Rena Owen

Rena Owen (born July 22, 1962) is a New Zealand Māori film actress, originally from Moerewa which is a little town in the north island ^[1] best known for her role as the abused Māori housewife Beth Heke in the 1994 film Once Were Warriors, in which she played alongside Temuera Morrison. She revised the role in the film's sequel, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? in 1999. She provided the voice for Taun We in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones in 2002 and appeared in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Nee Alavar in 2005. Other roles include Rapa Nui in 1994, Nemesis Game in 2003, and Mee-Shee: The Water Giant in 2005.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1994	Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk	Hinekaro
1994	Once Were Warriors	Beth Heke
1994	Rapa Nui	Hitirenga
1995	Savage Play	Takiora
1998	Dance Me to My Song	Rix
1998	When Love Comes	Katie
1999	I'll Make You Happy	Mickie
1999	What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?	Beth Heke
2000	Her Iliad	Lena
2000	All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story	Soona Fualaau
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Ticket Taker
2001	Soul Assassin	Karina
2002	A Thousand Guns	The Gypsy
	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Taun We
	sIDney	Clarissa
2003	Nemesis Game	Emily Gray
2004	Pear ta ma 'on maf"	Warrior Woman
2005	The Horrible Flowers	Linda
	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Mary
	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Nee Alavar
	Mee-Shee: The Water Giant	Crazy Norma
	Freezerburn	Lee
2006	Leela	Mother
	Pledge of Allegiance	Maria Macintyre
	The Iron Man	Dolores
2007	Ocean of Pearls	Anna Berisha