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Madeleine Sami

Actor

Madeleine Sami

Born May 10, 1980 in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand14 films

Actor Madeleine Sami won international acclaim starring in two Toa Fraser plays: 1998's Bare and solo show No 2. Aged 18, she debuted on screen on Shortland Street and Pio. Following Insiders Guide to Happiness, she played Oscar Kightley's romantic interest in Sione's Wedding. Sami went on to win an NZ acting award for Super City, in which she created and played multiple characters. In 2018 comedy The Breaker Upperers hit cinemas; Sami co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with Jackie van Beek.

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What We Do in the Shadows posterFirst watchWhat We Do in the Shadows20147.5as MoranaVampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Slow West poster6.7Slow West2015Boy poster7.3Boy2010Come to Daddy poster5.9Come to Daddy2019Eagle vs Shark poster6.4Eagle vs Shark2007The Breaker Upperers poster5.2The Breaker Upperers2018Lesbian Space Princess poster3.7Lesbian Space Princess2025Under the Mountain poster4.5Under the Mountain2009

Filmography

14 films as actor
  1. 2025Lesbian Space PrincessQueen Anne (voice)
  2. 2020Baby DoneHospital Midwife
  3. 2019Come to DaddyGladys
  4. 2018The Breaker UpperersMel
  5. 2016(Time) Travel CentreDonna
  6. 2015Slow WestMarimacho
  7. 2014What We Do in the ShadowsMorana
  8. 2012Sione's 2: Unfinished BusinessTania
  9. 2010BoyBeat It Gang
  10. 2009Under the MountainConstable Wood
  11. 2007Eagle vs SharkBurger Girl Customer
  12. 2006Sione's WeddingTania
  13. 2003Perfect StrangersAndrea
  14. 2000Teach You a LessonNarrator