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.
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Jackie van Beek is a New Zealand film and television director, writer, and actress known for her work in indie comedy and drama.
She is best known for co-writing, directing, and starring in the comedy feature The Breaker Upperers alongside her acting role in What We Do in the Shadows.
Her first feature film was The Inland Road, which premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.
She creates character-driven indie comedies and nuanced dramas rooted in New Zealand's comedy theatre and improvisational traditions. Full schedule on Mood.
