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.
Directed
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What We Do in the Shadows (2019) — Director
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The Breaker Upperers (2018) — Director
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Time Bandits (2024) — Director
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Wellington Paranormal (2018) — Director
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The Office (2024) — Director
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The Inland Road (2017) — Director
- In Safe Hands (2012) — Director
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Hope — Director
Also appeared in
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014) — Jackie
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Eagle vs Shark (2007) — Burger Staff
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The Breaker Upperers (2018) — Jen
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800 Words (2015) — Gloria
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Nude Tuesday (2022) — Laura
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Taskmaster NZ (2020) — Self
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Audrey (2024) — Ronnie Lipsick
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Coverband (2014) — Stacey
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Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant (2026) — Ann
- Love Mussel (2001) — Fiona Mathieson
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Educators (2019) — Robyn Duffy
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Funny Girls (2015) — Pauline
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Anika Moa Unleashed (2018) — Self
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Zombucha! (2025)