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Her breakthrough role as Grace Heke in the Lee Tamahori film, Once Were Warriors, based on the book of the same name by Alan Duff, was as a "sixteen-year-old newcomer [when Kerr-Bell] was discovered by casting director Don Selwyn while accompanying a friend to the auditions for Once Were Warriors.
New Zealand-born Mamaengaroa Pere (nee Kerr-Bell) was a 15-year-old acting novice when she starred as the daughter whose rape and suicide was the pivotal storyline of the 1994 film.
Actress: Once Were Warriors. Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell was born in Whangarei, New Zealand. She is known for Once Were Warriors (1994), Mataku (2002) and Shortland Street (1992).
Whangārei-raised Mamaengaroa Pere (née Kerr-Bell) was just 15 when she was cast in movie Once Were Warriors. Her performance as Grace Heke, the sensitive daughter of a violent father, won her a New Zealand Film Award for Best Female in a Supporting Role. It was her first time on-screen.
Mar 3, 1995 · Once Were Warriors: Directed by Lee Tamahori. With Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga. A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
Actress: Once Were Warriors. Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell was born in Whangarei, New Zealand. She is known for Once Were Warriors (1994), Mataku (2002) and Duggan (1997).
Jan 28, 2016 · Through Beth and Jake’s oldest daughter, the kind-hearted Grace (Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell), we meet Toot, a homeless boy who lives in a broken-down car, sniffing glue and dreaming about driving...
