Keisha Castle-Hughes
Though Keisha Castle-Hughes had always dreamed of being an actress, she never thought that she would actually be one. Plucked from roughly 10,000 New Zealand schoolgirls to play the part of Paikea in "Whale Rider" (2002), Castle-Hughes put in a performance that was hailed by critics the world over, especially since she never acted a day in her life, even in a school play. But Castle-Hughes's depth of character and range of emotion was apparent to director Niki Caro and casting director Diana Rowan-who also discovered Anna Paquin for "The Piano" (1993)-from the start. It took several months, and eight or nine auditions, but the then-11-year-old landed the part, and with it, her one-time dream of being an actress turned into reality.
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Keisha Castle-Hughes
Filmography
Movies
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DieRy | Jean Marama (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Find Your Voice | Princess (Character) | $5.9K | 2018 |
77% |
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Thank You for Your Service | Alea (Character) | $9.4M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queen of Carthage | Simi (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rewind | Priya (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Vampire | Jellyfish (Character) | - | 2011 |
84% |
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Red Dog | Rose (Character) | - | 2011 |
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The Vintner's Luck | Celeste (Character) | - | 2009 |
50% |
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Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger | Sunni (Character) | $7.7K | 2008 |
37% |
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The Nativity Story | Mary (Character) | $37.6M | 2006 |
80% |
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Queen of Naboo (Character) | $380.3M | 2005 |
91% |
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Whale Rider | Paikea "Pai" Apirana (Character) | $20.8M | 2002 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 48% | FBI: Most Wanted | Hana Gibson (Character) | 2020-2024 |
34% | 86% | Roadies | Donna Mancini (Character) | 2016 2023 |
No Score Yet | 62% | FBI | Hana Gibson (Guest Star) | 2019-2020 2023 |
96% | 82% | Manhunt | Tabby (Character) | 2017 |
89% | 85% | Game of Thrones | Obara Sand (Guest Star) | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rewind | Priya (Character) | 2013 |
46% | 86% | Legend of the Seeker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |