Shavaughn Ruakere

Shavaughn Ruakere (born 3 March 1978) is a New Zealand Māori actress and television presenter. She is best known for her role as Roimata Ngatai on the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street.

Shavaughn Ruakere
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978
Hawera, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
OccupationActress

Early life

Ruakere was born in Hawera but lived in Opunake until her family moved to New Plymouth when she was eight years old.[1] She attended university in Auckland before relocating to Christchurch for a television presenter role on What Now.[2]

Career

Ruakere started out as a presenter for popular children's television shows such as What Now and SMTV Live.[2] Her acting career began with minor roles in the films River Queen (2005) and Sione's Wedding (2006).[3] From 2011 to 2014, Ruakere played the character of Roimata Ngatai on Shortland Street, her most notable television role to date.[4] In 2018, Ruakere was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.[5] Although making it to the Grand Final, she and dancing partner Enrique Johns were first of the four teams to be eliminated.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 River Queen Maori Tribal Chief's Wife
2006 Sione's Wedding Dream Latifah 1
2006 Discount Taxi Driver Robin Slade Short film
2009 The Warning Rihanna Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997-2001 What Now Herself
2003 SMTV Live Herself
2005 The Tem Show Herself
2008 The Jaquie Brown Diaries Herself
2009 The Cult Angela
2010 Legend of the Seeker Mistress Sara
2010-2016 7 Days Herself
2011 Brown Bruthaz Jasmine
2011-2014 Shortland Street Roimata Ngatai
2013 Best Bits Herself
2014 Flat3 Mascot Lady Web series
2015 When We Go To War Awa Kokiri
2017 Darryl: An Outward Bound Story Sally
2018 Dancing with the Stars Herself

References
  1. Utiger, Taryn (13 February 2017). "Made in Taranaki: Shavaughn Ruakere". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via stuff.co.nz.
  2. "Shavaughn Ruakere: Out of the blue". NZ Herald. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. Matthew, Kristen (19 April 2015). "Shortland Street star's new role as a wartime hussy". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. Fleming, Donna (27 January 2014). "Shavaughn Ruakere: Why I had to leave". nowtolove.co.nz. Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. "Former Shortland Street actress Shavaughn Ruakere joins Dancing With The Stars NZ". nowtolove.co.nz. Woman's Day. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "Dancing With The Stars NZ Final: Shavaughn Ruakere eliminated". Newshub. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.