- Born
- Birth nameRachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Rachel House (Kai Tahu, Te Atiawa, Ngati Mutunga) is an acclaimed New Zealand actor, writer and director.
Rachel's directorial debut feature film 'The Mountain' will premiere in Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024. As a student at Prague Film School, Rachel was awarded Best Director and the audience award for her two short films. She continued to garner awards as a director, notably for the Te Reo Maori version of Troilus and Cressida performed at the Globe Theatre in London.
Rachel's acting career spans film, television and theatre. She has recently appeared in 'Our Flag Means Death 2' for HBO Max, Netflix's Heartbreak High and Apple TV+ series 'Foundation' and soon-to-released 'Time Bandits'. Her other acting credits include 'Moana', 'Soul', 'Thor: Ragnarok', 'Boy', 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople', 'Penguin Bloom', 'Cousins', 'Millie Lies Low', 'The Moon is Upside Down', 'Next Goal Wins' and 'The Portable Door'. She is also a celebrated voice artist for television having starred in 'Sherwood', 'The Lion Guard', 'Underground Uglies', 'Amphibia', 'Princess and Pony', '100% Wolf' and 'Koala Man'. As an acting coach she has worked alongside Jane Campion for 'Top of the Lake' and 'The Power of the Dog'; and with Taika Waititi on 'Boy', 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople', 'Jojo Rabbit' and 'Next Goal Wins'.
In recognition of her significant contributions to the theatre, film and television industry, Rachel has been awarded an Arts Laureate, NZ Order of Merit, 'Mana Wahine' from WIFT NZ and Te Waipuna a Rangi (Matariki Awards) as an actor and director.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tamar
- ParentsSheila HouseJohn House
- Race / EthnicityIndigenous
- Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identityMaori, Western European
- Trained for two years in classical singing.
- At the age of 19, she was the back up vocalist for Greg Johnson on the New Zealand hit 'Isabelle' which peaked at Number 7 on the NZ charts. She was given a bottle of vodka as payment.
- Acting coach for Julian Dennison and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne on Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
- Trained in ballet for 11 years from the age of 5.
- Studied up to Grade 6 Trinity College, London in Piano.
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