Jackie van Beek

Jackie van Beek (born 1976)[1] is a New Zealand playwright, film director, writer and actress.[2][3]

Life

Van Beek was born and raised in Wellington and attended Onslow College. She studied contemporary dance at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre, then completed a linguistics degree at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating in 1998. Throughout her studies she wrote and produced plays in Wellington theatres and schools.[3]

In 1999 van Beek moved to Auckland and worked on theatre productions, and she spent a year at Ohio Northern University as the writer-in-residence.[3] In 2006 van Beek moved to Australia and began making short films.[3] Her first feature film was The Inland Road, which was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival, followed by her second feature film, The Breaker Upperers.[4]

Van Beek has won a number of filmmaking awards, including SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year in 2013, as well as acting awards.[5] In 2014 she won Best Supporting Actress at the New Zealand Film Awards for her performance in What We Do in the Shadows.[6]

Career

Plays

Year Title Role Notes
The Swimming Lessons Writer [3]
The Mayfly Writer [3]
Space Migrant Writer [3]
2005 My Brother and I are Porn Stars Co-writer, lead actress [3]

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Eagle vs Shark Burger Staff Actress[7]
2008 One Shoe Short [5]
2009 Just Like The Others Co-producer[8]
2011 Little Red Riding Hood Producer[8]
2011 Go the Dogs Director, producer, writer[8]
2014 Uphill Director, writer, actress [9]
2014 In Safe Hands Director, writer, lead actress [10]
2014 What We Do in the Shadows Jackie [11]
2017 The Inland Road Director, writer[12]
2018 The Breaker Upperers Jen Writer, co-director, actress[13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Love Mussel Actress [14]
2014 Coverband Stacey Actress[8][15]
2007 Rude Awakenings Actress [16]
2013-2015 Best Bits Panellist [17]
2014 Short Poppies Elisa Actress[17]
2015-2018 Funny Girls Actress [8][15]
2015-2018 800 Words Actress [15]
2018 Wellington Paranormal Director [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jackie van Beek". Auckland Actors. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jackie van Beek | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jackie van Beek | Playmarket". www.playmarket.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  4. ↑ Cronin, Aimie (2017-07-19). "Funny Girls star Jackie van Beek makes directorial debut at Film Festival". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  5. 1 2 "WIFT New Zealand | Film and Television Industry News from Women in Film and Television New Zealand - Jackie van Beek". www.wiftnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Jackie van Beek | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Credits | Eagle vs Shark | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jackie van Beek | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  9. ↑ "Uphill | Short Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  10. ↑ "Uphill | Short Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  11. ↑ "Credits | What We Do in the Shadows | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  12. ↑ "The Inland Road | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  13. ↑ "The Breaker Upperers | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  14. ↑ "Credits | Love Mussel | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  15. 1 2 3 "Funny Girls' Jackie van Beek: Working for fun and family". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  16. ↑ "Rude Awakenings | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  17. 1 2 "NZ Comedy Festival: Jonny Brugh and Jackie Van Beek". NZ Herald. 2014-04-21. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
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