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Jackie van Beek
Director

Jackie van Beek

1 Jan 1976Born
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Wellington, New ZealandBirthplace

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAHopeFilm: Director
  2. 2026Mum, I'm Alien PregnantFilm: Ann
  3. 2026New Zealand SpySeries: Ruth (1 episode)
  4. 2025Zombucha!Film
  5. 2024AudreyFilm: Ronnie Lipsick
  6. 2024The OfficeSeries: Director, Creator (1 episode)
  7. 2024Time BanditsSeries: Director (1 episode)
  8. 2022Nude TuesdayFilm: Laura, Screenplay
  9. 2019EducatorsSeries: Robyn Duffy, Writer, Creator (32 episodes)
  10. 2019What We Do in the ShadowsSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  11. 2018Wellington ParanormalSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  12. 2018The Breaker UpperersFilm: Jen, Director, Writer
  13. 2017The Inland RoadFilm: Director, Writer
  14. 2015Funny GirlsSeries: Pauline (18 episodes)
  15. 2015800 WordsSeries: Gloria (15 episodes)
  16. 2014CoverbandSeries: Stacey (6 episodes)
  17. 2014What We Do in the ShadowsFilm: Jackie
  18. 2012In Safe HandsFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 2007Eagle vs SharkFilm: Burger Staff
  20. 2001Love MusselFilm: Fiona Mathieson

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