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Jackie van Beek

Directing Born Jan 1, 1976 Wellington, New Zealand 14 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

What We Do in the Shadows

as Jackie

Full filmography

  • What We Do in the Shadows (2014) as Jackie
  • 800 Words (2015) as Gloria
  • Taskmaster NZ (2020) as Self
  • Educators (2019) as Robyn Duffy
  • Anika Moa Unleashed (2018) as Self
  • Eagle vs Shark (2007) as Burger Staff
  • Funny Girls (2015) as Pauline
  • Coverband (2014) as Stacey
  • The Breaker Upperers (2018) as Jen
  • Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant (2026) as Ann
  • Nude Tuesday (2022) as Laura
  • Audrey (2024) as Ronnie Lipsick
  • Love Mussel (2001) as Fiona Mathieson
  • Zombucha! (2025)