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.
Movies & TV Shows
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What We Do in the Shadows (2014) — Morana
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Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) — Tyro
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Slow West (2015) — Marimacho
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Come to Daddy (2019) — Gladys
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Boy (2010) — Beat It Gang
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Our Flag Means Death (2022) — Archie
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Eagle vs Shark (2007) — Burger Girl Customer
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The Breaker Upperers (2018) — Mel
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Deadloch (2023) — Eddie Redcliffe
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Lesbian Space Princess (2025) — Queen Anne (voice)
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Under the Mountain (2009) — Constable Wood
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My Life Is Murder (2019) — Lena
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Baby Done (2020) — Hospital Midwife
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Sione's Wedding (2006) — Tania
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Perfect Strangers (2003) — Andrea
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Taskmaster NZ (2020) — Self
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The Traitors NZ (2023) — Self - Host
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Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012) — Tania
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Double Parked (2023) — Nat
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Golden Boy (2019) — Claire
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The Bad Seed (2019) — Detective Marie Da Silva
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Have You Been Paying Attention? (2019) — Panellist
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Urzila (2026)
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The Insider's Guide To Happiness (2004)
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The Jaquie Brown Diaries (2008)
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Educators (2019) — ERO Inspector #1
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Anika Moa Unleashed (2018) — Self
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7 Days (2009) — Team Leader
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Patriot Brains (2021) — Contestant
- Teach You a Lesson (2000) — Narrator
- (Time) Travel Centre (2016) — Donna
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Super City (2011)
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Radiradirah (2010) — Various
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The Great Kiwi Bake Off (2018) — Self - Presenter
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Aroha Bridge (2013) — Mum Hook / Angeline Hook / Aunty Winny (voice)
