Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Lesbian Space Princess
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Double Parked
Character: Nat
TV • 2023
Deadloch
Character: Eddie Redcliffe
TV • 2023
Our Flag Means Death
Character: Archie
TV • 2022
Patriot Brains
Character: Contestant
TV • 2021
Baby Done
Character: Hospital Midwife
MOVIE • 2020
Taskmaster NZ
Character: Self
TV • 2020
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Character: Panellist
TV • 2019
My Life Is Murder
Character: Lena
TV • 2019
Golden Boy
Character: Claire
TV • 2019
Educators
Character: ERO Inspector #1
TV • 2019
Come to Daddy
Character: Gladys
MOVIE • 2019
The Bad Seed
Character: Detective Marie Da Silva
TV • 2019
The Great Kiwi Bake Off
Character: Self - Presenter
TV • 2018
Anika Moa Unleashed
Character: Self
TV • 2018
The Breaker Upperers
Character: Mel
MOVIE • 2018
(Time) Travel Centre
Character: Donna
MOVIE • 2016
Slow West
Character: Marimacho
MOVIE • 2015
What We Do in the Shadows
Character: Morana
MOVIE • 2014
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Character: Tania
MOVIE • 2012
Crew
