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Jackie van Beek
Wellington, New Zealand
Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first…
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Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first feature film, The Inland Road, premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She played Jackie, the desperate familiar, in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows and now directs on two of the film's spin-offs: Wellington Paranormal and the Shadows FX series.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Movie Ann
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2026
New Zealand Spy
TV show Ruth
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2025
Zombucha!
Movie
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2024
Audrey
Movie Ronnie Lipsick
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2024
The Office
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
Time Bandits
TV show Director
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2023
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
TV show Self
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2022
Nude Tuesday
Movie Laura
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2020
Taskmaster NZ
TV show Self
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2019
Educators
TV show Robyn Duffy
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2019
What We Do in the Shadows
TV show Director
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2018
Wellington Paranormal
TV show Director
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2018
Anika Moa Unleashed
TV show Self
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2018
The Breaker Upperers
Movie Jen
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2017
The Inland Road
Movie Director
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2015
Funny Girls
TV show Pauline
More credits
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2015
800 Words
TV show Gloria
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2014
Coverband
TV show Stacey
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2014
What We Do in the Shadows
Movie Jackie
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2012
In Safe Hands
Movie Director
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2007
Eagle vs Shark
Movie Burger Staff
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2001
Love Mussel
Movie Fiona Mathieson
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Hope
Movie Director
