
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Spencer
      • 2022
    • Rima Te Wiata in The Tender Trap (2021)
      The Tender Trap
      6.3
      • Sharon Armstrong
      • 2021
    • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Dan Musgrove, Esther Stephens, and Pana Hema Taylor in Westside (2015)
      Westside
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Iris
      • 2018–2020
    • This Town (2020)
      This Town
      6.0
      • Janice
      • 2020
    • Prickly Jam (2019)
      Prickly Jam
      Short
      • Hedgehog Agatha
      • 2019
    • Golden Boy (2019)
      Golden Boy
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2019
    • Karl Burnett, Lisa Chappell, Grace Palmer, Regan Taylor, Kura Forrester, Maaka Pohatu, Paul Fagamalo, and Pax Assadi in Tongue Tied (2018)
      Tongue Tied
      TV Series
      • Aho
      • 2018
    • Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek in The Breaker Upperers (2018)
      The Breaker Upperers
      5.9
      • Shona
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Full Frontal (1993)
      Full Frontal
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1993

    Soundtrack

    • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
      Hunt for the Wilderpeople
      7.8
      • writer: "The Trifecta"
      • performer: "Ricky Baker Birthday Song" (uncredited)
      • 2016

    Videos11

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:57
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:57
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
    Clip 0:55
    Hunt for the Wilderpeople
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    Trailer 1:51
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    Season 1 Trailer
    Trailer 1:20
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    Trailer 2:08
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • 1963
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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